Overview

• At the inaugural Moscow investment‑industrial forum, officials set a 2026 target to mobilize at least 1 trillion rubles for city industry, positioning manufacturing as a prime destination for private capital.
• Moscow’s manufacturing index rose 5.7% in January–August 2025, with authorities citing more than 20 support tools and a base of about 4,600 enterprises employing 755,000 people.
• A new pharmaceutical complex in the Technopolis Moscow SEZ in Zelenograd began test production of genetically engineered drugs after investments exceeding 8.5 billion rubles, with planned capacity up to 5.4 million vials a year.
• At the Golden Autumn expo, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin inspected exhibits, awarded agricultural workers, and said preliminary harvest forecasts match or exceed last year pending completion of the campaign.
• Supported food exports from Moscow grew 94% to 5.8 billion rubles in H1 2025, while the expo highlighted digital agritech from the Moscow region and a 9.1‑billion‑ruble plan for a 1,000‑hectare apple orchard in Rostov.