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The Russian President, Vladimir Putin has instructed the government, together with the Bank of Russia, to prepare proposals for the development of a financial centre in the Far East based on the Eastern Exchange, the Kremlin has stated.
The Kremlin said that “The Russian government, together with the Bank of Russia, shall prepare and submit proposals for the development of a financial centre in the Far East based on the V.V. Nikolaev Eastern Exchange, including consideration of issues related to establishing regulatory features for the functioning of this centre in order to ensure favourable conditions for attracting financial resources and placing shares of Russian companies.”
The V.V. Nikolaev Eastern Exchange was previously known as the St. Petersburg Stock Exchange, with the name change happening in 2024. The proposed Far East Financial Centre Stock Exchange would be Russia’s third after St. Petersburg and Moscow.
Russia has 194 companies currently listed on its bourses, while recent pent up demand has seen 2024 and 2025 IPOs significantly over-subscribed.
Over the past 10 years, the GDP of the Russian Far East has increased more than 2.5 times, from ₽4 trillion to ₽11 trillion (US$49 billion to US$135 billion). During this time, ₽20 trillion (US$245.5 billion) was invested in the fixed capital of Far Eastern companies and enterprises. A quarter of this amount was channelled into projects with state support in such sectors as mining, oil and gas chemistry, construction and others.
The leading regions in terms of fixed capital investment over these 10 years were as follows: Yakutia, with ₽4.5 trillion, the Amur Region, with ₽4 trillion, and the Sakhalin region, with ₽2.6 trillion. Together, these three account for 55% of all investment in the Far Eastern Federal District.
The investment dynamics in the Far Eastern regions mean that in real terms, the fixed investment has doubled over the past ten years. For comparison, across Russia as a whole, the figure was 1.5 times higher, but in 2025, per capita income and investment in the Far East today is twice as high as the national average.
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