Published: 15 January 2026
The article offers a comprehensive analysis of the administrative and legislative systems intended to stimulate investment activity in Russia at both the federal and regional levels. The authors examined current federal and regional legislation regarding investment activities and analyzed the application of special economic zones, advanced development territories, special investment contracts, and other investment incentive instruments. A comparative analysis of foreign experience revealed the primary challenges in coordinating investment policy across levels of public authority, including the duplication of powers, contradictory regulatory provisions, and ineffective inter-level interaction mechanisms. The authors present a classification of administrative and legal regimes for fostering investments and provide recommendations for improving coordination mechanisms.
