International Cooperation and Export

In accordance with resolutions adopted at the meeting of the Presidential Council on Strategic Development and Priority Projects chaired by D.A. Medvedev (Minutes of meeting No. 5 dated September 27, 2016), the following basic goals of the strategic direction "International Cooperation and Export" have been defined

Priority Area of the Strategic Development of the Russian Federation "International Cooperation and Exports"

In accordance with resolutions adopted at the meeting of the Presidential Council on Strategic Development and Priority Projects chaired by D.A. Medvedev (Minutes of meeting No. 5 dated September 27, 2016), the following basic goals of the strategic direction "International Cooperation and Export" have been defined:

• promotion of products from priority export industries (automotive, agricultural machinery, railway engineering, aircraft construction) to foreign markets, including measures to present products in foreign markets and adapt them to local requirements, patent protection, registration and certification, after-sales service, logistics, provision of credits and guarantees and other financial support tools with due regard to WTO standards and rules;
• formation of comprehensive agro-industrial export system including measures to develop export logistics, support activities of industry associations in promoting products to foreign markets, strengthen the veterinary and phytosanitary surveillance system to ensure compliance of products with international requirements, eliminate tariff and non-tariff barriers in foreign markets;
• implementation of "pilot" projects to promote priority export industrial and agricultural products to the markets of the Asia-Pacific region, including through e-commerce;
• improvement of regulatory requirements and procedures for export in terms of qualitative improvement of Russia's positions in international rankings by 2018;
• creation of a consultation center for the export markets' environment based on Russian Export Center JSC, and building the international cooperative chains, an Internet portal for Russian exporters, a standard service package as part the regional export support infrastructure;
• implementation of "pilot" projects to create Russian trading houses as well as Russian industrial zones in key export markets using public-private partnership mechanisms;
• improvement of export logistics infrastructure in priority export directions, including checkpoints across the Russian Federation state borders and export cargo consolidation centers.

The priority direction consists of the following projects:

• "Systemic Development Measures for International Cooperation and Export";
• "Export of Education";
• "International Cooperation and Export in Industry";
• "Exports of Agro-Industrial Products".

The target indicators under the main direction of the strategic development of the Russian Federation "International Cooperation and Export" as approved by the Protocol of the Presidential Council on Strategic Development and Priority Projects No. 11 dated 30.11.2016 are as follows:

• Increase in export of non-resource non-energy goods in value terms to bring it to the level of 2016 - by at least 15% in 2018 and at least two-fold in 2025;
• Growth of service export by at least 20% in 2018 and at least two-fold in 2025.