Astrakhan special economic zone "Lotus" was included in the world ranking of special economic zones

Special economic zone "LOTUS "is recognized as the best in the special category "Shipbuilding" of the Global Free Zones of the Year rating, which is presented annually by the authoritative English edition of fDi Magazine.

International experts highly appreciated the activities of the SEZ to attract foreign residents in the field of shipbuilding and the contribution to the development of the shipbuilding industry as a whole. The magazine gives an example of the company "Naval Design Mezhdunarodny" with investments and technologies from Italy, which chose the Astrakhan SEZ to create the first localized production of ship panels in Russia.

FDi Magazine publishes news about foreign direct investment, which provides an up-to-date overview of global investment activity. The publication is a Central part of the financial Times' fDi Intelligence portfolio of investment products and services.