Forest investment in the Russian part of the economic corridor China-Mongolia-Russia

1st International Geographical Conference of North Asian Countries "China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor: Geographical and Environmental Factors and Territorial Development Opportunities"

地球科学;生态环境科学;经济学

Sysoeva, N.M.^1

Irkutsk Scientific Center of the Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Sochava Institute of Geography SB RAS, Irkutsk, Russia^1

关键词: Chinese investors;    Foreign investment;    Forest investments;    Industry structures;    Innovation potential;    Primary processing;    Resource extraction;    Transition activity;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/190/1/012064/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1755-1315/190/1/012064

学科分类：环境科学（综合）

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

The activity of foreign and joint ventures in the Russian part of the economic corridor is analysed. The enterprises with foreign capital play an insignificant role in the economy of the border regions now in comparison with the developed Siberian territories. Most of the foreign enterprises are registered by individuals, which reduces the innovation potential of investment and contributes to the import of labor. The main donor countries are China and Cyprus. The prevalence of Chinese investors is noted especially in the Zabaikalsky kraj where they dominate in most types of activities. Mongolia is the closest neighbor of this zone but its investors are represented in Buryatia only. Investments in wholesale trade and construction prevail with high concentration of production in coal and metal ore extraction. Such an industry structure hampers the flow of new technologies and the growth of human capital. Prospects for the growth of foreign investment are connected with the expansion of resource extraction including forest resources and their primary processing for export as well as the development of transition activities in the area of the expected economic corridor. It requires a purposeful state and regional policy of attracting investment into technological areas of communications and transport.