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Published on October 13 2016, Global Free Zones Ranking by fDi Magazine (The FT) commended Lipetsk Industrial Special Economic for New Investments, largely due to Schlumberger €58m investment in a manufacturing plant due to come online in 2018.

Last Thursday Lipetsk Special Economic Zone hosted the opening ceremony of the new production centre by OBO Bettermann, a German producer of cable management equipment. The new facility is designed for cable routing and cable mounting hardware. The factory has become the ninth and one of the biggest facilities by OBO globally. The launch ceremony was attended by OBO President Mr. Ulrich Bettermann, Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Central Federal District of Russia Alexander Beglov, Governor of the Lipetsk Region Oleg Korolev.

On August 24, 2016 Lipetsk Special Economic Zone provided the venue for a very timely discussion – on cutting the red tape for the local entrepreneurs and lessening business exposure to administrative pressure. The forum “Safeguards For Business: the Keystone of the Region Success” was attended by a large number of business executives and officials representing the state bodies that business mostly deal with in its daily operations along with professional associations and public unions members. The region Governor and the regional business ombudsman were co-chairing the meeting.