8 Russian State Firms to Shift Work to Regions
There are 250 companies in their structures in Moscow, and the total number of jobs in Moscow is 270 thousand,
Consensus
- Eight major Russian state-owned holding companies are being considered for partial relocation from Moscow to regions.
- The companies involved are RZD, Aeroflot, Russian Post, Transneft, Rosseti, Rosneft, Inter RAO, and Zarubezhneft.
- Each company has at least 2,000 employees in Moscow.
- The companies are not part of the defense-industrial complex.
- The relocation is being considered due to security concerns related to potential Ukrainian ballistic missile attacks on Moscow.
- The decision to relocate is based on efficiency, cost, and the need to maintain access to Moscow's infrastructure.
- The process involves transferring specific functions such as IT, back-office operations, and HR.
- Each company has its own plan for relocation.
- The initiative was prompted by a presidential directive after the 2026 St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
- The total number of companies in Moscow within these holding groups is around 250, with approximately 270,000 jobs in Moscow.
Points of divergence
- 270 additional large companies are planning to relocate part of their workforce from Moscow to regions. — tg_moscash
- The relocation is being done in response to Ukraine's threat to launch ballistic missile attacks on Moscow. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- The Ministry of Economic Development excluded the defense-industrial complex from the relocation process because disrupting their operations would be dangerous. — fontanka
- The Ministry of Economic Development stated that companies must have at least 2,000 Moscow-based employees and not belong to the defense-industrial complex to be considered. — kommerant
- The relocation is being discussed for individual functions, not entire companies. — vm
- The relocation will be limited to individual functions and will depend on cost-effectiveness and infrastructure access. — interfax
- The Ministry of Economic Development emphasized that not all 270,000 Moscow-based jobs are related to management. — vedomosti
Coverage (12 sources)
- Government company offices will be moved to regions after Ukraine threat to launch ballistic missiles at Moscow — The Moscow Times
- Ministry of Economic Development named holding companies that could move from Moscow to regions — Фонтанка
- «Aeroflot», «Rosneft» and 6 other companies will move part of their jobs to the regions — Коммерсантъ
- Reshetnikov: RZD and "Russian Post" intend to relocate part of jobs to regions — Вечерняя Москва
- Eight major state holdings discuss transferring part of functions from Moscow to regions — Интерфакс
- Reshetnikov stated that cases of state companies relocating to regions will remain isolated — Интерфакс
- MinEk named eight holding companies for possible relocation from Moscow — Ведомости
- Reshetnikov ruled out relocation of OPK companies — Вести
- RZD, Aeroflot, Russia Post, Rosneft and 270 other major companies plan to move part of their workplaces from Moscow... — Московский кэш
- Reshetnikov named the number of large holding companies that are moving out of Moscow — Вести
- Reshetnikov reported to Putin on moving offices of major state companies to regions — Вести
- Reshetnikov reported to Putin on how the relocation of companies from Moscow is proceeding - Ministry of Economic Development identified eight holding companies... — РИА Новости (Telegram)
Key entities
- Moscow
- Maxim Reshetnikov
- Russia
- Vladimir Putin
- Ministry of Economic Development
- RZD
- Rosneft
- Aeroflot
- Russian Post
- Inter RAO
- Transneft
- Rosssetei
- Zarubezhneft
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