In the Moscow Region, on the territory of the “Dubna” Special Economic Zone (SEZ), a large-scale project for the production of new pharmaceutical products is being launched. The investor is the Kazakh company Navipharm, which plans to invest 2 billion rubles in the creation of a high-tech manufacturing facility. The implementation of this investment project will create 200 new jobs in the region.
A Wide Range of Medicines
Official discussions regarding the investment initiative took place at the Moscow Region Government House in Krasnogorsk during the 25th meeting of the Commission for Cooperation between the Federation Council of the Russian Federation and the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Moscow Region Governor Andrey Vorobyov highlighted the launch of this plant as one of the key joint projects, calling Kazakhstan one of the region’s primary foreign partners.
As specified by Ekaterina Zinovyeva, Deputy Chair of the Moscow Region Government and Minister of Investment, Industry, and Science, the new facility will produce a wide range of in-demand medicines.
The Navipharm plant’s product line will include:
- Medicines for the treatment of ophthalmic diseases;
- Treatments for ENT diseases (throat and respiratory tract);
- Gastrointestinal (GI) tract medications;
- Various nasal and inhalation products.
Strategic Partnership
This project is a logical result of close economic interaction between the parties. According to official data, over the past five years, the volume of trade between the Moscow Region and Kazakhstan has increased 1.5 times, and the region’s share in Russia’s total trade turnover with the republic consistently exceeds 10%. Since the beginning of 2025 alone, 77 Moscow region companies have managed to sign export contracts with Kazakh partners worth approximately $20 million.
Logistics for Uninterrupted Supplies
To ensure uninterrupted supplies, including medicines, Russia and Kazakhstan are concurrently developing joint transport infrastructure. At the meeting, special attention was paid to the creation of a massive transport and logistics hub based at the Selyatino terminal in the Naro-Fominsk district. A trilateral agreement on this project involving Russia, Kazakhstan, and China was signed in June 2024 during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
Investments in this 65,000-square-meter logistics node will total 14 billion rubles, creating 1,500 new jobs in the Moscow Region. To complete the logistics chain, a similar large distribution center covering 75 hectares (with a customs post and container terminal) will be built by Slavtrans-Service and Kazakh investors in the Almaty Region of Kazakhstan.
