VEB Corporation.The Russian Federation intends to attract funds from private investors for the development of technological sovereignty projects

December 24. /MEDIA TALK/. The State Corporation VEB.The Russian Federation intends to increase financing of technological sovereignty projects by attracting the resources of Russian private investors, First Deputy Head of VEB Alexey Miroshnichenko told RBC. According to him, enterprises that raise funds through this program will additionally create financial instruments (for example, digital financial assets) for individual clients. The first project involving financing by individual investors may be implemented as early as 2025.


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According to the representative of the corporation, currently citizens keep approximately 55 trillion rubles in bank accounts and deposits, and there is a tendency for private investors to redistribute funds towards banks due to high interest rates. The technical sovereignty initiative can attract funds from private investors at a lower interest rate than a bank loan, but shareholders will be able to count on dividends or a potential increase in the value of assets in the future, Miroshnichenko explained.

The initiative to support projects focused on achieving technological sovereignty and economic restructuring was launched in June 2023. The project registry is aggregated by VEB.RF. Enterprises have the opportunity to receive a preferential loan for the development of their own projects from banks.

A year ago, in December 2023, the first 11 projects of technological sovereignty were selected, the amount of funding amounted to 234 billion rubles. The money was allocated by five Russian banks.