Moscow Mayor Reports To Putin On What Is Happening In Capital

Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin on Thursday.

Vladimir Putin is in constant contact with Sergei Sobyanin on various issues, but from time to time, like today, he is interested in how the mayor of the capital sees the overall situation in the metropolis.

A very important objective indicator: there is practically no unemployment in the city, the combination of "remote work" with the traditional form of labor organization gave such a positive result: the level of registered unemployment does not exceed half a percent! And this despite the fact that the population of Moscow is growing rapidly.

In terms of growth rates of key sectors of the economy, Moscow has surpassed the level of the pre-Covid 2019. For example, industrial production grew by 28 percent, and construction by 23 percent! Built 7.7 million square meters of housing, and 8.3 of non-residential property. Investors are filled with optimism: for every ruble invested by the city, there are 3-4 rubles of private investment. Fears that catering and trade will “collapse” due to COVID did not materialize.

The city occupies the highest places in international hospitality ratings, another confirmation of this is this: last year several restaurants received the so-called "Michelin stars", this is an international quality criterion, which means, literally, the following: "it certainly makes sense to come here, the cuisine and the service on the highest level."

The rapidly growing metropolis requires the development of transport infrastructure, as they say, "at a faster pace." Dozens of new metro stations are put into operation every year.

The President personally took part in the opening ceremonies of the stations several times. He is aware that there has never been such a pace of construction in history. Tunneling of the Big Circle Metro Line, 70 kilometers long, has already been completed.

Right now, when Moscow is almost at the highest point of development in its history, the draft application of the city to host Expo 2030 looks more appropriate than ever. Russia has been participating in the World Universal Exhibitions since the middle of the 19th century.

The approximate location of Expo 2030 has been determined, in case Moscow wins against competitors, exhibition pavilions will be built near Vnukovo. The subway and MCD will reach there in the near future, the high-speed Kiev highway and Vnukovo airport will be nearby. In fact, this could become another powerful cluster both in terms of new jobs and in terms of increasing the pace of the city's development.