The Government of the Nizhny Novgorod Region pays great attention to the development of international and foreign economic relations. The main focus is on attracting foreign investors, providing assistance in establishing direct business contacts between Nizhny Novgorod and foreign enterprises and forming an attractive image of the region abroad.

Nizhny Novgorod has 13 twin cities:

3 partner cities of Nizhny Novgorod:

The Nizhny Novgorod Region progressively expands the geography of international cooperation, as well increases the intensity of bilateral cooperation with foreign countries.

Largest trade partners from foreign countries in 2019:

Nizhny Novgorod Region actively develops cooperation with the C.I.S. The requirement of these countries to modernize their infrastructure creates opportunities for large regional enterprises to enter and gain a foothold in the markets of these countries.

• 10 agreements on cooperation with the post-Soviet countries were signed, however the work on increasing the number of such agreements does not stop

• Currently, agreements on cooperation and twinning relations were signed with 25 municipalities of the CIS

• At the end of 2019, the share of C.I.S. countries accounted for 25,5 % of the total foreign trade turnover – $ 2.1 billion

• The volume of exports of goods from the Region to C.I.S. countries amounted to $ 1.8 billion, while imports increased by 17,9% – $ 0.3 billion. Exports to C.I.S. countries exceeded imports by 6 times. The share of exports in trade turnover with these countries of the Region was 85,7%, the share of imports -14,3%

• At the end of 2019, 13 С.I.S. countries were trading partners of the Nizhny Novgorod region.

Largest trade partners from C.I.S. in 2019: