Warehouse space market – in the Moscow region – part 1

The Moscow region, comprising the Moscow Oblast and Moscow – a city with federal subject status, is one of the most developed regions in Russia (Table 1). The area of 47,000 sq. km is inhabited by nearly 15 million people. The region possesses significant industrial and scientific-technical potential, and Moscow is an important political, cultural, and financial center, known and significant worldwide. The capital accounts for over 25% of Russian exports and nearly 40% of imports. Almost half of foreign investments are concentrated here. According to last year’s ranking of investment attractiveness of Russian regions, conducted for the eighth time by the Expert RA company, Moscow and the Moscow Oblast were classified in the group of regions “with high potential and moderate risk“, and their investment potential accounted for 16.4% and 4.9% of Russia’s total potential, respectively.

The region’s development is favored by its location at the intersection of major land, inland waterway, and air routes running in the north-south and east-west directions. A characteristic feature of the region’s transport infrastructure is the radial layout of the network. In Moscow, which is Russia’s largest transport hub, 11 major railway lines and 15 road routes converge. Two Eurasian transport corridors also pass through the region: the “Trans-Siberian” (of which the Pan-European Corridor No. 2 is a part) and the “North-South” (from Northern Europe to India). The density of railway lines and roads in the region is one of the highest in Russia.