Ministry of Industry and Trade
Background
The Ministry of Industry and Trade is a federal executive body in the Russian government responsible for state policy and regulation in industry and trade. Its remit covers the industrial sector of the economy and related commercial activity, giving it a role in areas such as manufacturing, industrial output, business development, and market regulation. In the Russian system, the ministry matters because it helps shape conditions for production, supply chains, and the domestic availability of industrial goods, including equipment used in key sectors of the economy.
As a cabinet-level ministry, it operates within the broader structure of the Russian executive branch and works alongside other ministries and deputy prime ministers on economic policy. Its leadership is typically headed by a minister, with senior officials and specialized departments handling specific policy areas within industry and trade. Recent references show the ministry taking part in interagency work on the current economic situation and in meetings on sector-specific support measures, indicating that it is integrated into government decision-making on industrial and financial policy.
The ministry’s recent activities show attention to industrial support, agricultural machinery, and broader economic regulation. According to current reporting, it is working on developing prototypes of modern Russian agricultural machinery under the Technological Support for Food Security national project, reflecting a link between industrial policy and food security goals. It has also been involved in meetings concerning the automotive, construction, and building materials sectors, as well as government instructions on the regulation of the platform economy. These activities illustrate its continuing role in coordinating industrial development and implementing state priorities across multiple parts of the economy.
Timeline
The Ministry of Industry and Trade was tasked with developing a plan for organizing the production of autopiloted agricultural machinery in Russia.
Dmitry Patrushev: The Russian Government Is Maintaining Support Measures to Improve the Affordability of Domestic Agricultural MachineryThe Ministry of Industry and Trade was instructed to prepare proposals on regulating the platform economy by September 1.
Mikhail Mishustin Issues Instructions Following Strategic Session on Platform Economy RegulationThe Ministry of Industry and Trade was tasked with drafting rules on the use of consumer data in the platform economy.
Mikhail Mishustin Issues Instructions Following Strategic Session on Platform Economy RegulationThe Ministry of Industry and Trade was ordered to work on regulation of food delivery within the platform economy.
Mikhail Mishustin Issues Instructions Following Strategic Session on Platform Economy RegulationThe ministry was tasked with preparing detailed analyses of the automotive, construction, and building materials sectors.
Alexander Novak Chairs Meeting on the Current Economic Situation
Documents
Alexander Novak Chairs Meeting on the Current Economic Situation
Deputy PM Novak chaired an economic situation meeting with key ministries, ordering detailed analyses of the automotive, construction, and building materials sectors.
Dmitry Patrushev: The Russian Government Is Maintaining Support Measures to Improve the Affordability of Domestic Agricultural Machinery
Deputy PM Patrushev chaired a meeting on farm equipment access, reaffirming subsidized leasing and lending programs, ordering plans for autopiloted machinery production, and tasking a new working group with developing Russia's agricultural machinery sector.
Mikhail Mishustin Issues Instructions Following Strategic Session on Platform Economy Regulation
PM Mishustin issued directives to multiple ministries to develop regulations for Russia's platform economy, covering consumer data protection, competition, and food delivery, with proposals due by September 1.