The contest "Regions - sustainable development" is held annually from 2011 in the order of execution of the order of the Government of the Russian Federation to enhance the investment attractiveness of the regions of the Russian Federation and the creation of new mechanisms for financing investment projects. From 1st of September to 30th of October 2018, the autumn stage of selection of applications for investment projects eligible for preferential lending is being conducted. The organizers of the contest are PJSC "Sberbank of Russia", PJSC "Bank VTB" and JSC "Rosselkhozbank". Information on the competition, the reception of documents, methodological recommendations to the participants can be found on the official website www.infra-konkurs.ru , by phone 8-800-775-10-73, by e-mail infro@infra-konkurs.ru .