SPECIFICS OF THE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP MARKET IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Currently, the Russian economy is facing the strategic task of modernizing the infrastructure of the country’s most important industries and production complexes. At the same time, traditional forms of government financing are unable to ensure large-scale and sustainable growth in the quality and accessibility of social, transport and energy infrastructure facilities. Under these conditions, public-private partnership is becoming a key institution for attracting private capital to infrastructure projects. The article outlines the distinctive characteristics of the public-private partnership market in the Russian Federation. The article highlights the sectors and regions that lead in the number and scale of implemented public-private partnership agreements. Finally, the paper provides an evaluation of the long-term development prospects for the public- private partnership market in Russia. The article will be of interest to theorists and practitioners involved in the development and implementation of infrastructure projects and the modernization of national infrastructure in general.