Implementation of the mechanism of import substitution as a factor of competitiveness of the economic complex of the region

The recent slowdown in import growth in Russia, including associated with and a response to economic sanctions is the result of the targeted economic policy of the state that gives support to Russian producers. The article proposes a number of measures on the formation mechanisms of import substitution in industry and agriculture of the Rostov region and most of them are universal and can be used in the practice of regional governance in other regions.