For just under two years, Kaliningrad has been a special free economic zone.. An improved investment climate was meant to attract foreign companies to the Russian exclave. Companies that invest at least 4 million euros in the Kaliningrad region enjoy customs and tax breaks. Several foreign investors have taken the bait and gone into Kaliningrad. One of them is the German HIPP group, which receives advice from the German trade representative in Kaliningrad. He says many investors are dissatisfied at present, because both legal protection and infrastructure are inadequate. The central question is whether the Russian Federation will keep its word and significantly improve the investment climate and legal guarantees.