The Volgograd region has powerful economic potential due to its large territory, population, and industries such as agriculture, oil and gas extraction, and manufacturing. The regional government provides strong support for investors through tax incentives and public-private partnerships. The region also has a highly developed transport and social infrastructure, as well as a high scientific potential supported by its many universities and colleges. The Volgograd region's advantageous location within 500km of major cities and access to international transport routes further enhances its investment appeal.
1. WHY IS THE VOLGOGRAD REGION?
INVESTMENT ADVANTAGES OF THE REGION
2. THE REGION IN FIGURES
112.9k
km2
Territory
2.6
m
Population
76% The urbanization level
А+(Rus)
National long term rating of
Fitch
$424.8
m
Foreign investment in
2011
$4.5bn
External trade
turnover in 2011
2
3. THE ECONOMY IN FIGURES
$17,8
billion
GRP in 2011
32%
GRP
Generates industry
1st
place in
the SFD
in volume of industrial production
per capita
11th
in Russia
Of the 83 regions of the RF for the
production of agricultural products
10%
GDP
Are created in the
agricultural sector
100k
Small and Medium Businesses
166k
people
Employed in industry
195k
people
Employed in agriculture
3
4. THE TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
The federal highways M-6 and M-
21
The large railway junction of the
South Russia
The navigable rivers Volga and
Don connected by Volga-Don
channel, the output to 5 seas
The international Airport
«Volgograd»
4
5. THE POTENTIAL OF ADJACENT TERRITORIES
Саратов
Тамбов
Пенза
Within 500 km:
7 cities - regional capitals
33 million people live
Kazakhstan and Ukraine
2 sea-ports
5
7. TOP INVESTING COMPANIES
$ 7bn
investment
Lukoil -
Volgograd
Volga-
Cement
Volgo-
deminoil
EuroChem
VolgaKaliy
Sibur-
Volzhsky
TopAgro
Health
resort
Elton-2
VolgaBus
The
Russian
Railways
7
8. BROWNFIELDS & GREENFIELDS
• SeverstalMetiz, OJSC
• Volgogradmebel,OJSC
• Europe-Biopharm, CJSC SPA
• EVT, OJSC
• VATI-AUTO, CJSC
• VAKZ, OJSC
• Sibur-Volzhsky, OJSC
• SKAI, OJSC
• Volzhanin, OJSC
• And some more dozen business
enterprises in the region
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9. EDUCATION AND SCIENCE
51 Universities
99 Colleges
1118 Schools
Engineering
specialties
• Mechanical
Engineering
• Chemical Technologies
• Construction
High
Technologies
• Nanotechnology
• IT
• Calculus and physics
The Humanities
•Jurisprudence
•Economics and
Management
•History
•Foreign languages
Medicine and
Biotechnology
•General and
specialized
medicine
•Biotechnologies
•Pharmaceutics
9
10. THE PLACE FOR LIVING
$100 $20
Average daily hotel bill
Average bill of a
restaurant
$10
Average bill of café or
bar
$10
Average bill of a
hypermarket
10
11. INVESTOR SUPPORT
• Investment Legislation
• Regional support institutions
Support for
investors
• The newest PPP legislation
• PPPs as a means of implementing mega
projects
Public-private
partnership
• Support and protection for small and
medium business are guaranteed by the
Law
• Regional support institutions
Support for small
and medium
businesses
11
12. INVESTOR SUPPORT
12
Tax breaks and reduced rates
с
Providing tax benefits for business
property tax in the amount of 2.2% of
the average annual value of the property
created in the course of implementation
of the investment project
с
Providing a reduced tax rate on
corporate income tax to the level of
13.5%
2.2
00
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
существующая ставка налога льготная ставка налога
18
13.5
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
существующая ставка налога льготная ставка налога
the current tax rate the preferential tax rate
13. WHY IS THE VOLGOGRAD REGION?
• Powerful economic potential1
• System Support for investors by Regional Government2
• High scientific potential and human resources3
• The developed infrastructure: transport, social, consumer4
• Advantageous geographical location5