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Opportunities to develop business relationships with Perm region

Belgium, Brussels8 June, 2010

Anastasiya Tyurina,

Director of Representation of the Perm region in the Government of Russian Federation

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3 reasons for collaborationwith Perm region:

1. Perm region is reach in recourses

2. Attention of Perm Government

and special economic policy

3. Real business projects for realization

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Region is reach in resources

• Population - 2,7 million

• Area - 62’008 sq miles

• Eastern outpost of Europe

• Favorable geographic location

• Perm is a port of five seas

• 1500 deposits of 50 types of minerals

• 70% of territory is covered by forests

• 18% of produced power is being exported

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One of the mostindustrialized regions

• Industries: chemical and petrochemical, fuel, electric power, metallurgy, wooden processing industry and mechanical engineering.

• leading manufacturer Russian fuel equipment, gas-transfer aggregates and gas-turbine power plants, oil-field equipment manufacturer, equipment of digital and fiber-optical information transfer systems manufacturer.

• Perm region realize: 13 mln tons of oil, 750 mlnM3 of gas and 15 pipelines on 10.280 km for the transfer of 340 bln M3 of gas

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Attractive business environment

• 82 countries are trade partners

• Rate of investment attractiveness - A1

• Estimated investment – 2 billion Euros • Income tax rate is minimal – 16%

• Dozens of profitable industrial sites to create

new businesses

• Unique local strategy of economic development in Russia

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Invest strategy in Perm region:

1. City for active life

comfortable environment for life, work, business, education

2. Great universities

attractive for young scientists and entrepreneurs

3. Open for new technology companiesindustrial parks, business incubators, collaborative centers, business schools

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1. City for active life

The main goal of local government

is making Perm a city attractive

for talented, creative,

young and active people

Master-plan of Perm-city is designed by Kees Christiaanse

(KCAP), author of London Master-plan (which is made for Olympic Games in 2012).

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Active culture life

Perm is a cultural capital of Russia• 10 famous theaters• The Tchaikovsky Academic Opera and Ballet Theater are world

renowned for their actors and ballet company. • Perm Choreographic School has received world recognition• Wide range of museums• Lots of sightseeings and places of interest• 40 festivals and other cultural events every year

Festival «Live Perm» includes more than 300 events during one week, passing in 40 place throughout the city, more than 10 000 of participants

Dyagilev seasons – premieres of opera and ballet performances, modern dance, organ and jazz music

Multicultural project Kamwa, which links folk and modern traditionsSky fair – festival of aeronautics

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2. Creating great universities

large centre of science

• 60 000 students

• 2 national research universities,

• 17 state universities

• 60 collages

• Centres of basic researches

• Perm centre of Ural branch of Russian Academy of Science

• research & design offices

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New program of developmentfor Perm Universities

• Education means new opportunities to invite world leading scientific institutions and universities.

• The main goal is to make regional universities highly efficient and make them the same level as European ones.

Example:• There are joint programs of Perm State

Technical University and Georgia Institute ofTechnology (USA) for aircraft engineers.

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3. Developing of Industrial parks

Industrial Park OSENTSY

Expertise:Micro-turbine technology for lowpowerPetroleum EngineeringTransportation engineering

Land: 12,9 haWired infrastructureIn the industrial zone of the cityof Perm

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Creating new technology companies

Science is a main resource to develop and implement the innovations in production process. It is also a great opportunity to create joint ventures with world leading enterprises in Perm region.

Example:As a result of Sukhoi Company (Russia, Moscow),

Aerospace Corporation (USA) and Perm Engine Company (Russia, Perm) collaboration may develop new aircraft manufacture or research center in Perm.

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Investment projects review:• 12 projects in implementing environmental-friendly technologies by heavy industrial plants

• 5 projects in timber-processing industry

• 10 projects in machinery

• 8 projects in mining and mineral extraction

• more than 100 projects in oil and chemistry sector

• 4 projects in capital construction

• 6 projects in infrastructure development

• 8 projects in agriculture

4 available investment sites:• The area is from 20 to 40 thousand sq kilometers

• All important infrastructure is available:

Gas, Electricity, Motorway, Railway, River port (140 km)

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Government of Perm regionResponsible person

Anastasya Tyurina

Director of Representation of Perm region

in Government of Russian Federation (Moscow)

+ 7 (495) 650 33 13

E-mail: antyurina@permkrai.ru

Andrey Muschinkin

Director of Perm Fund Of Venture Investment Assistance

+7 (342) 277-74-63

e-mail: akm@permkrai.ru

Elena Gilyazova

Deputy Chairman of the Government of Perm Region

+ 7 (342) 217 72 11

E-mail: eegilyazova@appk.permregion.ru

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Perm region is opento working with you!

A great opportunity to get acquainted with Perm region:

September, 17-18:

Perm Economic ForumEffective event to discuss strategies for regional development

with businessmen, international experts, residents

October, 20:

Forum of RegionsIs devoted to European Union members’ business cooperation development

October, 26-29:

International Exhibition of Technologies & Equipment for Oil, Gas, Chemistry Industry.

Co-Partners in BELGIUM: CCBLR, AGORIA, BECI