Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation

Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation

Andrey SokolovDepartment of projects

of regional economy development

Ministry of Economic Developmentof the Russian Federation

2

Government support projects of regional economic development and possible direction

of regional cooperation with a view of economy modernization of the Russian Federation

Government support projects of regional economic development• Special economic zones

• Government programs of the Russian Federation

Social-economic development of Russian Federation regions

• Kaliningrad region• The Far East and Baikal region

• The North Caucasian federal district

Investment resources of the Russian Federation regions

Special economic zones

3

Special economic zones has particular legal status and economic privileges for investors

Special economic zones is large-scale federal project on attraction of investments, advanced

scientific, industrial and administrative technologies

The main aims of special economic zones are to develop hi-tech branches of economy, tourism,

working out and producing of new products, expansion of logistic systems

Number of investors in special economic zones

30 companies from 19 countries

4Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation

Special economic zones

Investors (total investments – about $ 10 billion)

5

Lipetsk Region

Republic of Tatarstan

Samara Region

Industrial and production zones4

St. Petersburg

Moscow Region

Moscow

Tomsk

Technology and innovation zones4

Kaliningrad Region

Stavropol Region

Altai Region Republic of Altai Irkutsk Region

Republic of Buryatia

Russkiy island

Tourist and recreational zones13

Ulyanovsk

Khabarovsk Region

Port zones3

Murmansk

The North Caucasian federal district

(6 zones)

Sverdlovsk Region

Special economic zones

up to

30%cost reduction for investors

6

Preferences

Government programs of the Russian Federation

7

Main direction and measures of government programs:

-Creation of the favorable environment for investments-Infrastructure creation - Realization separate investment nation-wide and priority projects also with state-private partnership- Stimulation and achievement of the all-Russian indicators of social-economic development

3 priority regions:

The Kaliningrad region

The Far East and Baikal region

The North Caucasian federal district

• Kaliningrad region

Social-economic development of Russian Federation regions

8

Special conditions for business, provided by the Law on Special Economic Zone

Proximity of European markets

Access to Baltic and Atlantic sea routes

Support to investors by the Government

• The federal target program «Social and economic development

of the Far East and Baikal region»

The Far East and Transbaikali

9

Main goals:- Creating a necessary infrastructure and favorable investment climate -Creating of new workplaces-Preparation of a necessary infrastructure for carrying out in 2012 «Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation»

Amount of financing in 2012 – 2013

more than 1 billion Euro

Development fund of the Far East and Baikal region

The main aim – assistance in realization of investment projects

Activities:- Estimation and selection of investment projects-Assistance in realization of the Strategy of social-economic development of the Far East and Baikal region-Creation attractive investment environment-Participation in working out of mechanisms of projects financing

Now it is carried out of selection and statement of investment projects assumed to realization

The Far East and Transbaikali

10

Measures of the Russian Federation Government:-State guarantees under credits for realization of projects -Creation of the specialized organization -Working out government program-Statement of special economic zones- Realization federal target programs:

- Social-economic development of Chechen Republic (2008 – 2012)-Social-economic development of Ingush Republic (2010 – 2016)-The South of Russia (2008 – 2013)

Amount of financing of federal target programs

for all more than 7.4 billion Euro

The North Caucasian federal district

11

Development corporation of The North Caucasian

The main aim – assistance in large-scale projects, attraction investors and development of the investment environment

Activities:-Attraction of additional investments not less than 1,7 billion euro at expense of private investors- Realization not less than 150 investment projects, creation not less than 150 thousand new workplaces-Formation within 3 years of own investment portfolio from 30 – 40 projects

The North Caucasian federal district

12

Northern Caucasus resortsThe main aim – designing and balding of a transport, engineering, sports, tourist infrastructure

Northern Caucasus resorts will run an extended projects on construction of five new world-class resorts with

service and technical levels comparable with the most popular resorts in the world.

The North Caucasian federal district

13

Measures on supporting of the international investors:

-Tax privileges-Indemnification of credits interest- Grants for building of an infrastructure-Specialized agencies on attraction of investments and etc.

Investment resources of the Russian Federation regions

14

Development corporation of Kaluga region:

The main aim – assistance in attraction investors and development of the investment infrastructure

Investment resources of the Russian Federation regions

15

16

Thank you for your attention