INVESTMENT POTENTIAL OF LENINGRAD REGION

Anna Medvedeva

Deputy Director for Investment Projects Support,

Economic Development Agency of Leningrad Region

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Brazil

China

Germany

Italy

Switzerland

Finland

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TRADE AND ECONOMIC COOPERATION BETWEEN

LENINGRAD REGION AND SWITZERLAND

Over the first half of 2021 foreign trade turnover between

Leningrad region and Switzerland amounted to

million USD

6.5

Export

million USD

16.6

Import

million USD 23.1

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2017 2019 2020 first half

of 2021

2018

24.7

14.4

26.9

30.7

21.1

25.9

16.4

23.9

6.5

16.6

export import

46.2 forecast

+17% in comparison with the same

period of 2020

Import growth among TOP 5 countries

in the first half of 2021, %

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TRADE AND ECONOMIC COOPERATION BETWEEN

LENINGRAD REGION AND SWITZERLAND

Import

FISH AND CRUSTACEANS,

MOLLUSCS AND OTHER WATER

INVERTEBRATES

NATURAL RUBBER, RUBBER AND

PRODUCTS MADE OF THEM

NUCLEAR REACTORS, BOILERS,

EQUIPMENT AND MECHANICAL

DEVICES

TANNING OR DYEWOOD

EXTRACTS; TANNINS AND THEIR

DERIVATIVES

TOBACCO AND INDUSTRIAL

TOBACCO SUBSTITUTES

Export

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TOBACCO AND INDUSTRIAL

TOBACCO SUBSTITUTES Fish Company, ZAO

Fish Company is a joint Russian-Swiss (Swiss company

Bernard WOLF) enterprise for river fish processing and

canning.

It was registered in 2002 in Gatchinsky district of Leningrad

region.

The enterprise exports its products.

The number of employees is about 70 people.

The main produced goods – fillet made of purchased raw

materials that are then exported to Switzerland.

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GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION OF LENINGRAD REGION

Copenhagen

(1000 km)

Stockholm

(575 km)

Arkhangelsk

(878 km)

Moscow

(598 km) Kazan

(1,265 km)

Oslo

(1,165 km)

Murmansk

(1,106 km)

Helsinki

(246 km)

Minsk

(647 km)

Tallinn

(284 km)

Vienna

(1,5 km)

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4 ports in Leningrad

region

International airport -

Pulkovo in Saint Petersburg

Within a radius of 1,000 km:

118 million

people

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million tonnes,

cargo turnover

of the ports in 2020 171.2

Saint Petersburg

of export and import cargo turnover

in Russia are provided by these ports 21%

Bern

(1,96 km)

ECONOMY

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Investments in fixed assets, billion rubles

share of investments in the GRP

of Leningrad region 36

22 % share of investments in the GDP

of Russia

%

GRP growth in 2015-2020

Leningrad region Russia +10,7%

+3,9%

1 place among Russian regions in “Financial stability” nomination (Expert RA)

5 place among Russian regions in “Investment risk” nomination (Expert RA)

338.6

511.1

419.1 458.1

9 place among all Russian regions in terms

of the volume of attracted foreign direct

investment + 39%

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2017 2018 2019 2020 2016

262.4

+ 5%

+ 26%

Судостроительная промышленность

Пищевая промышленность Автомобильная промышленность

Лесопромышленный комплекс Производство

Строительная промышленность

PRIORITY DEVELOPMENT AREAS

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Volume of shipped goods

неметаллической минеральной продукции

электрооборудования

машин и оборудования

17%

17%

5%

2%

2%

32%

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Производство 32%

Строительная

промышленность

Автомобильная

промышленность

Судостроительная

промышленность

5%

2%

2%

Нефтегазохимический

комплекс 32%

Пищевая

промышленность 17%

Лесопромышленный

комплекс 17%

Автомобильная

промышленность 32%

Строительная промышленность 5%

Petrochemical industry

Shipbuilding

Food industry

Automotive industry

Woodworking industry

Production of

Production of construction materials

non-metal mineral goods

электрооборудования

машин и оборудования

32%

17%

17%

5%

2%

2%

32%

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electric equipment machinery and equipment 107.6% industrial production index

in Leningrad region according

to the results of the first half

of 2021

Effects of the project

Development of EnergyNet:

+ 2.5 billion USD

Growth of non-resource non-energy

export: capital investments in the creation of infrastructure

– 1.5 billion USD, new service industry – capacity

up to 19.4 million USD per year, production of

components for renewable energy sources

Increase of localization up to 85%:

by 2026

use of the scientific and educational potential of

the Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute for

establishment of the competencies centre and

commercialization of innovations

regulations in the sphere of direct delivery

of green energy at the retail market,

production of green hydrogen

Competencies Centre in the sphere

of renewable energy sources:

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3

2

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Cluster of renewable energy sources

= + Production of components for renewable energy sources

Creation of renewable energy sources

INVESTMENT NICHE - CREATION OF THE CLUSTER OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES

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107 projects

at the active

stage of support

18 projects

with foreign capital

>44.4 billion USD

total volume of

investments

Assistance in connection to utility networks Communication with executive authorities and local authorities Assistance in receiving permissive documentation

Assistance in business development (export, cooperation) Increase of labour productivity Launch, formal opening

Information about investment opportunities Selection of land plots Assistance in receiving financing

1. Pre- investments

2. Investments

3. Exploitation

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BUSINESS SUPPORT SYSTEM “360°”

Investment portal provides access to the integrated regional

information system

INVESTMENT DEVELOPMENT OF LENINGRAD REGION

Unified information and analytical center

of business support in Leningrad region

Available in 4 languages:

Russian Chinese English German

INVESTMENT PORTAL OF LENINGRAD REGION

www.lenoblinvest.ru

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Available industrial sites

Engineering and transport infrastructure facilities

INVESTMENT SITES

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ФОРД-ВСЕВОЛОЖСК

Производственно-складской

имущественный комплекс

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Available infrastructure:

• 252 available sites

• Low cost of electricity supply

• Low rental rate for industrial areas

• Low cost of land lease

IMPORTANT INVESTMENT PROJECTS

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Complex for processing

ethane-containing gas

19.1 billion USD

Complex for processing

ethane-containing gas

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12.1 billion USD

Organization of methanol production

1.8 billion USD

Production of ammonia and carbamide

1.7 billion USD

Construction of a multipurpose

transshipment complex

in the port of Primorsk

2.8 billion USD

Construction of a multipurpose

trade terminal

644.5 million USD

Production and warehouse

transshipment complex

526.7 million USD

Expansion of mineral fertilizers

production

388.1 million USD

38.8 >18,000

workplaces billion USD total investment of large-scale projects

in the region

Production

of coffee

and tea

Production

of cleaners and

detergents, cosmetics

and personal hygiene

products

Production

of car tyres

Production

of snacks

Production and

maintenance

of gas turbines

Tobacco production

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SUCCESS STORIES

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CURRENT PROJECTS

Production of stone

wool insulation

Production of faience

sanitary ware

Gas air heaters

factory

Production of

components for

Hyundai Concern

Cable support

systems

factory

Production of braking

systems for railway

transport

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FINANCIAL MEASURES OF SUPPORT

Key parameters

Income tax 10%

Corporate property tax 0%

Law of Leningrad region No. 89-oz of November 25, 2019

Regional investment project

Number of projects: 11

Special investment project

(SPIC 2.0)

Law of Leningrad region No. 44-oz of April 12, 2021

Reduction of:

corporate income tax up to 5%

corporate property tax up to 0%

inclusion in the list of the supported

technologies of the Ministry of Industry

and Trade is required

Up to 15 years (investments ≤ 693 million USD)

Up to 20 years (investments < 693 million USD)

No minimum volume of investments

For investment projects

from 693 thousand USD

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III BALTIC REGION INVESTMENT

BRIEF — a business forum

dedicated to the interaction between

the business and the authorities

of Leningrad region.

Date: September 22, 2021

FORUM BRIEF’21

Investors, who are interested in direct dialogue

with public authorities of Leningrad region.

Who will be interested in participation in

the forum?

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BUSINESS PROGRAMME OF BRIEF’21

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Partners: Plenary discussion

Production of the future. How not be late to

the day after tomorrow?

Panel discussion 1

Disappearing footprint: how decarbonization

affects regional industry

Panel discussion 2

Counting on robots: drivers and barriers towards

the robotization of production

Available languages

Russian, English, German

Registration to the forum

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of AHK member companies are planning

to increase their investments in Russia

June 2021:

47 %

Improvement

Minor improvements

Deterioration

20%

55%

0%

Ranking of the Russian regions with the best conditions

for investments

places

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

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2021

General assessment of investment climate trends

RESULTS OF THE ANNUAL SURVEYS OF FOREIGN COMPANIES

of foreign companies are planning to continue

investing in the economy of Leningrad region

November 2020:

85 %

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ADVANTAGES OF LOCALIZATION IN THE REGION

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• Borders with the EU

• Borders with Saint Petersburg

• Access to the Baltic Sea

Favourable geographical

location

• Investors support under “one-stop-shop” principle and 360° system

• End-to-end solution for tax benefits

Effective measures of support

for investors

• Ability to attract highly qualified specialists from Saint Petersburg

• Low cost of human resources

Access to human

resources

• 252 available sites

• Low cost of electricity supply

• Low rental rate for industrial areas

• Low cost of land lease

Available

infrastructure

• Location at the junction of international transport corridors

Large transport

and logistics hub

• The total population of Leningrad region and Saint Petersburg is about

7.3 million people (5% of the population in Russia)

• High consumer demand – retail trade turnover in the region and in the

city in 2020 amounted to 1.9 trillion rubles (4.1% higher than in 2019)

Second largest consumer

market in Russia

• Ports of Leningrad region provide 22% of the export and import

cargo turnover of the country

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KEY SECTORS FOR FURTHER COLLABORATION

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Investments in Leningrad region

Woodworking industry

Food industry

Production of construction materials

Exports from Leningrad region to Switzerland

Chemical and food industry

Machinery, equipment and electronics

Pharmaceutical industry

Контакты

Anastasia Mikhalchenko Director оf Economic Development Agency of Leningrad Region

8 (812) 644-01-23 aerlo@lenoblinvest.ru

Phone: E-mail:

Контакты

WELCOME TO

LENINGRAD REGION