Government of the Voronezh Region
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The Voronezh Region boasts a favourable investment climate

Investment increase rate in the Voronezh
Region is considerably higher than that for RF
% against 2000
450
Voronezh Region
Russian Federation (RF)
300
377
207
1.8
times
150
0
'01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 2009 year

2010: top-10 “Highest Level of Investment Attractiveness”
Decrease of investment risk
2007 2008
18
2009
7
68
According to RA “Expert”:
Russia’s leading rating agency
2010
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5 reasons why investors choose the Voronezh Region
Favourable geographical position
»
Ample HR and research potential
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A wide range of Regional Government incentives
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Industrial Parks with developed infrastructure
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Experience in implementation of large-scale investment projects
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Favourable geographical position
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Voronezh is located near
European and Asian markets
Moscow
Voronezh
Europe
Near East
Asia
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Voronezh is a junction of transport and logistic routes
Transport corridors:
● “North – South”
● “West – East”
St. Petersburg
Kyiv
Moscow
Voronezh
Ufa
Novorossiysk
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Well-developed transport infrastructure
Moscow
Rivers
Rail
Belgorod
Kursk
Tambov
Moscow
Voronezh
Saratov
Borisoglebsk
Transport hubs
Motorways
Lyski Volgograd
Astrakhan
International airport
Rossosh
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Area of the Region =
52 200 km²
Novorossiysk
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Vast product market: about 35 million customers within a radius of 500 km
Moscow
Kaluga
Tula
Vladimir
Ryazan
Bryansk Orel
Saransk
Lipetsk
Tambov
Penza
Kharkov
Kursk
Belgorod
Lugansk
Voronezh
Saratov
Rostov-on-Don Volgograd
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Ample HR and research potential
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Investors can easily find skilled workforce
Population in millions:
2.3 — Voronezh Region
0.9 — the City of Voronezh
HR — 1.4 million people (61%), with education: secondary vocational higher
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2 nd place after Moscow according to number of Schools of Higher Learning and students
(Central Federal District)
39 schools of Higher Learning
130 000 students
220 majors
50 technical/vocational schools
25 000 students
66 R&D organizations
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Wide range of Regional
Government incentives
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Aleksey Gordeyev —
Governor of the Voronezh Region
The Government of the Voronezh Region guarantees full support to companies implementing investment projects in our Region
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Regional Government incentives for “High Priority” projects
Profit tax reduction of rate: up to 8 years
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Property tax
Land plot acquisition
Subsidizing of
Co-financing of exemption: up to 8 years preferential terms of land plots lease interest rate on credit acquisition of farm machinery, forage, cattle, fertilizer construction of engineering infrastructure
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2
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5 easy steps for obtaining preferences
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Step 1
Agreement of intent
Step 2
Preliminary agreement on the facility location
Step 3
Step 4
Assignment of a “High Priority” status to the project
Inclusion of the project in the Program of Social and Economic Development of the Region
Step 5
Investment agreement
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“One-stop” approach:
“Investment Attraction Agency”
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● Selection of plots
● Investment project support from the start of implementation
● Effective interaction with Government Authorities
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Industrial Parks with developed infrastructure
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5

Partial financing of infrastructure by the Government of the Region
Motorways
Electric power Rail
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Gas
Treatment facilities
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3 special-purpose Industrial Parks
Semiluky
2
1
Voronezh
Maslovka
3
Bobrov
1.
“Maslovsky” industrial production
2.
“Semiluksko-
Khokholsky” construction industry
3.
“Bobrovsky” food and foodprocessing industry
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Industrial Park “MASLOVSKY”: area over 500 hectares
Voronezh
Highway М4
Moscow-Novorossiysk
Gas pipeline
EPS
(Electric power substation)
LTF
(Local treatment facility)
16 km
South-East Rail main
Motorway
Voronezh-Novovoronezh
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Experience in implementation of large-scale investment projects
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Significant investment projects and volume of investment, million rubles
131 000 16 000 7 900
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3 400 900 400
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Summary:
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Reasons to invest in the Voronezh Region
Favourable geographical position
Ample HR and research potential
Wide range of Regional Government incentives
Industrial Parks with developed infrastructure
Experience in implementation of large-scale investment projects

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Welcome to the Voronezh Region!
Alexander Gusev
Vice-Governor, First Deputy Chairman of the Voronezh Region Government
+7 473 255–38–78
AGusev@ govvrn.ru
www.govvrn.ru