Pskov slide package for a foreign investor
Kirsi Ahlman May 2008
www.tse.fi/pei Contents
1. General information 3
2. Regional economy 9
3. Prosperity and consumption 17
4. External economic relations 22
5. Additional information 25
The information in this document is compiled and edited from a variety of sources. The Pan•European Institute assumes no responsibility for the completeness or accuracy of the information.
www.tse.fi/pei 1. General information a) Geographical facts
Area: 55 300 km2
Administrative division: Bezhanitsy Palkino Dedovichi Pechory Dno Plyussa Gdov Porkhov Gory Pskov Krasniye Pushkinskiye Krasnogorodsk Pustoshka Kunya Pytalovo Loknya Sebezh Nevel Strugi Novorzhev Usvyaty Novosokolniki Velikiye Luki Opochka (city) Ostrov Velikiye Luki
Source: Pskov region official site http://www.pskov.ru
www.tse.fi/pei 1. General information b) Geographical facts
Borders with: Estonia 270 km Latvia 214 km Belarus 305 km
Distance from Pskov to some capitals: Moscow 689 km Kiev 780 km Minsk 480 km Riga 270 km Tallinn 350 km Warsaw 800 km Stockholm 860 km Helsinki 700 km Berlin 1200 km Brussels 1740 km
Source: Pskov region official site http://www.pskov.ru
www.tse.fi/pei 1. General information c) Basic facts
Largest cities: (population) Pskov 200 100 Velikiye Luky 103 400 Ostrov 24 500
Main industrial output: Meat, milk, linens, clothes, construction materials, motors, cables, high•voltage machines and insulators
Natural resources: Forests, clay, molding sand, gravel, peat, lime, water
Source: Pskov region official site http://www.pskov.ru
www.tse.fi/pei 1. General information d) Transport infrastructure
Motorways: Moscow –Riga St.Petersburg –Kiev –Odessa St.Petersburg –Vilnius St.Petersburg –Riga
Railway routes: Moscow –Riga St.Petersburg –Odessa St.Petersburg –Vilnius –Kaliningrad St.Petersburg –Riga St.Petersburg –Lvov
Source: Pskov region official site http://www.pskov.ru
www.tse.fi/pei 1. General information e) Population
1995 2000 2005
Population (1000) 826 782 725
Population growth • 0,4 • 1,4 • 1,6 (%) Share of urban 64,6 65,6 67,2 population in total population size (%) Economically active 59,0 61,3 64,8 population (%)
Source: Rosstat 2006
www.tse.fi/pei 1. General information f) The unemployment rate %
16
14
12
10 Pskov
8 North•West Russia 6 Russia 4
2
0 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006
Source: Rosstat 2006 & 2008
www.tse.fi/pei 2. Regional economy a) The share of gross•regional product
2,3 %
Pskov District 97,7 % North•West Russia
Source: Homepage of North•Western Federation District 2008 http://www.szfo.ru/section/87/pskowskaya_oblasty.html
www.tse.fi/pei 2. Regional economy b) Gross regional product in 2004
28 % 26 %
Industry Agriculture Construction Transport 4 % Communication Trade commerce 16 %
19 % 7 %
Source: Rosstat 2006
www.tse.fi/pei 2. Regional economy c) Structure of production in 2006
Manufacturing 35,4 % industry Production of e le ctricity, ga s, 24,8 % water 9,9 % 9,0 % Mining industry 20,9 %
Food Electric equipment Machinery Other non•metallic mineral product Other
Source: Homepage of North•Western Federation District 2008 http://www.szfo.ru/section/87/pskowskaya_oblasty.html
www.tse.fi/pei 2. Regional economy d) Largest enterprises
Food industry: • Intrafleks LLC • Prokhovsky OJSC • Pskov Bakery Complex OJSC • Pskov City Milk Plant OJSC • Velikiye Luki Meat Processing Factory OJSC
Wood industry: • Pskov Door Factory’LLC • Samolukovo’SUE • Sebezh RAV TEKHNIKA´LLC
Power industry:
• Pskovenergo OJSC Information subject to changes
www.tse.fi/pei 2. Regional economy d) Largest enterprises
Chemical industry: • Plastprom Plant LLC • Pskov Polymer LLC
Construction materials industry: • Drevpogonazh LLC • Euro•Ceramics LLC • ZHBI•2 CJSC
Light industry: • Reebok • Siluet • Slavyanka CJSC
Information subject to changes
www.tse.fi/pei 2. Regional economy d) Largest enterprises
Machine•building and Metal processing industry: • Auto•Electro•Armature OJSC • Krasny Luch • Pskov Cable Plant OJSC • Pskov Electric Machine Building Plant OJSC • Pskovelektrosvar CJSC • Velikiye Luki Locomotive Repair Plant CJSC • Velikiye Luki Transneftemash Plant of the Upper Volga Oil•Trunk Pipelines OJSC • VELMASH•Service LLC • Tochlit CJSC
Information subject to changes Source: Pskov region official site http://www.pskov.ru
www.tse.fi/pei 2. Regional economy e) Growth of socio•economic indicators in 2006 %
Retail trade turnover
Real money income
North•West Manufacturing index of Russia industrial production Pskov
Investments in fixed assets
C ommissioning of residential houses
0 10 20
Source: Homepage of North•Western Federation District 2008 http://www.szfo.ru/section/87/pskowskaya_oblasty.html
www.tse.fi/pei 2. Regional economy f) Development of investment in fixed capital, in billion USD
12
10
8
6
4
2
0 2001 2003 2005 2007
Source: Rosstat 2006 & 2008
www.tse.fi/pei 3. Prosperity and consumption a) Cash income in 2006, RUR
12000
10000
8000
6000
4000
2000
0 Pskov North•West Russia Russia
www.tse.fi/pei 3. Prosperity and consumption b) Growth of the real money income %
18
16 14
12 Pskov 10 North•West 8 Russia 6 Russia 4
2 0 2003 2005 2007
Source: Rosstat 2005 & 2008
www.tse.fi/pei 3. Prosperity and consumption c) Cost of fixed set of consumer goods and services in 2007
RUR As % of Change in medium value% cost Russian
Pskov 5404 89 17,5
North•West 6428 106 17,4 Russia
Russia 6068 100 16,1
Source: Rosstat 2008
www.tse.fi/pei 3. Prosperity and consumption d) Cost of minimum set of food in 2007
RUR As % of Change in medium• value% cost Russian
Pskov 1771 98 27,7
North•West 1935 107 22,7 Russia
Russia 1802 100 22,3
Source: Rosstat 2008
www.tse.fi/pei 3. Prosperity and consumption e) Consumer price index 2007
Consumer price index %
Pskov 12,5
North•West Russia 12,6
Russia 11,9
Source: Rosstat 2008
www.tse.fi/pei 4. External economic relations a) Development of foreign investment in 1000 USD
2003 2005 2007
Total foreign 6226 11496 32749 investment
Direct 4996 10805 n/a investment
Portfolio • • n/a investment
Other 1230 691 n/a investment
Source: Rosstat 2006 & 2008
www.tse.fi/pei 4. External economic relations b) Foreign trade export in million USD
400
350
300
250 Pskov with CIS 200 Pskov with non• 150 CIS 100
50
0 2003 2004 2005
Source: Rosstat 2005 & 2006
www.tse.fi/pei 4. External economic relation c) Foreign trade import in million USD
350
300
250
200 Pskov with CIS
150 Pskov with non• CIS 100
50
0 2003 2004 2005
Source: Rosstat 2005 & 2006
www.tse.fi/pei 5. Additional information
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Pskov region
http://www.cci.pskov.ru/eng/index.html
Investment opportunities of Pskov region
http://en.is.pskov.ru/
North•West Federal District of the Russian Federation
http://www.szfo.ru/section/87/pskowskaya_oblasty.html
Pskov region official site
http://www.pskov.ru/
Pskov regional tourist site
http://www.tourism.pskov.ru/
Information subject to changes
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