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The population of is mostly active in the Out of the total workforce of Grodno Region, around 23% has industry (25%), agriculture (14%), and commerce and higher education, 46% has either a vocational or specialised catering (12%). secondary education. Employment by sectors of economy, 2010 WORKFORCE QUALIFICATIONS, 2010 Workforce, total 437 859 12% 4% workforce with the following education: 25% 6% higher 98 674 industry 8% vocational 106 576 14% agriculture 9% specialised secondary 93 961

commerce and catering 10% 12% general secondary 124 544 Source: National Statistics Committee education of the Republic of , 2012 construction 1. Labour resources 2. Region’s economy public health service, physical training, Quantity of population active in sectors of economy, 2010 and public welfare The economy of Grodno Region is oriented towards (thousand persons) transportation agriculture. This field develops dynamically and stably. The Total active 506,7 main sector of agriculture is dairy and meat husbandry, an public utilities including: important one is poultry-farming. The weight of animal products in the total volume of production amounts to over other sectors Industry 124,9 50%. Agriculture 73,4 The official unemployment level in the region is 0.6% of the The region specialises in production of aminocaproic lactam, Commerce and catering 62,6 economically active population, which is the same as in the nitrogen fertilisers, ammonia, potato diggers, sowers, planters and seedling setters, tyre lining, slate, cement, Education 52,3 country in general. The average monthly salary in the region is 12% below the relevant index in the country. tobacco products. Construction 46,1 Public health service, physical training, and 37,8 public welfare Gross regional product (GRP), 2011 Average salary in Q1 of Unemployment Transportation 28,0 2012 (thousand rubles) per capita level, 2011 (%) Total (billion Communications 6,4 (million rubles) Forestry 3,6 3500 rubles) 3000 Science and science services 1,1 2500 Grodno region 21 196,7 19,96 Source: National Statistics Committee 2000 GRP share in GDP of 0,6 0,6 7,7% of the Republic of Belarus, 2012 1500 Belarus 1000 3006,1 500 2655,7 Real GRP growth rate 105,1% 0 Republic of Belarus Grodno region Republic of Grodno region Source: National Statistics Committee Belarus of the Republic of Belarus, 2012 tel./fax.: +375 17 2008874 www.investinbelarus.by e-mail: [email protected] Investment potential of Grodno region

The chemical industry dominates in Grodno Region. The main • light (Conte Spa LLC, Worsted-Goods and Spinning In the field of trade in services the enterprises and manufacturing capacities are located in Grodno and , the Factory OJSC, Elod SCF OJSC, Gronitex GPRUE, Nyoman organisations of Grodno Region co-operate with entities in biggest towns of the region along with Slonim, Volkovyssk, Grodno Footwear Factory OJSC); exports in 86 countries of the world, in imports in 56 Smorgon. The majority of large enterprises are concentrated • wood-processing (Mebel-Nyoman JV, Mostovdrev OJSC, countries. The majority of export of services are around Grodno. ZOV-Len-Yevromebel JLLC, Medis FMPUC, Amtako transportation, business, construction, tourist, and computer Among other important industries there are: food; International JV, Trio BelDrev JV); services. engineering; metal-processing; manufacturing of • cigarette production ( construction materials. OJSC). 4. Foreign investment With its volume of the gross regional product Grodno Region 3. Foreign trade occupies the penultimate place among the regions. The main investment areas in the region are: • modernisation of organisations of food, processing, Grodno Region trades with 103 countries of the world. The chemical, wood-processing, light, fuel industries, Weight of regions' and 's GRP in goods of the local producers are exported to the markets of engineering, industry of construction materials; GDP, 2011 70 countries, products are imported from 102 countries. • creation of enterprises producing knowledge-consumptive products; 14,7% • reconstruction and equipping of agricultural complexes 7,3% Volume of foreign trade in products and services, 2011 region with modern processing equipment; (million US dollars) 9,0% region • development of the tourism and leisure infrastructure, 24,8% Republic of 8,6% Grodno region Region Grodno region roadside service; Belarus • development of transportation and telecommunications 11,2% Minsk city Turnover systems. 7,7% 3 792,9 86 041,1 region Exports 2 112,2 40 294,0 FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, net, 2011 (thousand US Imports 1 680,7 45 747,1 dollars) Republic of Belarus 3 973 953,9 Largest enterprises by industries: Balance 431,5 -5 453,1 • food (Grodno Meat-Processing Factory OJSC, Lida Beer Source: National Statistics Committee Grodno region 49 293,6 OJSC, Skidel Sugar Factory OJSC, Grodnobioprodukt CJSC); • chemical and petrochemical (Lakokraska OJSC, Grodno Azot of the Republic of Belarus, 2012 Source: National Statistics Committee OJSC); of the Republic of Belarus, 2012 • engineering and metal processing (Lidselmash OJSC, Among the principal trade partners of the region there are Grodno Factory of Commerce Engineering RUE, Grodno Russia, China, , Germany, Ukraine, Brazil, , As of 01 January 2012 Grodno Regional Executive Committee Mechanical Factory OJSC, Grodno Automobile Unit Plant RUE, Italy, Argentina, Turkey, Netherlands, Switzerland, France. has entered into 50 investment contracts to the total amount Belkard OJSC, Lidagroprommash OJSC); In 2011 new markets of 18 foreign countries have been of 455 million US dollars. Specialisation in different sectors of • manufacturing of construction materials (Grodno Factory entered, including: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, investment creates good conditions for creating enterprises of Construction Materials OJSC, Krasnoselskstroimaterialy Ghana, Guinea, Zambia, Jordan, Cuba, Cote d'Ivoire, Libya, with foreign capital. OJSC, Smorgonsilikatobeton OJSC, Nyoman Glass Factory Mali, Malta, Morocco, Mozambique, New Zealand, Pakistan, As to the ratio of foreign investment accumulated in the OJSC); Senegal, Tanzania, Uruguay. Change in the geography region, investors from the Russian Federation, Czech confirms demand for the region's products in new countries. Republic, Poland, Finland, Lithuania, Cyprus, the United States of America, Austria, the United Kingdom prevail. In the region constant increase of enterprises with foreign investment can be observed.

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5. Transport and communications Grodno Region along with occupies the In the overall volume of expenses for R&D in Grodno Region penultimate place among the regions as to the number of more than half falls within development and 28% within R&D organisations. fundamental research. • the length of general railway operating tracks is 649 km; • the length of general motorways is 12.9 thousand km; • the principal motorways of the region are those in the Distribution of R&D organisations by regions Distribution of expenses for R&D, million direction of Minsk, , Baranovichi and Brest (principal and Minsk, 2010 rubles highways are Minsk-Oshmyany-Vilnius, Minsk-Lida-Grodno, Baranovichi-Slonim-Volkovyssk-Grodno, Vilnius-Lida-Slonim); • Grodno airport of class 4 (18 km to the south-east from 5% 5% Minsk city Grodno) has the status of an international one; Development 7 484 • the distance from Grodno to Minsk is 269 km. 6% 6% Applied research 3 052 6. Education and science Brest region 6% Minsk region Fundamental research 4 028 7% 65% Mogilev region EDUCATION AND SCIENCE Grodno region 0 2 000 4 000 6 000 8 000

No. of higher educational institutions 3

No. of R&D organisations 21 Grodno Region occupies the penultimate place concerning expenses for R&D.

Personnel engaged in R&D 319 Expenses for R&D in regions and Minsk, 2010

Expenses for R&D (million rubles) 14 564 Gomel region 8% Minsk region 6% No. of organisations active in 40 Vitebsk innovations region 2% Source: National Statistics Committee Mogilev of the Republic of Belarus, 2012 region 2% Grodno region Minsk city 1% 80% Brest region 1%

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