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VOLGA WIDE SPAN: FOR OPPORTUNITIES FOR LIFE! REGION

2021 1 2020 SUMMARY

1st PLACE IN THE FEDERAL DISTRICT IN TERMS OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT

1 152 MILLION US DOLLARS

2nd PLACE IN THE VOLGA FEDERAL DISTRICT IN TERMS OF FIXED ASSET INVESTMENT

383,1 BILLION RUBLES (INVESTMENT VOLUME INDEX – 120,6%) BUSINESS SCOPE 6th PLACE BUSINESS AND OPPORTUNITIES NATIONAL RATING OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES AGENCY (+12 POSITIONS)

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2 MANUFACTURING BUSINESS SECTOR – THE BASIS OF THE REGION’S ECONOMY ( 90,6 % )

INDUSTRY OF THE PRIORITY INDUSTRIES

REGION COMPRISES ●● OIL REFINING 1/3 OF GROSS ●● CAR MANUFACTURING REGIONAL PRODUCT ●● METALLURGY ●● CHEMICAL INDUSTRY

2nd PLACE PLACE IN THE VOLGA th FEDERAL DISTRICT AND 8 PLACE IN IN TERMS OF MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES OUTPUT

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3 BUSINESS

DEVELOPED INDUSTRY – CAPACIOUS MARKET OF SALES AND RAW MATERIALS INDUSTRIAL THE NIZHNY NOVGOROD PRODUCTION REGION INDUSTRY IN THE STRUCTURE FRAMEWORK OF RUSSIA’S TOTAL OUTPUT

●● PROCESSING INDUSTRY – 90,6% ●● BUSES – 58,3% ●● ELECTRIC POWER, GAS AND STEAM SUPPLY – 7,4% ●● TRUCKS – 36,6% ●● WATER, WASTEWATER AND HARDWASTE MANAGEMENT – 1,9% ●● PVC – 32,6% ●● MINING – 0,1% ●● STEEL PIPES – 21,1% NIZHNY NOVGOROD REGION ●● ETHYLENE – 11,3%

4 HIGH INNOVATION LEVEL BUSINESS ENSURES ACCESS TO AND UTILIZATION OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN BUSINESS

rd 3 PLACE IN RUSSIA IN TERMS THE NIZHNY NOVGOROD OF SOFTWARE EXPORT REGION – INTELLECTUAL rd POTENTIAL OF THE 3 PLACE AMONG RUSSIAN REGIONS IN TERMS OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL COUNTRY DEVELOPMENT

WORLD-CLASS SCIENTIFIC AND EDUCATIONAL CENTER ( 1 OUT OF 5 PILOT REGIONS )

LARGEST R&D CENTERS

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55 AFFORDABLE BUSINESS EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES IN NIZHNY NOVGOROD REGION

SCOPE FOR ●● More than 1,150 pre-school facilities EDUCATIONAL ●● More than 15 private institutions CHOICES ●● More than 900 general education schools

●● LOMONOSOV SCHOOL Private educational institution, which is recognized for offering accredited International Baccalaureate programs (PYP and MYP, DP) ●● About 80 vocational training institutions • 11 higher education institutions and17 branches ●● The training program for foreign experts is offered

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ACCESS TO THE LABOUR MARKET WILL PROVIDE BUSINESSES WITH HIGHLY COMPETENT WORKFORCE ONE OF THE TOP-FIVE LEADING REGIONS IN 33 RESOURCE CENTERS TERMS OF LEARNING CAPACITIES IN RUSSIA ●● ENGINEERING, AUTOMOBILE AND SHIP MANUFACTURING, METALLURGY, CHEMISTRY, IT, ●● 20,000 GRADUATES ANNUALLY CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

●● 80 PROFESSIONAL AND 100 SCIENTIFIC- ●● 13,000 QUALIFIED SPECIALISTS FOR RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS BUSINESSES PER YEAR

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7 104 INVESTMENT PROJECTS

BUSINESS LAW OF THE NIZHNY NOVGOROD REGION NO. 180-Z OF DECEMBER 31, 2004 “ON STATE SUPPORT OF INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES IN THE NIZHNY NOVGOROD REGION”

NEW OPPORTUNITIES TERRITORIES OF INCOME, ADVANCED SOCIAL PROPERTY, LAND, FOR DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC TRANSPORT AND REDUCE THE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT INSURANCE TAXES COSTS REDUCTION SAROV, VOLODARSK, RESHETIKHA

SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE «KULIBIN»

DZERZHINSK CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICS, NIZHNY NOVGOROD REGION LOGISTICS

88 IT’S EASY TO TAKE THE FIRST STEP BUSINESS WITH EXPERTS!

INTERNATIONAL NIZHNY NOVGOROD COMMUNITY IN REGION DEVELOPMENT THE REGION CORPORATION SCOPE AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR BUSINESS INVESTOR

NIZHNY NOVGOROD CHAMBER ASSOCIATION OF OF COMMERCE INDUSTRIALS AND AND INDUSTRY ENTREPRENEURS

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INVESTMENT ECOSYSTEM DEVELOPMENT

INVESTMENT INVESTMENT COMMISSIONERS CLUB

● 82 COMMISSIONERS ●● FRAMING SESSION LOCAL AUTHORITIES, EXECUTIVE AUTHORITIES, ●● CONFIRMED MEMBERSHIP RESOURCE SUPPLYING ORGANIZATIONS ●● APPROVED REGLAMENTS

● TARGETED TRAINING 4 MODES, 10 TRACKS, 25 SPEAKERS, NIZHNY NOVGOROD REGION 4 BUSINESS GAMES

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ESTABLISHED FEEDBACK FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REGION FOR INVESTORS

THE INVESTMENT PORTAL PROJECT OFFICE WWW.NN-INVEST.RU MONITOR EVERY STAGE OF REALIZATION

INTERACTIVE MAP 24/7 HOTLINE >600 INVESTMENT SITES

INVESTOR’S PORTAL PERSONAL ACCOUNT NIZHNY NOVGOROD REGION SUBMIT ON ISSUES 11 BUSINESS

OPEN DIALOGUE BETWEEN ENTREPRENEURS AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES

●● THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY ●● EXPERT COMMITTEES OF THE NIZHNY NOVGOROD REGION UP TO 2035 ●● ACTIVE BUSINESS PARTICIPATION ●● IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STRATEGY IN THE LIGHT OF BUSINESS INITIATIVES ●● SESSIONS OF AGENCY FOR STRATEGIC INITIATIVES ●● REGULAR MEETINGS WITH THE BUSINESS ●● FEEDBACK COMMUNITY OF THE REGION ●● PARTICIPATION OF BUSINESS IN ASSESSMENT ●● DEBATES ON THE MOST ACUTE ISSUES OF EFFECTIVENESS NIZHNY NOVGOROD REGION ●● SETTLEMENT OF COMPLEX PROBLEMS 12 LIVING STANDARDS LIFE 3,2 MILLION PEOPLE LIVE IN THE NIZHNY NOVGOROD REGION*

1,3 MILLION PEOPLE LIVE IN NIZHNY NOVGOROD*

72,3 YEARS AVERAGE LIFE EXPECTANCY*: VOLGA WIDE SPAN ● 66,5 YEARS FOR MEN FOR LIFE ● 77,8 YEARS FOR WOMEN th 6 PLACE IN RUSSIA IN TERMS OF POPULATION

37,600 RUB AVERAGE WAGE* 5th PLACE IN THE VOLGA FEDERAL DISTRICT 10,400 RUB THE SUBSISTENCE LEVEL* st 1 PLACE IN RUSSIA QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX – 2020**

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ONE THIRD OF THE POPULATION RECEIVE 25,000 - 35,000 RUB ENHANCED INCOME ABOVE THE AVERAGE* PURCHASING POWER 34% 18% 48%

ABOVE 35,000 RUB BELOW 25,000 RUB

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* According to the Regional office of the Russian Federal State Statistics Service in Nizhny Novgorod, 2021 14 LIFE 68,000 RUB AVERAGE COST OF SQ M LIVING AREA IN THE NIZHNY NOVGOROD REGION

192,000 RUB AVERAGE COST OF SQ M LIVING AREA IN MOSCOW

COMFORTABLE URBAN 124,000 RUB AVERAGE COST OF SQ M LIVING AREA IN SAINT-PETERSBURG ENVIRONMENT

DEVELOPED URBAN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM

HIGH SECURITY LEVELS

MODERN LIVING ACCOMODATION NIZHNY NOVGOROD REGION

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TRANSPORT NIZHNY NOVGOROD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT LOGISTICS “STRIGINO” NAMED IN HONOR OF VALERY CHKALOV

1 hour NIZHNY NOVGOROD – MOSCOW

30 FEDERAL AND 10 REGIONAL AIRLINES

OVERALL RIDERSHIP IS ABOVE 1,5 MILLION PASSENGERS PER YEAR

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3,5 HOURS NIZHNY NOVGOROD – MOSCOW

70 TRAINS DAILY TO 27 DESTINATIONS NIZHNY NOVGOROD REGION FREIGHT HUB 16 MODERN STANDARDS AND WORLD’S LIFE LEADING TECHNOLOGIES

EXTENSIVE CLINICAL BASE MORE THAN 1,200 HEALTH CARE FACILITIES IN THE NIZHNY NOVGOROD REGION

PRIVATE HEALTH CENTERS MORE THAN 190 CLINICS IN NIZHNY NOVGOROD HIGH-QUALITY MEDICINE IS ONE OF THE LEADING HEALTH CARE SECTORS IN RUSSIA ●●ESTABLISHMENT OF ONCOLOGY CLUSTER NUCLEAR MEDICINE ●●DUE TO ADVANCED TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS, PRIVOLZHSKY RESEARCH MEDICAL UNIVERSITY IS IN RUSSIA'S LEADING RANKS

PRIVOLZHSKY RESEARCH MEDICAL UNIVERSITY ●●RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES ●●INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL MEDICINE

“HEALTH TRAINS” PROGRAM MOBILE DIAGNOSTICS CENTERS PROVIDE TREATMENT FOR MORE THAN 100 REMOTE COMMUNITIES OF THE NIZHNY NOVGOROD NIZHNY NOVGOROD REGION REGION

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VIBRANT CULTURAL LIFE

MUSEUMS TOURIST THEATRES FESTIVALS WITH UNIQUE ROUTES COLLECTIONS ●●DRAMA THEATRE ●●ELECTRONIC MUSIC ●●KHOKHLOMA ●●WORLD-KNOWN ●●OPERA AND BALLET THEATRE ●●CLASSICAL MUSIC ●●MUSEUM OF ART SANCTUARIES ●●COMEDY THEATRE ●●FOLK CRAFTS ●●ETHNOGRAPHICAL ●●NATURE RESERVES ●●CHILDREN’S THEATRE “VERA” ●●LIGHT SHOW NIZHNY NOVGOROD REGION MUSEUM ●●BOL’SHOE BOLDINO ●●YOUNG SPECTATORS’ THEATRE ●●CINEMA

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OPPORTUNITIES FOR TOURISM AND

RECREATION RICH CULTURAL HERITAGE OF THE REGION ●● MORE THAN 700 CULTURAL HERITAGE SITES ●● NIZHNY NOVGOROD KREMLIN / NIZHNY NOVGOROD FAIR

2021 – 800TH ANNIVERSARY OF NIZHNY NOVGOROD ●● INTERNATIONAL HOSPITALITY LEVEL ●● 3*, 4* AND 5* HOTELS

HOMELAND TO FOLK CRAFTS AND ARTS

NIZHNY NOVGOROD REGION ●● KHOKHLOMA AND GORODETS PAINTINGS ●● KAZAKOVSKAYA FILIGREE / GLASSBLOWING PRODUCTION 19 NIZHNY Gleb Andrey Egor NOVGOROD Nikitin Sanosyan Polyakov REGION Governor of the Deputy Governor Deputy Governor GOVERNMENT`S Nizhny Novgorod of the Nizhny Novgorod of the Nizhny Novgorod Region, Region Region TEAM Chairman of the Government

Igor Maksim Sergey Timur Norenkov Cherkasov Barinov Khalitov

Minister Minister Minister CEO of Economic of Industry, of Property and of Development Development Trade and Land Relations of Corporation of and Investment of Entrepreneurship of the Nizhny Novgorod the Nizhny Novgorod the Nizhny Novgorod the Nizhny Novgorod Region Region Region Region

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