GOVERNMENT OF NOVGOROD LAND Government of Novgorod Land

INVESTMENTS THAT WORK SINCE THE 9th CENTURY

/ 2020 UNIQUE st SCHOOL IN HISTORICAL LAW-LETTER DEMOCRATIC FORM OF GOVERNMENT BACKGROUND IN RUSSIA — VECHE RUSSIAN TOWN IN Historically, and Novgorod Region are closely linked to Europe and Asia TRADING ROUTES ‘FROM THE with commercial and cultural relations 1 TO THE GREEKS’, ETC. GOVERNMENT OF UNIQUE NOVGOROD LAND LOGISTICS

To Saint Petersburg ST. PETERSBURG 192 km To Vologda, Cherepovets UST-LUGA 316 km

PRIMORSK 312 km VELIKY To Kalyazin, NOVGOROD

VALDAY Federal highways To Moscow, Tver, (M10 and A116) Nizhny Novgorod Highspeed highway M11

To (Moscow — St. Petersburg)

VENTSPILS Railroads 688 km Seaports

RIGA Priority Social and 495 k Economic Development Area (PSEDA) 'Uglovka'

PSEDA 'Borovichi'

М10 and М11 1 hour to Saint-Petersburg 603 386 federal highways by highspeed railroad population

Valday 4 hours to Moscow 54 500 km2 halfway from Moscow by highspeed railroad territory to Saint-Petersburg 03 MANUFACTURING

PLACE BILLION USD nd in processing industry volume of shipped goods efficiency rating among produced in Novgorod Re- territorial entities of the gion 2 Russian Federation in 2017 3.27

INDUSTRIAL CLUSTERS

MEDICAL CLUSTER AND REHABILITATION OF MEASURING INSTRUMENTS GOVERNMENT OF EXPORT FOCUS NOVGOROD LAND OF INDUSTRY

VALUE OF EXTERNAL TRADE IN 2018 96.6% 1781.6 million USD ratio of non-resource, non-energy export 23.4% growth to 2017 of the total export in 2018 75.3% are accounted for by export

RATINGS

NATIONAL RATING OF INVESTMENT CLIMATE 29 PLACE 14 PLACE

RATING OF INNOVATIVE REGIONS OF RUSSIA 40 PLACE 24 PLACE

05 STRUCTURE OF PROCESSING INDUSTRY

7.4% Pulp and paper industry 35.9% Chemical 7.9% industry Iron and steel industry

13.9% Woodworking industry

18.8% 16.1% Food Other industry GOVERNMENT OF SUCCESS NOVGOROD LAND STORIES

SPLAT is a leading developer of professional solutions Myakishi was founded in 2000. Factory works its way up in oral care, household chemicals and child cosmetics from one small workshop to high roller in educational toys market

17.9 % 60 23 8000 300 share of Russian market export countries countries plush toys per day workers in oral care category with patent

07 NOVGOROD REGION IS THE CHOICE OF FOREIGN INVESTORS

INVESTMENTS SINCE THE 9th CENTURY! Novgorod Region was the first to enter the market of foreign investments. Since 1996, more than 12 billion USD of foreign investments have been directed to the region’s economy.

Manufacturing of particleboard Manufacturing Manufacturing Manufacturing and cabinet furniture of chewing gum and candies of planed materials of trailers for trucks

Manufacturing Flexible Household Paper, packaging of plywood packaging chemicals and wood goods GOVERNMENT OF AGRICULTURE NOVGOROD LAND

1 st 2nd 3rd PLACE PLACE PLACE

IN GROSS COLLECTION IN GROSS COLLECTION IN PRODUCTION OF POTATOES OF VEGETABLES OF CATTLE AND POULTRY IN THE NORTHWESTERN IN THE NORTHWESTERN IN THE NORTHWESTERN FEDERAL DISTRICT FEDERAL DISTRICT FEDERAL DISTRICT

185 000 tons 110 000 tons 151 000 tons

production of potatoes in 2018 production of greenhouse vegetables production of cattle and poultry in 2018 in 2018

09 TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

Novgorod region successfully applies seamless educational system from school to working place.

HI-TECH SCHOOLS NOVGOROD QUANTORIUM WORLDSKILLS PROFESSIONAL STANDARTS GOVERNMENT OF UNIQUE NOVGOROD LAND EXPERTISE

UNIVERSITY 20.35 (UNIVERSITY NTI)

NovSU (Novgorod State University) unique educational programme, 98 participants in 2018

NOVSU ENGINEERING CENTER OF RADIOELECTRONICS PROTOTYPING

a tool for development of Novgorod region’s industry potential

SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROJECT TO TRAIN IT SPECIALISTS

NovSU and ITMO University

11 PRIORITY LINES AND AREAS FOR INVESTMENT

SCIENCE-DRIVEN CHEMICAL FOOD PRODUCTION INDUSTRY PROCESSING

TOURISM LOGISTICS AGRICULTURE CENTERS Hotels, resort and spa recreation, theme parks Vegetable storages, Livestock raising, distribution centers industrial harvesting and processing of berries GOVERNMENT OF SCIENCE-DRIVEN NOVGOROD LAND INDUSTRIES FOR PARTNERSHIP

RADIOELECTRONICS PRODUCTION OF MEDICAL ENERGY USAGE REHABILITATION CONTROL EQUIPEMENT

13 PRIORITY SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AREAS

PSEDA 'Uglovka'

PSEDA 'Borovichi'

TAXES AND FEES FIRST 5 YEARS NEXT 5 YEARS Profit tax paid into the Federal budget 3% 0% (instead of 3%) Profit tax paid into the Regional budget 5% (instead of 17%) 10% (instead of 17%) Property tax paid into the Regional budget 0% (instead of 2.2%) 1.1% (instead of 2.2%) Land tax Exemption from tax is possible

Social contributions 7.6 % (instead of 30%) GOVERNMENT OF SPECIAL CONDITIONS NOVGOROD LAND FOR INVESTMENT PROJECTS

MONETARY METHODS STATUS OF PRIORITY OR STRATEGIC PROJECT DEPENDS OF STIMULATION ON THE VOLUME OF CAPITAL INVESTMENTS

1.2-23 million USD 13.5% Strategic projects profit tax 0.8-7.6 million USD Priority projects 50% allowance for transport tax 0.8-3.8 million USD Strategic projects in agriculture

0% 0.5-2.3 million USD property tax Strategic projects in dairy and meat production

Depending on the population of the municipal area

15 CREATING INVESTMENT INFRASTRUCTURE

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Business incubator, technopark, industrial park (includes planned objects)

SEZ (Special economic zone) GOVERNMENT OF TAXES FOR NOVGOROD LAND RESIDENTS OF INDUSTRIAL PARKS AND BUSINESS INCUBATORS

CORPORATE CORPORATE TAX FOR PROPERTY TAX PROFIT TAX

0% 13,5% MANAGING COMPANIES FOR 10 YEARS FOR 10 YEARS

RESIDENTS OF INDUSTRIAL PARKS starting from the date starting with the tax period of the status designation during which the profit (agreement execution) was received

MANAGING COMPANIES AND RESIDENTS OF REGIONAL INDUSTRIAL LOCATIONS 0% 13,5% BACK-UP ORGANIZATIONS FOR 5 YEARS FOR 5 YEARS AND RESIDENTS OF TECHNOLOGICAL PARKS starting from the date starting with the tax period of the status designation during which the profit MANAGING ORGANIZATIONS (agreement execution) was received OF BUSINESS INCUBATORS

0% 13,5% FOR THE PERIOD FOR THE PERIOD RESIDENTS OF BUSINESS INCUBATORS OF HOLDING OF HOLDING THE RESIDENT STATUS THE RESIDENT STATUS

starting from the agreement execution date 17 TOURISM POTENTIAL

Veliky Novgorod is Hanseatic fortress-city with unique tourism potential

Amount of tourists and visitors in Novgorod region increases every year.

501 186 tourists in 2018

1 177 669 visitors in 2018 GOVERNMENT OF TRAVEL NOVGOROD LAND DESTINATIONS

CULTURAL RECREATIONAL OUTDOOR HERITAGE TOURISM ACTIVITIES

19 GOVERNMENT OF CONTACTS NOVGOROD LAND

GOVERNOR OF NOVGOROD REGION, ANDREY NIKITIN +7 (8162) 774-779 +7 (8162) 732-287 [email protected] novreg.ru

MINISTRY OF INVESTMENT POLICY OF NOVGOROD REGION +7 (8162) 732-222 [email protected] econom.novreg.ru

NOVGOROD REGION DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

+7 (8162) 501-990 [email protected] novgorodinvest.ru

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