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Volgograd Region – Land of Opportunities Страница | 1 VOLGOGRAD REGION – LAND OF OPPORTUNITIES Страница | 2 Our priority objective is to create a favorable investment environment, to build an effective system for attraction of investments and support for the respective projects. Governor of the Volgograd Region A.I.Bocharov Страница | 3 I. Region today Volgograd region 2 113,9 thousand km 2,6 mln. persons Total area Population Volgograd 2 859,4 km 1,1 mln. persons Total area Population Distance from Moscow The climate is temperate continental. +23 ° C – average summer temperature -7 ° C – average winter temperature 969,4 km By car Time zone: UTC +4 1 hour 50 min By plane There are 1477 settlements that are included in 491 municipal areas (6 urban districts, 33 municipal districts, 29 urban settle- ments, 423 rural settlements) in the Volgograd region. Страница | 4 Bocharov Andrey Ivanovich Governor of the Volgograd region Biography He was born October 14, 1969 in the city of Barnaul, Altai territory. In 1987 he graduated from the Suvorov Military School in Moscow, in 1991 he graduated from the Ryazan Higher Airborne Command School, in 2002 he graduated from the Russian Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation in the specialty "Public and Municipal Administration". Military service From 1991 to 2004 he served in the army in leadership positions in the Russian airborne forces. Retired colonel. In 1996, by decree of the President of the Russian Federation, he was awarded the title Hero of the Russian Federation for his personal courage and heroism. Political activities From 2005 to 2007 - Deputy Governor of the Bryansk Region, Head of the Permanent Representation of the Admin- istration of the Bryansk Region under the Government of the Russian Federation. In 2007-2012 - Deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the fifth and sixth convocation. In 2012, he resigned as a deputy in connection with his appointment to the post in the presidential administration. In January 2013 he was elect- ed head of the organizing committee for the run-up to the founding congress of the All-Russia People’s Front (ONF). From June 2013 to April 2014 - Head of the executive committee of the All-Russia People’s Front. From 2014 to today - Governor of the Volgograd region. Страница | 5 Unique history The Volgograd region is an area of global significance in terms of cultural and historical heritage and natural wealth. The capital of the region, the hero city Volgograd, it was founded in 1589 as the watch fortress Tsaritsyn for protection of southeast borders of the Russian state. In 1925, it was renamed into Stalingrad and it went down in history as a symbol of invincibil- ity and unmatched heroism. And since 1961 the city became known as Volgograd. The Volgograd region is one of the largest region of the Southern Federal District. It is located in the great Entre Rios of the Volga and the Don. The region has favorable geographic location; it is the main gate to the South of Russia providing the further access to Iran, Iraq, the Caucasus and Kazakhstan. It borders with the regions of Saratov, Rostov, Astrakhan, Voronezh and the Republic of Kalmykia, as well as with the Republic of Kazakhstan. Страница | 6 Cultural and Tourist Potential Cultural institutes Tourist objects The historical monument of Mamayev Kurgan is a hill on 765 libraries the right bank of the Volga river in the central district of the city of Volgograd, where the most ferocious fighting took 37 museums place during the battle of Stalingrad, which began in Sep- tember 1942 and ended in January 1943. 12 theaters The Reserve Museum "Old Sarepta" is a unique architec- tural ensemble of a colony of Hernguter of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Tourist objects Uryupinsk is the capital of the Russian province, which has 162 hotels become famous thanks to the history of MA. Sholokhov "The destiny of man". The city is located on the left bank of the Khoper river. 7 reserve parks Elton is the largest saltwater lake in Europe. Its size is 18 to 14 km. In terms of salt and muddy properties, it surpasses 7 nursing homes most of the world's lakes. Страница | 7 Страница | 8 Future skills In the region there are 7 state universities, in which, according to the results of the 2018 monitoring, future gradu- ates are trained in the following fields: 4 681 persons 1 328 persons Clinical medicine Computer science and engineering 4 072 persons 1 317 persons Economy and Management Engineering and building technology 3 813 persons 898 persons Education and pedagogical sciences Physical culture and sport 2 029 persons 866 persons Law Mechanical engineering 1 548 persons 857 persons Technosphere safety and environment engineering Agriculture, forestry and fishing Страница | 9 Страница | 10 Sports facilities The following sport facilities are available in the Volgograd region: 39 stadiums 9 Sports and Wellness facilities with 1.500 seats and more Stadium "Arena" 1 Riding hall with 45.000 seats 59 Swimming pools 625 football fields 1237 Gyms 100 shooting galleries 5 indoor ice rinks 4 rowing facilities Страница | 11 Our champions Yelena Isinbaeva Is a Russian female pole vaulter. She is a two-times Olympic gold female medalist and won a bronze medal among women at the 2012 Olympics. Yelena Slesarenko She is a Russian high jumper. Honored Master of Sports of Russia. Olympic champion in 2004. She won two times the World Indoor Cham- pionships. Tatyana Lebedeva She is a Russia athlete who competes in both the long jump and triple jump events. Olympic champion in 2004 in the long jump event; multiple world champion, Europe and Russia. Страница | 12 II. Economy of the Volgograd region The Volgograd region is one of the most economically developed regions of Rus- sia with a balanced economic structure. Diversified agriculture is combined with diversified industry, petrol oil and gas reserves. Thanks to its strong economic, scientific and labor potential, thanks to its advan- tageous geographic location, the developed infrastructure, the Volgograd Region is an attractive region for investments. The priority sectors and segments of the Volgograd region are: AGRICULTURE AND CHEMICAL STEELMAKING TOURIST BUSINESS FOOD INDUSTRY INDUSTRY INDUSTRY CONSTRUCTION TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS IT TECHNOLOGIES Страница | 13 Gross product of the Volgograd region GRP structure in 2016, % 24,8% Manufacturing industries Agriculture 14,4% Wholesale and retail trade 12,6% 9,7% Real estate activities 7,9% Transport e communication Various 30,6% GRP over the years, bln. rubles 2015 2016 2017 2021 740,0 743,7 771,2 1000 Страница | 14 Industry and trade The share of the Volgograd Region in the Billions of rubles – industrial production in 1 837 the region in 2017 / volume of industrial production of the 4 Southern Federal District The companies of the Region produce: In 2017 the turnover of regional foreign trade: Coke and Russian petrol products 3,9% 2 259 millions USD 2,4% Finished metal products export import 2,2% Construction materials trade 1 537,6 721,3 millions USD millions USD 1,9% Chemical, iron and steel industries large and medium industrial enterprises Main commercial partners of the Region: 364 operate in the Volgograd region, including: Kazakhstan Finland Belarus OJSC "LUKOIL-Volgogradneftepererabotka 3. France LLC "Kamyshin Textile" LLC "EuroChem VolgaKaliy USA Holland JSC "Kaustik” Страница | 15 Agriculture place in Russia in terms of obtaining fed- Billions of rubles – total amount of state eral funding directly from the government 10 5,9 support in 2017 PLANT CULTIVATION IN 2018 LIVESTOCK BREEDING IN 2018 Millions tones – wheat harvest Thousands tones – slaughter 3,7 225,4 livestock and poultry в живой массе hа – area of greenhouses Thousands tones – milk 87,6 531,4 Thousands tones – gross yield of Millions pieces – eggs 62,9 vegetables in greenhouses 801,1 Страница | 16 Тransport and roads Major highways: Regional waterways: MOSCOW КRASNODAR VOLGA DON Thousands of kilometers - length of the Port cities are: Volgograd, Kalach-sul- 27,4 roads that cross the Region Don, Kamyshin, Volzhsky Thousands of tons - volume of goods han- 269,8 564,3 Thousands of tons – volume of cargo dling by road handling by inland waterway грузов водным транспортом Railway communication with the regions: Gumrak Airport is the international airport Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine of Volgograd mln. persons – annual passenger 1,6 Thousands of kilometers - the length of the 1,142 traffic railways that cross the region 907,7 Thousands of tons - volume of cargo handling Thousands of tons - volume of cargo 0,07 by rail handling by air Страница | 17 CONSTRUCTION Priority of the long-term regional development 727 Thousands sqm - total area of the strategy is the implementation of integrated de- houses built in the region in 2017 velopment projects of the territory. Integrated construction projects up to thousands sqm – individual 2030 328,7 houses 7 Thousands sqm – apartment millions sqm - total volume of housing 398,9 buildings 3,4 construction as part of their construction Billion rubles attracted by the government 1,6 and by the housing and utilities reform fund Страница | 18 III. Development of the investment potential of the region Investments in fixed assets for the full range of organizations in 2017, bln. Rubles 47,4 Extraction and transformation 32,3 Transport and storage 16,7 Energy facilities and municipal services Agriculture, forestry, hunting, fishing and 7,9 fish farming 3,7 Wholesale and retail trade 0,8 Construction Investment volume in fixed assets per year, bln.rubles. 2015 2016 2017 2021 200,1 183,6 191,7 228,1 Страница | 19 FIVE REASONS TO INVEST IN THE VOLGOGRAD REGION CONVENIENT GEOGRAPHIC POSITION The Region has a favorable geographic location, it is the main gate of the Southern Russia providing access to the Caucasus, Iran, Irak, Ka- zakhstan.
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