Investment Guide to the Republic of Bashkortostan | Ufa, 2017
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MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BASHKORTOSTAN Investment Guide to the Republic of Bashkortostan Ufa 2017 Introduction by Rustem Khamitov, Head of the Republic of Bashkortostan 3 Greetings from Dmitriy Chaban, Managing Partner of Deloitte Ufa 4 Address by Oleg Golov, General Director of the Development Corporation of the Republic of Bashkortostan 5 General information about the Republic of Bashkortostan 6 Seven reasons for doing business in the Republic of Bashkortostan 8 Top-priority sectors for development 16 Government support initiatives for investors 20 Fostering innovation 27 Development institutions 32 Summary of statistics on the economic position of the Republic of Bashkortostan 36 Contacts 38 Investment Guide to the Republic of Bashkortostan Introduction by Rustem Khamitov, Head of the Republic of Bashkortostan Dear Friends, Welcome to the Investment Guide to the Republic Federal mechanisms of investment activity development of Bashkortostan! Bashkortostan is among the leading are used extensively. There is effective cooperation with and dynamically developing regions of Russia. Its location Vnesheconombank and the Monocity Development Fund aimed at the intersection of main traffic arteries, abundant resource at diversifying the economy of the single-industry regions potential, well-developed industry and infrastructure, as well of the republic, as well as increasing the investment inflows as highly skilled labor force, attract investors to our region. to them. One significant event of 2016 was the creation of social and economic development areas in such monocities as Belebey In terms of total investment to subjects of the Russian Federation, and Kumertau, where additional business support tools are used. Bashkortostan today remains in the top ten. A comfortable business environment has been created in our region. We have We are interested in developing cooperation in order to implement undertaken massive work to improve the investment climate the most ambitious and large-scale projects in the republic. in terms of the development of local legislation, and to ensure that We guarantee investors an optimal business environment investors receive top quality service. Apart from the traditional and prompt solutions to all emerging issues. We are ready measures of financial support, there are also special incentives for dialogue and the creation of mutually profitable partnerships. in place in Bashkortostan. Land plots are leased out to investors without tenders, while costs of building infrastructure Best regards, are reimbursed. We have created a pledge fund that provides Rustem Khamitov collateral security upon receipt of investment loans. Head of the Republic of Bashkortostan 3 Investment Guide to the Republic of Bashkortostan Greetings from Dmitriy Chaban, Managing Partner of Deloitte Ufa Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to present the fourth issue of the Investment We support the initiatives of the government of the Republic Guide to the Republic of Bashkortostan prepared by Deloitte of Bashkortostan and the Development Corporation CIS jointly with the Ministry of Economic Development of the Republic of Bashkortostan aimed at improving the regional of the Republic of Bashkortostan and the Development investment climate. We have a positive outlook on the prospects Corporation of the Republic of Bashkortostan. This guide of our cooperation in terms of supporting investment projects contains information on the region’s competitive advantages, and developing the regional economy in general. priority areas for investment, measures of government financial and non-financial support, and innovation activity in the republic. We are confident that the Investment Guide to the Republic of Bashkortostan will be a useful source of information For the third year in a row, the Republic of Bashkortostan for investors and for all those who see significant potential has acted as the organizer of an international small business in the region for the completion of their projects. forum for SCO and BRICS countries, where representatives of large businesses and the expert community, together Yours sincerely, with the heads of the respective government agencies Dmitriy Chaban and regional authorities of the SCO and BRICS countries, Managing Partner, discuss prospects and strategies for small businesses. Deloitte Ufa 4 Investment Guide to the Republic of Bashkortostan Address by Oleg Golov, General Director of the Development Corporation of the Republic of Bashkortostan Dear Friends and Partners, On behalf of the Development Corporation of the Contacts: Republic of Bashkortostan, I am pleased to welcome you to the Investment Guide to the Republic of Bashkortostan! AO Delopment Corporation of the Republic of Bashkortostan Our team supports investment projects in the Republic 110 Pushkin Street of Bashkortostan at all implementation stages: from Ufa 450057 the concept development stage to the commissioning Republic of Bashkortostan of facilities. Our specialists’ expertise allows us to start Tel.: +7 (347) 280 82 32 working on an investment project at any stage and complete Fax: +7 (347) 280 82 49 all tasks efficiently. We are ready to provide comprehensive Еmail: [email protected] support to all investors seeking to develop their business www.kr-rb.ru in the Republic of Bashkortostan. We would be pleased to cooperate with you on a long-term basis. I am confident that the Republic of Bashkortostan will open new horizons for you! Best regards, Oleg Golov General Director, Development Corporation of the Republic of Bashkortostan 5 Murmansk Investment Guide to the Republic of Bashkortostan Naryan-Mar Arkhangelsk Helsinki General Oslo St. Petersburg Tallinn Stockholm Perm Riga Copenhagen Moscow information Kazan Dublin Kaliningrad Minsk Samara about London Berlin Warsaw Voronezh Kiev Paris the Republic Vienna Bratislava Volgograd Kishinev Bern Rostov-on-Don Ljubljana Zagreb of Bashkortostan Bucharest Rome Sofia Madrid Ankara Lisbon Capital: Population Time zone: Official Ethnic Climate: Ufa of the Republic 2 hours ahead languages: composition: continental, Population of Ufa: of Bashkortostan: of Moscow Russian more than 100 with warm, humid 1.1 million 4.07 million people and Bashkir ethnicities. summers and Rank among Proportion The predominant moderate winters. Russia’s cities of urban population ethnic groups are Average with a population 61.91 percent Russians (36.1 temperature: of over 1 million Population density: percent), Bashkirs –15°С in January people cities: 11th 28.4 people (29.5 percent) +18°С in July Total area: 143,000 per sq. km and Tatars (25.4 sq. km, (0.8 percent percent). of the total area of Russia) 6 Investment Guide to the Republic of Bashkortostan Salekhard Arkhangelsk erm erritor Surgut verdlovsk Reion Perm Tyumen eftekamsk Ekaterinburg Moscow Chelyabinsk Kazan araidel Ufa emeamak Voronezh Republic of atarstan urtuli Volgograd aloa Rostov-on-Don fa helabinsk Reion uma he Republic of Bashkortostan Beloretsk Bihbulak terlitamak alavat eleu iba umertau Bamak ilair renbur Reion kar 7 Investment Guide to the Republic of Bashkortostan Favorable location Seven reasons The Republic of Bashkortostan lies at the intersection of Europe and Asia, for doing business 1 at the crossing of the most important waterways, rail, pipelines and highways that connect the European part of Russia with the Urals, Siberia and Central in the Republic Asia. The following transportation and logistics factors create favorable conditions for the import and export of raw materials, of Bashkortostan fuel and finished goods, and for the development of economic ties with other countries: • The Trans-Siberian railway, passing through the territory of the republic, connects the central part of Russia with Siberia, the Far East and the countries of Central Asia. • The republic has access to five seas (Caspian, Azov, Black, Baltic and White) via the Belaya, Kama, and Volga rivers. • The M5 Ural and M7 Volga highways, as well as P-240 Ufa—Orenburg road connect Ufa with many industrial centers of Russia and the CIS countries. • Ufa international airport with a total capacity of 800 passengers per hour serves Russian and international flights. Runways are suitable for large cargo and passenger aircrafts including Boeing 747 and Boeing 777. The flight time to Moscow is approximately two hours. 8 Investment Guide to the Republic of Bashkortostan Perm 520 km Ekaterinburg 550 km Moscow 1,355 km Samara Kazan 460 km 525 km Ufa Chelyabinsk 420 km Motorways Railways Pipelines Western Europe-Western China International Transit Corridor Orenburg 370 km Orsk 640 km 9 Investment Guide to the Republic of Bashkortostan Map of mineral and other natural resources Amzya Yanaul Ferrous metallurgy Mechanical engineering Neftekamsk Mesyagutovo Oil refining Dyurtyuli Krasny Klyuch Birsk Gas processing Verkhneyarkeevo Blagoveshchensk Chemical industry Chekmagush Kudeyevsky Petrochemical industry Iglino Tuymazy Timber and wood processing Chishmy Construction materials Arkhangelskoye Uchaly Oktyabrsky Ufa Davlekanovo Glass industry Inzer Tirlyansky Pribelsky Nizhnetroitsky Raevsky Consumer products Belebey Krasnousolsky Beloretsk Food industry Priyutovo Sterlitamak Verkhniy Avzyan Brown coal Kirghiz-Miyaki Oil Ishimbay Natural gas Salavat Iron ore Meleuz Kananikolskoye Kumertau Copper ore Sibay Sodium salt Ermolaevo Baymak Isyangulovo Limestone Plaster stone 10 Investment Guide to the Republic of Bashkortostan Rich raw materials base and land resources