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REGIONAL INVESTMENT PASSPORT

To discover the investment potential of region visit investinkherson.gov.ua KK KNOWLEDGEABLE Kherson Regional State Administration HH HARDWORKING $ EE EFFICIENT RR REFRESHING SS SUSTAINABLE OO OBTAINABLE NN NATURAL 2 3 KHERSON REGION INVESTMENTS IS OPEN FOR COOPERATION The total amount of foreign direct investments in the The geographical breakdown The geographical breakdown 217 Kherson regional economy – Foreign trade partners of the Kherson regional exports of the Kherson regional imports mln USD (as of January 1, 2018) form more than 100 countries (goods) 2015–2017 (goods) 2015–2017 around the world annually Geographic breakdown of the FDI (share capital) 100 Average value of export operation per year, mln USD Average value of import operation per year, mln USD 46,0 % of the all-annual regional export % of the all-annual regional import in the regional economy from the 50 16,7 50 countries-investors in 2017 Export-oriented dynamics of foreign 32,0 28,7 11,0 9,6 28,9 22,7 Cyprus Great Britain Belize Germany Turkey trade relations 17,1 13,6 119,8 mln USD 24 mln USD 17,8 mln USD 7,6 mln USD 4,7 mln USD Average export volume 25 13,4 11,2 9,4 9,3 8,8 25 14,8 12,9 10,3 9,4 6,0 4,6 3,7 3,4 3,4 3,2 9,0 7,8 6,3 5,8 4,6 55,2% 11,1% 8,2% 3,5% 2,2%

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T T mln USD mln USD mln USD mln USD P 3,4 3,1 mln USD 2,4 1,9

B 2,9 Moldo Hungar German German eder eder to Asia and Kazakhstan

he Netherlands 1,6% 1,4% 1,3% 1,1% 0,9%

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Middle East Russian F Russian F

Commodity composition of regional export The main trading partners are: Dynamics of indicators on development (use) Turkey, Germany, Kazakhstan, China, Machinery, tools of capital investments by the enterprises, Poland and the Netherlands. Agricultural Ready foodstuff Non-noble metals and electric Wood and Other goods institutions and organizations of the region products and metal products equipment wood products in 2014–2017 The basis of Kherson Region commodity structure: cereals, sunower seeds, ready 6850,0 foodstuff, wood products, electric machinery. 6387,0 39,5% 16,1% 17,5% 7,4% 6,6% 17,5% 4336,4 1917,8 2926,5 4076,8 Interregional partnership with Turkey, Italy, 1785,6 2738,1 Belarus, Iran, Bulgaria, Hungary, Rumania, USA, Georgia. grain crops – 20,8% ferrous metal – 4,6% seeds and fruits 2014 2015 2016 2017 ferrous metal The total amount of the mastered of oil-bearing crops – 14,7% products – 4,3% (used) capital investments in 2017 – Total amount of capital investments development ADMINISTRATIVE 6 850 (150 % against an indicator of 2016), (use) by the enterprises, institutions and organizations Cooperation with international of area, mln UAH SERVICE CENTERS mln UAH per capita region – 6 387 UAH. 22 organizations and fundraising Mastered capital investments per capita region, UAH AGRARIAN SECTOR SUPPORT: Kherson region foreign trade MORE THAN turnover mln USD (goods) in 2013–2017 projects/programs of international technical aid are being implemented in the region 20 ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND ENERGY SAVING: 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 369,1 360,0 Export, 245,0 288,6 239,3 mln USD 274,6 Import, 186,3 202,3 EDUCATION AND SCIENCE: ECONOMIC REFORMS: mln USD er +173,7 169,5 w t 142,2 e and +97,1 omplex +94,5 +75,5 +86,3 vernanc Balance (+/-) rarian c Municipalineering po Small and mediumGo entralization g A eng business suppor dec 4 5 KNOWLEDGEABLE HARDWORKING

More than Population of the Kherson region – 1050 k people graduates of various specializations 800 2500 6000 urban people extra-urban people annually 9500 MASTERS SPECIALISTS AND APPLICATION BACHELORS SPECIALISTS 646.0 k (or 61.6%) 403.9 k (or 38.4%) of population have vocational in the Kherson region 60% 35% qualication ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE POPULATION: have higher education 496.9 k people 488 k people at the age of 15–70 working-age

Nearly 69 k entities, including about 50 k physical persons – businessmen

6613 UAH Unemployment rate (around 250 USD) 1.7 % The nominal average monthly salary (approximately)

HIGH EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS 103.5 % 134.6 % 7 Index of industrial The index of construction Kherson Kherson Kherson Kherson Kherson International Nova state national state state institute university polytechnic production production in 2017 university technical agricultural maritime of economics of business institute university university academy and law and law (in 2017) against 2016

6 PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTIONS The state educational institution Kherson Kherson Kherson Economical Kherson Maritime polytechnic cooperative and technological maritime instrument-making "Kherson Center of Vocational Training college college college technical school technical of economics school of shing industry school of State Employment Service of " and law carries out: MOST POPULAR IT-SECTOR SAILORS ENGINEERS IS DEVELOPING • vocational education of the jobless population ECONOMISTS TECHNICIANS • training under the order of the enterprise PROFESSIONS AGRONOMISTS DESIGNERS INTERPRETERS TEACHERS • courses for specic purpose in 13 directions IN THE REGION: SHIPBUILDERS

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days of sunshine THE AVERAGE INSOLATION VALUE of renewable power OF THE TERRITORY 240 per year (65%) 1.35–1.45 MWh/m2*year industry objects MAP of Kherson region ANNUAL POTENTIAL OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES Vysokopillya (RES) IN KHERSON REGION Verkhnii Prospective areas for 5146 t r.f./year total annual capacity of RES the construction r.f./year total annual of waste utilization Hornostaivka 3470 t consumption of fuel and energy Nyzhni Sirohozy plants 28.2 ha replacement of organic 7.2 ha fuel due to RES use Kakhovka 148.1% Ivanivka Kherson 11 ha 10 ha

Hola Prystan WIND ENERGY POTENTIAL – Novotroitsk

Kalanchak 10 % from all regions of Ukraine (4 385 MW)

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810 w er er Potential of the average annual biomass production w w

310 er tal po throughout the Kherson region (thous./tons/year) w o po er gy 240 dr w 398.9 MW 1170 MW 60 y 173.4 MW

onmen 01.07.2018 01.01.2019 01.01.2021 vir ind po olar ener S W Small h Geothermal po Biomass po En Straw from cereal crops 165 thous./tons/year Project on increase PRODUCTION OF in capacities Husk from oil crops of Kakhovka 20 thous./tons/year ELECTRIC hydroelectric ENERGY DUE TO USE OF: power station Waste from industrial crops up to 22 thous./tons/year 1.5 mln kWhours/year small rivers energy 500–550 MW Forestry waste 24 thous./tons/year 7700 mln kWhours/year wind power Waste from wood processing industry 15 thous./tons/year 8 9 CONNECTION REFRESHING WITH THE WHOLE WORLD: About 80 objects of natural and reserved fund, in particular – WONDERS ECO TOURISM the biosphere and Askania-Nova OF KHERSON REGION 7 4 NATIONAL NATURAL PARKS: estates “AZOV-SYVASKY” “DZHARYLGACH” of green tourism – “” “NYZHNYODNIPROVSKY” 56 the world's longest sand spit OFFERS: CONSTRUCTION OF COMPLEX TOURIST International airport «Kherson»: INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE NATURAL – OLESHKY FOREST – Regular connection with Istanbul and RESERVED TERRITORIES the world's largest man-made forest of 100 thousand TAVRIA SPA RESORT “WHITE” LAKE RECREATION ZONE hectares area Reconstruction of existing building of former sanatorium Development of the“White” lake recreation zone DELTA – Tavria to wine SPA hotel with 59 rooms Bilоzerka the largest European Nova Kakhovka Construction of ooded areas of Area of land plot – 0,78 ha • Water sports base • Sports and tness core international Area of building – 3978 m • Hotel for 30 persons • Outdoor pool with bar importance including – 697 m of new buildings • Restaurant complex and summer terrace Intraregional connection: Approximate budget of project – 1,8 mln USD • Chapel KAKHOVKA bus/water (Nibulon – Express-2) RESERVOIR – the largest freshwater reservoir in Ukraine

ASKANIA NOVA – the oldest world steppe reserve, one of 7 Ukrainian wonders

DZHARYLGACH TAVRIDA ACTIVE PARK ISLAND – Developed network of railway connection within the country 's largest Сreation of modern infrastructure for sport activities uninhabited island Nova Kakhovka TOUR OPERATORS Area – 2,4 hа 13 Complex area – 12, 5 k m OLESHKY SANDS – Year-round functioning the only natural Approximate budget of project 7 mln USD in Europe about TRAVEL AGENTS PRODUCE TOURIST 100 SERVICES 10 11 THE CONCEPT OF BEACH REFRESHING TOURISM DEVELOPMENT ON THE BLACK SEA COAST More than explored and perspective for PERSPECTIVE TOURIST COSTA AZZURRA MEDICAL development deposits of therapeutic mud, mineral AND RECREATIONAL TOURISM INDUSTRIES FOR INVESTMENT 70 thermal water, brine BEACH TOURISM: SALT LAKE DZHARYLGACH GULF More than More than Analog of the Dead Sea – (10000 sq.km): • deposits of peloid • pink brine • curative black silt – treatment of diseases of joints • therapeutic mud TREATMENT: 200 km 450 km • the top airways of sandy beaches of the sea coast • concentration of salt 300 gram/liter • all reserve of salt of Syvash – about 200 million tons • diseases of the musculoskeletal device OFFERS: OFFERS: Construction of balneal complexes, rehabilitation centers About 3.5 million tourists annually Henichesk district, Shchaslivtseve village district Inter Medical Eco City – multifunctional Krugloozerka village council ARABAT SPIT resort The resort area – 380 hа geothermal town months 23 km of seacoast of resort season settlements Coastline – 7,44 km • Medical rehabilitation of adults and children, the disabled 250 hа hotel built-up area people having neurologic, gynecologic diseases, patients More than 60 recreation centers 3 11 Capacity – approximately 25 000 persons with cerebral palsy, consequences of polytrauma Natural and therapeutic resources: the Azov Sea, Lake Syvash, 2 highways: Е97 – European route "Kherson-Poti", • Sanatorium for children with parents for 3600 seats hot thermal springs, therapeutic mud and salt of Syvash SKADOVSK М17 – International road "Kherson-" • Rehabilitation technique of professor Volodymyr Kozyavkin Ecologically clean territory More than 100 ha of available land plots for recreational The resort of the state value LA PERLA AZZURRA purposes, realization of projects in the eld of tourism, OFFERS: balneology, health improvement, entertaining infrastructure st OFFERS: About 20 availaible sites on 1 and Construction of mud therapy / balneology center 2nd beach line for construction of: Available land plot: 100 ha around Zhyablivske lake Approximate budget of project 15 mln USD • hotel complexes on the sea coast 400 people with accommodation Year-round functioning • tourist infrastructure: aqua parks, Construction of SPA hotel 8 available land plots from 3 ha to 35 ha, located along the Spa centers, concert halls, zoos, Genichesk-Strelkovo road distance to coastline is 0.7 km attractions, restaurants, camping 250 people with accommodation Year-round functioning Approximate budget of project 2mln USD LEMURIAN LAKE 200 million tons of the salt, salt concentration – 35% OFFERS: Construction of a health complex in two-story building (communal property) in Pavlivka village Area – 2500 m 50-80 people with accommodation Year-round functioning Skadovsk district Approximate budget of project 600 k USD Lazurne village council The resort area – 596,16 hа 300 hа hotel built-up area Capacity – approximately – 30000 persons Concentration of iodide and bromic salts in sea water – 2 % Coastline – 3,6 km (more, than in the high sea): Lake Beach line – 6,5 km THALASSOTHERAPY AEROTHERAPY HELIOTHERAPY PSAMMOTHERAPY Approximate budget of project Mineral chloride-sodium waters of average mineralization of "Kuyalnik-2" type 3 wells of sulphatic mineral waters 1 billion USD 12 13 SUSTAINABLE

More than More than PERSPECTIVE SITES FOR INDUSTRIAL PARKS FOUNDATION: highly qualied 4 large and medium-sized specialists enterprises 26.0 k 250 PROJECT FOR INDUSTRIAL PARK “KHERSON COTTON FACTORY” CONSTRUCTION IN KHERSON CITY Area – 48.2 ha 5,2 billion UAH Engineering infrastructure available specic weight of industrial of the involved investment capital over Own railway branch line Branched transport connection products export 30 % the last 5 years Priority sectors: - Logistics STRUCTURE OF INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX ON BRANCHES THE LEADING INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES - Production of the frozen vegetables and fruits WITH FOREIGN INVESTMENTS - Fruits and vegetables storehouse IN THE REGION: - Expo-centre

PROJECT «KHERSON INDUSTRIAL PARK» tion – 6.6 % 3 % . oduc Area – 73 hа n – 6 al pr

o Engineering infrastructure available i tion – 50 % d t ineering – 5.4 % c o

y – 0.6 % Branched transport connection u o d y – 0.1 % o oduc f w r Priority sectors: r p gy– 2.3 % g o

e - Machine building n i p s a s - Electrocars production e c d p o - Utilization and processing of municipal r n oodstuff pr p a mechanical eng metallur light industr nonmetallic miner f mining industr solid waste

treasures of deposits to be the soil deposits developed KAKHOVKA INDUSTRIAL ZONE 112 of commercial value 33 Area – 97.43 ha In the Kherson region the following natural resources are available: Municipal property Environmentally friendly production cement and brick – tile clays, marl, salt, peat, gas, manganese Engineering infrastructure available Priority sectors: 7 deposits of limestone 39 deposits of rubble stone - Hi-tech engineering with reserves of 89.6 mln tones (or 12.65 % of the - Processing industry total reserves of Ukraine) Development of the explored More than 20 reserves deposit of marl (raw material for cement NOVA KAKHOVKA INDUSTRIAL PARK of the building sands, including production) with the extraction of raw materials Area – 25 ha 11 deposits with estimated reserves inventory of 100 tons per day for100 years Municipal property 3 Engineering infrastructure available of 194.39 mln m Branched transport connection

Natural gas deposit Own railway branch line Deposit of permanganicore Accumulated gas production during (Fedorivske) with exploitation reserves around all period of its development – Priority sectors: construction of industrial complexes 31.5 mln tones 1907.3 mln m3

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Kherson region – water gates of Ukraine TRANSPORT HUB:

sea ports SE «Skadovsk Commercial Sea Port» river ports SE «Kherson 1.0 mln cargos per year 1 railway transport enterprise 2 Commercial Sea Port» Perspective: 3 mln passengers Capacity of the Dnipro locks – ferry service Skadovsk – Istanbul 4 mln cargos 30 mln tons per year 4.5 mln cargos per year Skadovsk –

International airport «Kherson» REGULAR CONNECTION International «Kherson – Kyiv – Kherson» «Kherson – Istanbul – Kherson» transport corridors (Euro-Asian (М17) length – 226 km 2 and Black Sea EU – 114 km)

Coverage of over 6 mln travelers SEASONAL CHARTER FLIGHTS: 4 roads of state Network of common Network of local importance use roads use roads «Sharm-al-Sheikh – Kherson – Sharm-al-Sheikh» 1467.4 km 5002 km 3571.6 km «Dalaman – Kherson – Dalaman» «Lublin – Kherson – Lublin» «Antalya – Kherson – Antalya»

16 17 NATURAL Highest yield in Ukraine: Livestock production 6th place among Ukrainian regions in poultry stock 460.8 q/ha 218.9 q/ha 238.1 q/ha 105.2 k heads of cattle, 427 k ha tomatoes cucumbers onions the largest area of irrigated including 68.5 k heads of cows land in Ukraine Highest results in Ukraine: 296.1 k tons 1029.4 mln 1969.4 k ha of milk eggs area of agricultural grounds 3.6 kg average wool clip per one sheep

arable 7116 kg/year land average milk yield per one cow 116 tons 67.4 k tons 1777.9 k ha of wool of meat Highest in Ukraine agricultural enterprises of 5 billion 57.7 mln UAH Advantageous geographical location of the territory all forms of ownership rate of wine material production for export of agricultural production. 528 of investments into the agricultural for realization in cognac products development during the last 5 years Production of environmentally friendly agricultural goods and powerful potential for its processing. 2 379 farms 9.1 k ha 6 k ha 1100 k dal 53 vegetable storehouses Available capacities of processing industry and enterprises of gardens of vineyards wine production – developed agrarian infrastructure of agricultural machine building. Annually: Leader of Ukraine Leader of Ukraine Logistics

Up to 2.0 mln tons of grain in production of vegetables in rice production including through reloading and melons: drip irrigation: terminals More than 500 k tons 2 – melons Branch Branch of industrial crops 225.9 k tons 7.5 k ha – 40 k tons «Kosatske» «Hola Prystan» Shipment of grain Shipment of grain – the highest place (62 % of national volume) 36.1 q/hа 1278.2 k tons – vegetables and oil-bearing and oil-bearing crops in soya harvest yield crops on river transport on sea and river transport

76 k tons each – grain storage capacity

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Kherson Regional State Kherson Regional Council - Meet with regional authorities Kherson City Council Administration Kherson city, Svobody sq., 1 and present your project Kherson city, Ushakova ave., 37 START Kherson city, Svobody sq., 1 +38 (0552) 32-13-31 - Get analytics for making +38 (0552) 22-34-57 INVESTING +38 (0552) 22-57-68 [email protected] decision +38 (0552) 22-34-74 +38 (050) 25-30-430 - Choose greeneld/brownf ield [email protected] [email protected] - Memorandum of cooperation http://city.kherson.ua https://investinkherson.gov.ua - Regional support and assistance http://khoda.gov.ua - Project start

State Fiscal Service Kherson Chamber in Kherson Region of Commerce & Industry START Kherson city, Ushakova ave., 75 START Kherson city, Haharina str., 31A BUSINESS +38 (0552) 42-76-44 TRADING +38 (0552) 42-51-19 +38 (0552) 42-14-38 off [email protected] The Kherson Chamber Kherson center [email protected] of Commerce http://tpp.ks.ua of administrative - Placement of external advertizing & Industry - Town-planning documentation - Taxes, fees services - Examination and certication office - Regional center for bar coding of goods Kherson city, - Land-management - Customs - Examintaion services - Intellectual Property Department - Training Center Ushakova ave., 37 - Real estate management - State registration and account - Legal services department - Exhibition and Fair Department - Information Services +38 (0552) 22-31-01 - Putting of the building into operation - Tax and customs audit - Tenders Accompanying Services Center - Center of International Cooperation Department http://cnap.kherson.ua - Environmental assessment - Consultation

Turkish Ukrainian Business Privat Bank GET Association in Kherson region Kherson branch INTERNATIONAL Kherson city START Kherson city, Ushakova ave., 43 ASSISTANCE http://tuid.org.ua BANKING Free info phone: 3700 https://bulutali.com +380 800 500 003 https://privatbank.ua Honorable consulate JSB "UKRGASBANK" of Kingdom of Sweden Kherson branch JSC "Raiffeisen Bank Aval" ICC Ukraine Department Kherson city, Perekopska str., 21 UKRAINE in Kakhovka Kherson branch in Kherson & Mykolayiv region Kherson region, +380 800 309 000 Kherson city, Ushakova ave., 43 Kherson city, Kindiyske Kakhovka town, Kosatska str., 3 +38 (0552) 45-46-24, 45-45-83, +380 800 500 500 highway, 17-a https://aval.ua +38 (0552) 44-85-70 45-44-93 +38 (0552) 35-77-02 +38 (0552) 44-85-85 http://ukrgasbank.com [email protected] [email protected] Alfa-Bank Ukraine [email protected] http://swedenabroad.com Kherson branch PHSC "State Savings Bank Kherson city, Ushakova ave., 79 of Ukraine”, Kherson branch +380 800 502 050 Honorable consulate Kherson city, Suvorova str., 26 +38 (0552) 42-53-94 Ukrainian League of Lithuania in Kherson region +38 (0552) 41-43-50 https://alfabank.ua of Industrialists Kherson city, Petrenko str., 18 0 800 210 800 and Entrepreneurs +38 (0552) 32-70-70 UKRSIBBANK, Kherson branch Kherson regional branch [email protected] ISC "State Export Import Bank Kherson city, Yaroslav Mudryi str., 16 Kherson city, Ushakova ave., 47, http://consul.org.ua of Ukraine”, Kherson branch 729 free for mobile calls office 120 Kherson city, within Ukraine +38 (0552) 42-03-36 Honorable consulate of Korea Yaroslava Mudroho str., 46 +380 800 505 800 toll free in Ukraine [email protected] in Kherson region +38 (0552) 42-09-90 +38 (0552) 42-78-32, 42-78-38 http://uspp.ua Kherson region, Luteranska str., 24, +380 800 504 450 [email protected] office 401 https://eximb.com https://ukrsibbank.com

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