Guide to Investment The Republic of Tatarstan 1st 1st in the national regional among the Russian regions investment climate ranking in innovation activity of in 2015, 2016 and 2017 organisations Content Welcome letter, Rustam Minnikhanov, President of the Republic of Tatarstan 2 Welcome letter, Taliya Minullina, Head of the Tatarstan Investment Development Agency 4 PwC Russia (www.pwc.ru) provides industry- Welcome letter, Denis Derevyankin, Managing Partner, PwC office in Kazan 5 focused assurance, tax, legal and business consulting services. Over 3,000 professionals Six reasons to invest in Tatarstan 6 working in PwC offices in Moscow, St Petersburg, Tatarstan is for smart investors only 8 Kazan, Ekaterinburg, Novosibirsk, Rostov-on-Don, Krasnodar, Voronezh, Vladikavkaz, Perm and Tatarstan as part of Russia 10 Nizhniy Novgorod share their thinking, experience High development potential 12 and solutions to develop fresh perspectives and practical advice for our clients. The global Strategy 2030 14 network of PwC firms brings together more than Well-developed investment infrastructure 16 276,000 people in 157 countries. Federal sites for investment projects 18 PwC refers to AO PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit, Advantageous geography 30 or, as the context requires, othermember firms Strong state support for investors 32 of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited, Frequently asked questions by investors 34 each of which is a separate legal entity. High level of human capital 40 Did you know? 42 Tatarstan as a global event centre 48 Made in Tatarstan 52 Visit Tatarstan 54 Things to do in Tatarstan 56 This Guide to Investment has been prepared jointly PwC in Russia 60 with the Tatarstan Investment Development Agency. This publication contains information as of July 2020. Contacts 62 The Republic of Tatarstan 1 Welcome letter Rustam Minnikhanov President of the Republic of Tatarstan Dear partners, Tatarstan is one of the most “digitalised” into transcontinental routes like the regions in the Russian Federation. anticipated Moscow-Beijing railway The Republic of Tatarstan is one of the The republic leverages information or the New Silk Road. most dynamic, economically mature technology to the fullest and attracts and politically stable regions in the cutting-edge projects. For example, Close relations and economic ties Russian Federation. Innopolis University hosted an with other Russian regions and CIS international school for autonomous countries, as well as the high level of The republic’s current level of economic vehicles here in 2019. internal development, make Tatarstan development provides investors with an excellent hub for foreign businesses equally favourable conditions regardless of The republic is continuously improving looking to enter local markets. a project’s focus, be it the construction its investment infrastructure. Tatarstan of an agricultural facility or the organisation is home to the Alabuga industrial The republic also serves as a stage for of high-tech processing centres. manufacturing zone and the Innopolis annual global events attended by local technology and innovation zone. residents and visitors, including the Global brands like General Electric, In 2019, a fifth territory for advanced Universiade, FIFA Confederations Cup, Ford Sollers, Daimler, Air Liquide, Haier, socio-economic development was set FIFA World Cup and WorldSkills 2019. Philips, Rockwool, Marriott, Hayat Group, up in Mendeleyevsk. All of these sites Fujitsu, Kastamonu, Wienerberger and Supporting businesses, attracting large offer federal benefits and privileges to 3M, among others, have all experienced investment initiatives and increasing their residents. The existing production success in Tatarstan. the volume of non-commodity exports infrastructure was built in technoparks are the leading priorities for regional and municipal industrial sites. In order to make the process of economic policy. We are focusing on the starting a business in the republic Himgrad Technopolis, High Technology future, and we welcome partners who more transparent and comfortable Technopark IT-Park, Idea Technopark are ready to collaborate with us on large- for our partners, Tatarstan is actively and the republic’s engineering centres scale projects to attain ambitious goals. applying the “one-stop shop” concept, offer excellent conditions for launching which features a number of services high-tech production, including for submitting requests and obtaining opportunities to collaborate with experts documents. The Tatarstan Investment and research labs. Development Agency is an inter-agency government structure responsible for Tatarstan has an advantageous location attracting, maintaining and promoting since the country’s major thoroughfares investment projects, as well as for pass through the republic. These Rustam Minnikhanov promoting Tatarstan’s potential routes are ready to be integrated President of the Republic of Tatarstan in external markets. 2 PwC | Guide to Investment The Republic of Tatarstan 3 Welcome letter Welcome letter Taliya Minullina Denis Derevyankin Chief Executive of the Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Managing Partner, PwC office in Kazan tax benefits in this country, including For more than 12 years, PwC Kazan two Special Economic Zones and five has worked with a large number of Territories of Advanced Social and local clients. Throughout this time, Economic Development. the regional government has been Located at the crossroads of strategic relentlessly committed to improving the airline, railway, highway and river routes, investment climate in Tatarstan. As more Tatarstan is one of Russia’s most and more investors have come here, important transport and logistics centres. the number of investment projects has grown substantially. Tatarstan has firmly The Tatarstan Investment Development established itself as a reliable partner Agency acts as a link between investors for investors from all around the world. and partners. We work under the one-stop The scale of the projects that have been shop principle and focus on creating an made possible by the combined efforts environment in Tatarstan where investors Welcome to Tatarstan. The Republic Dear friends, of the government and investors has truly feel comfortable and on ensuring that their of Tatarstan is a region that skilfully been staggering. projects can enjoy maximum returns. For the past several years, we have combines centuries-old history, traditions joined with the Tatarstan Investment Along with supporting large investment and culture, with cutting-edge technology, To attract investment to the Tatarstan Development Agency to publish our projects, Tatarstan also hosts a large international best practices and future- economy, we have adopted measures Investor’s Guide to the Republic number of international athletic and proof solutions across all sectors of to support public-private partnerships of Tatarstan. We highly value the work cultural events every year. The Republic’s economy. With rich architectural traditions and have actively positioned Tatarstan that we have done together on this image is changing as the quality of life has and modern infrastructure, Tatarstan’s as an advanced MICE-region. collaborative project. improved. cities are innovative and comfortable Our investors represent 79 countries. We hope this study will help prospective places to live in and do business. Tatarstan successfully implements the We are very pleased to present the 10th version of the Investor’s Guide investors evaluate the full range of Tatarstan is among Russia’s most projects of such companies as Haier, to the Republic of Tatarstan. Tatarstan’s investment appeal. innovative regions. The Republic has Ford, Siemens, Kastamonu, Rockwool, long supported the concept of cluster 3M, Daimler, Wildberries and others. Tatarstan today is a vivid example Welcome to Tatarstan! development and, to date, hosts more We look forward to being a reliable, of how to build a dynamic and rapidly Рәхим итегез! than ten clusters, with particular strengths long-term partner for your company. growing economy. in petrochemistry and IT. I have no doubt you will discover Tatarstan is the leading Russian region opportunities to develop your business in terms of investment climate and remains here with success. One of Tatarstan’s the best entry point to the Russian market key advantages is the joint efforts Denis Derevyankin for international companies. We have Taliya Minullina of theregional government and business Managing Partner of the PwC 100 modern industrial parks and the Head of the Tatarstan community to unleash the region’s office in Kazan largest number of territories with federal Investment Development Agency potential. 4 PwC | Guide to Investment The Republic of Tatarstan 5 Six reasons to invest in Tatarstan 1 2 3 4 5 6 Tatarstan High Well-developed Advantageous Strong High level is for smart development investment geography state support of human investors only potential infrastructure for investors capital 6 PwC | Guide to Investment The Republic of Tatarstan 7 Tatarstan is for 1 smart investors only International investors Global events Tatarstan has extensive Tatarstan hosts a variety of experience in working with international events every international investors. It is year. In 2013, it hosted the no accident that leading Summer Universiade. international companies, including Kazan was one of the host 3M, Air Liquide, Bosch, Daimler, cities for the 2018 FIFA Fujitsu, Hayat Group, Mercedes