Dear friends! I am glad to welcome the publication of a new directory dedicated to investment in the industry of St. Petersburg! During its existence the edition became the real guide for business people on industrial investment pro­ jects of the Northern Capital. St. Petersburg is the largest industrial, transport, scientific and educational and tourist center of Russia and Europe. Today the city takes the leading positions in many indicators of economic and social deve­ lopment. Following the results of 2017 the index of industrial production in St. Petersburg in comparison with 2016 amounted to 105.5 % (on average in Russia — 101.0 %). In 2017 the volume of dispatched industrial production in St. Petersburg amounted to 2866.8 billion ru­ bles — 106.6 % compared to the level of 2016. The contribution of the industrial complex in the formation of a profitable part of budgets of all levels in comparison with other sectors of the city economy is the highest one — 46.5 %. Along with traditional sectors — shipbuilding, power and heavy engineering — the modern innovative high­tech enterprises are being created and successfully work. Automobile and medical­pharmaceutical clusters became the real drivers of city economy. Important competitive advantages of St. Petersburg are the favorable business climate and competent human resources, the developed infrastructure and fast access to the main markets of Russia and the European Union. The Government of Saint Petersburg pays priority attention to implementation of pro­ duction investment projects, the balanced development of urban areas, including so-called “industrial belt”. Companies and investors implementing modern technologies are offered tax incentives and other preferences. Residents of the Special economic zone, technoparks and business incubators, industrial parks and industrial zones have unique conditions for placement of their production facilities. It should be noted that St. Petersburg has contributed to the improvement of Russia’s position in the “Doing Business-2019” rating. Assessment of the comfort of doing business in our city was conducted by experts on the results of a survey of entrepreneurs. In the “Doing Business-2019“ ranking among 190 countries of the world, Russia took 31st place, strengthening its position by 4 points over the year. On behalf of the Committee on Industrial Policy and Innovations of St. Petersburg I invite you to business cooperation and implementation of investment industrial projects for the benefit of our city, our country! Welcome to St. Petersburg! Chairman of the Committee on industrial policy and innovation of St. Petersburg M. S. Meyksin Content 1. The economic potential of St. Petersburg .......................................................6 1.1. Socio-economic indicators of St. Petersburg ................................................6 1.2. The population of St. Petersburg ....................................................................8 1.3. Logistics complex of St. Petersburg ................................................................9 1.4. Consumer market of St. Petersburg .............................................................13 1.5. Financial infrastructure in St. Petersburg ....................................................14 1.6. Foreign economic activity in St. Petersburg ............................................ 15 1.7. Innovative activities in St. Petersburg ..........................................................17 1.8. Warehouse, office and retail property in St. Petersburg ...........................18 2. Industry of St. Petersburg ...............................................................................20 2.1. Structure and dynamics of the industrial complex of St. Petersburg .....20 2.2. Industrial and infrastructure projects in St. Petersburg ............................24 3. Industrial and investment policy of St. Petersburg .....................................26 3.1. State support of investment activities in St. Petersburg ...........................26 3.1.1. Financial and tax incentives for investment activities in St. Petersburg ..................................................................... 31 3.1.2. Investment policy in accordance with the legislation of St. Petersburg .................................................. 35 3.2. State support of the industry of St. Petersburg ..........................................40 3.2.1. Clusters in the industry of St. Petersburg .......................................... 40 3.2.2. Promotion of technological development of enterprises ............... 61 3.2.3. Development of industrial and innovation infrastructure of St. Petersburg ........................................................... 72 3.2.4. The largest international events in St. Petersburg ........................... 87 4 4. Operations in the implementation of investments in the industry of St. Petersburg ....................................................................92 4.1. The procedure for the selection of land for the implementation of industrial investment project ....................................................................92 4.2. The procedure for making decisions on the provision of real estate for construction, reconstruction, adaptation for modern use. ..........................................................................94 4.3. The procedure for the acquisition of land in the property or for rent by the owners of buildings and structures ..............................99 4.4. The procedure for obtaining a building permit ....................................... 101 4.5. The procedure for the provision of land plots for rent for purposes not related to construction ................................................. 102 4.6. The order of transfer of non-residential facilities for rent ..................... 104 4.7. State registration of real estate .................................................................. 106 5. Application ......................................................................................................108 Contacts ...............................................................................................................118 5 1. The economic potential of St. Petersburg 1.1. Socio-economic indicators of St. Petersburg Today St. Petersburg is one of the largest megalopolises of Russia and Europe, it is the economic, cultural and tourist center. Among competitive advantages of St. Petersburg are: • Existence of one of the largest consumer markets of EAC and EU (total number of the population of the city taking into account agglomeration is over 6 million people with the high level of income); • High extent of diversification of city economy; • High growth rates of GRP which exceed similar indicators of other regions; • Availability of direct access to the largest markets in Europe and Russia. The main socio-economic indexes of St. Petersburg in 2017: • The population is 5352.1 million people; • The average monthly salary is 54.3 thousand rubles; • Retail trade turnover is 1319.1 billion rubles; • Investments into fixed capital are 658.5 billion rubles. Gross regional product of St. Petersburg The internal regional product of St. Petersburg (GRP) in 2017 was 3839.4 billion rubles (717.3 thousand rubles per capita) that is 1.02 % higher than a similar indicator of 2016. In value terms, the indicator for the year increased by 97.3 million rubles. St. Petersburg takes the 3rd place in the Russian Federation on GRP volumes. Growth of the GRP indicator since 2013 testifies to a stable economic situation in St. Petersburg. Gross regional product of St. Petersburg in 2014–2017, billion rubles 72.1 . 7. 2661.2 201 2015 2016 2017 6 Evaluation of the structure of gross regional product in 2017, in % eal estate transactions 25% Industrial production 20% Wholesale and retail trade 20% Transport and communications 13% Other activities 8 Health 5 Construction 5 Education 4 Investments St. Petersburg is one of the most investment attractive regions of the Russian Federation with stable mac­ roeconomic situation. The main advantages of city economy to investors are: • High diversification of economy of the region; • High extent of development of infrastructure of the city; • Direct access to world logistic network; • Direct access to the largest sales markets of the European Union and central regions of Russia; • One of the largest industrially developed regions of Russia; • The developed region service sector; • The leading positions in the ratings of investment attractiveness of regions of Russia; • The developed system of projects support and supports of investors; • Financial and tax incentives of investment and innovative activities. The rate of investment in fixed capital in the share of GRP of St. Petersburg is on a par with such European cities as Stockholm, Madrid and Hamburg. The volume of investments in fixed capital of large organizations of the economy of St. Petersburg in 2017 amounted to 477.2 billion rubles. the Volume of investments in fixed capital (except for budgetary funds) amounted to 554.9 billion rubles. The largest volume of investment following the results of 2017: • Operations with real estate — 26.1 %; • Industrial production — 24.8 %; • Transportation and storage — 13.5 %. Following the results of 9 months 2017 according to the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, 4.4 billion dollars of direct foreign investments have come to economy of St. Petersburg. The share of St. Petersburg in the total