INVEST LAND OF BOLD BEGINNINGS IN PENZA AND SUCCESSFUL INVESTMENTS More courageous undertakings LAND OF BOLD BEGINNINGS AND SUCCESSFUL INVESTMENTS Land of bold beginnings and successful investments Penza region – DYNAMICALLY DEVELOPING REGION DEAR FRIENDS, DEAR PARTNERS! The Penza region is a dynamically developing region of Russia. It is located at the intersection of major transport highways. A rich resource base, developed industry and infrastructure, as well as qualified personnel make the region attractive for investors. All conditions necessary for successful investments have been created in the Penza region, and the principle of "one-stop" IN PENZA project support makes it possible to minimize the time and effort required to obtain the necessary permits. We are open for cooperation and are interested in developing cooperation in order to implement bold and large-scale investment projects in the Penza region. We guarantee investors optimal conditions for conducting business activities INVEST and prompt resolution of all issues that arise. You are making the right choice by choosing the Penza region as a business partner. Governor of the Penza region I.A. Belozertsev 4 5 Photo by Andrey Malyshkin Land of bold beginnings and successful investments STEPS TO SUCCESSFUL INVESTMENTS IN PENZA INVEST 6 REASONS TO CHOOSE PENZA REGION Convenient location and favorable logistics Developed regional economy Rich resource and raw materials base Scientific potential and available skilled labor force Tax benefits and government support Available infrastructure Powerful industrial and IT potential Trust of global brands Business and event tourism Cultural and historical heritage Favorable environment 7 Land of bold beginnings and successful investments CONVENIENT LOCATION AND FAVORABLE LOGISTICS TIME ZONE: UTC/GMT +3 HOURS (MSK) NEAR THE CAPITAL! CAR REGION CODE: 58 PHONE AREA CODE: 8412 Moscow Distance from Penza to Moscow by highway 610 km Tambov Saransk Kazan Saratov Ulyanovsk 6 scheduled flights a day Moscow-Penza Tolyatti Penza region Samara Ufa IN PENZA Flight time – 1 hour 47 million people INVEST live within 600 km Territory Population Area of farmland 43,400 sq. km 1.3 million people 2.8 million hectares 8 FLIGHTS Penza – Kazan, flight time – 1 h 10 min Penza – Nizhny Novgorod flight time – 1 h 40 min DISTANCE FROM PENZA TO ADMINISTRATIVE Penza – Simferopol flight time – 2 h 30 min CENTERS Penza – Anapa flight time – 2 h 20 min Penza – Sochi Saransk Saratov flight time – 2 h 142 km 224 km 3 million people 7 million people Ulyanovsk Tolyatti 306 km 386 km HIGHWAYS 16 million people 18 million people Federal highway M5 "Ural" (E 30) Interregional highways: Samara Moscow • P158 "Nizhny Novgorod – Saratov" • P209 "Penza – Tambov" 409 km 608 km 21 million people 46 million people RAILWAYS Kazan Ufa Kuybyshev Railway 595 km 836 km South Eastern Railway 45 million people More than 100 million people Euro-Asian Transport Corridor (TRACECA) Direct access to Trans-Siberian Railway 9 Land of bold beginnings and successful investments CONVENIENT LOCATION AND FAVORABLE LOGISTICS Helsinki 2 Moscow Penza 1 1 Berlin One Belt, One Road railway corridor Duisburg (China-Europe) Paris Vienna Milan 2 Ankara IN PENZA Trans-Siberian Railway Tel Aviv INVEST North-South transport corridor 10 Profitable investment region 2 1 1 Vladivostok 2 Beijing Tokyo Delhi Chongqing Mumbai 11 ECONOMY OF THE REGION Land of bold beginnings and successful investments ECONOMY OF THE REGION Rating in Volga Federal District 1ST PLACE • Growth rate of industrial production index in 2007-2017 (209%) • Growth rate of agricultural production in 2007-2017 (177%) • Road conditions are up to government standard 2ND PLACE • Share of commodities exports in total exports volume • Growth rate of meat and fish production IN PENZA 3RD PLACE • Number of youth creative innovation centers INVEST 21ST PLACE • In national rating of the investment climate of Russian constituent entities (improved by 24 places) 14 19% Manufacturing Gross regional product 14% Agriculture 1% 1% 6% 28% 10% Construction 7% 14% GRP structure GRP by type of other economic of economic activities activity 8% Transport and 17% communications 26% 12% Real estate transactions Public administration Health and social services 16% Education Wholesale and Production and distribution of electricity, gas, and water retail trade Hotels and restaurants Other services Financial activities 21% 15 Mining Other Land of bold beginnings and successful investments ECONOMY OF THE REGION Industry Government support of industry in the region: • special investment contract • industrial development fund • state programs of the Russian Federation • territories of advancing socioeconomic development (TOSER) • industrial parks and technoparks 177% 180% 160% 145% 140% 120% 129% "Union of Penza confectioners" "Biomed” engineering "Legprom" light industry 100% confectionery cluster and production cluster cluster 80% 60% 40 enterprises, 4th in production in Russia 21 enterprises, 65% of the production 27 enterprises of heart valves in Russia 40% 20% 0% 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 "Security" Penza instrument Information technology Furniture making cluster cluster cluster 50 enterprises, 1,500 types of unique 20 enterprises, 18 unique 150 enterprises IN PENZA products developments in 2016 209% Industrial production 210% INVEST index 190% 170% 150% 126% Penza region 130% 110% Volga Federal District 113% 90% 70% Russian Federation 50% 16 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Agriculture Rating in Volga Federal District Indices of agricultural production 1ST PLACE 177% • Grain and legume yield 180% • Growth rate of milk yield per cow 160% 145% • Potato yield in agricultural organizations 140% 120% 129% 100% 2ND PLACE 80% 60% • Gross harvest of sugar beet 40% • Growth rate and volume of meat production 20% 0% 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 3RD PLACE Penza region Volga Federal Russian • Yield of sugar beet District Federation Land of bold beginnings and successful investments RICH RESOURCE AND RAW MATERIALS BASE Land resources Minerals 2.884 1.379 MILLION HA MILLION HA IN PENZA Total area of farmland Acreage in 2017 Clay Gypsum Marl In 2017, 40,000 hectares of unused land were put into agricultural use INVEST In 2018, 57,000 hectares of unused land are planned to be put into agricultural use Chalk Glass Sands Diatomite 722,000 HA 415,000 HA 203,000 HA Grains and Industrial Forage legumes crop crops 18 Limestone Glauconite Phosphorite Water resources Forest resources 15,455 KM 1 MILLION HA 1.15 MILLION CU. M Total length of rivers and streams Total forest area Allowable cut Provision by forecasted groundwater resources – Main forest-forming species: 6 cubic meters per day per person Direct-flow water consumption – 193 million cubic meters per year 2% 33% Birch Pine Aspen Oak Agricultural water supply Domestic needs 65% Production needs Land of bold beginnings and successful investments 753,000 EMPLOYABLE POPULATION IN PENZA INVEST $490 average wage level 20 SCIENTIFIC POTENTIAL AND AVAILABLE SKILLED LABOR FORCE 4 UNIVERSITIES 8 BRANCHES OF UNIVERSITIES 17 COLLEGES 14,000 3,000 graduates specialists international students 17 INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS 21 Land of bold beginnings and successful investments TAX BENEFITS AND GOVERNMENT SUPPORT TAX NAME GENERAL RATES FOR SPECIAL CATEGORIES CONDITIONS, % Newly created Agricultural Projects with 8+ billion Resident of Center enterprises producers rubles in investments for Regional (less than three ($128+ million) Development and years old) Industrial Park, for participants of regional investment projects PROPERTY TAX 2.2 0 1.1 0 - INCOME TAX 20 16 - 15.5 13 TRANSPORT TAX Depends 0 - 0 - on category and capacity of the vehicle TERM OF 3 years from the date of commissioning 5 years from the date For the project’s BENEFITS the facilities provided by the project of commissioning payback period the facilities provided IN PENZA by the project INVEST 22 TAX BENEFITS AND PREFERENCES TO RESIDENTS OF A TERRITORY OF ADVANCING SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TAX BENEFITS TO TOSER NON-TAX BENEFITS TO TOSER PARTICIPANTS PARTICIPANTS • Income tax to the federal budget – 0% • Simplified VAT refund procedure • Income tax to the regional budget – 5% • No-cost connection to infrastructure facilities • Mineral extraction tax – 0% • Favorable lease of land • Corporate property tax – 0% • Land tax – 0% • Contributions to social funds – 7.6% • Provision of land for lease without bidding • Consulting support • Reduction of income tax up to 13% (for participants of regional investment projects) Land of bold beginnings and successful investments M5 AVAILABLE INFRASTRUCTURE Р158 Narovchat 4 INDUSTRIAL PARKS Vadinsk TECHNOPARKS Zemetchino 2 Nizhny Lomov REGIONAL BUSINESS INCUBATORS 2 1 2 SOYUZ INDUSTRIAL PARK MUNICIPAL BUSINESS Bashmakovo 7 1 9 INCUBATORS Pachelma IT PARK Zarechny 1 Kamenka Р208 M5 IN PENZA 2 TOSERS Belinsky INDUSTRIAL BUSINESS INVEST PARKS INCUBATORS Tamala Serdobsk TECHNOPARKS IT PARK Bekovo TOSER 24 Р158 * TOSER – Territory of advancing socioeconomic development M5 Р158 4 Nikolsk Lunino 2 Mokshan Sosnovoborsk 2 Bessonovka 1 2 SOYUZ INDUSTRIAL PARK 7 1 9 Gorodishche Kuznetsk Zarechny DAVYDOV 1 INDUSTRIAL PARK Р208 M5 2 Shemysheyka Kondol Neverkino Kameshkir Kolyshley SERDOBSKY INDUSTRIAL PARK Lopatino Malaya Serdoba Р158 Land of bold beginnings and successful investments Industrial parks OTVEL SOYUZ INDUSTRIAL PARK INDUSTRIAL PARK www.otvelpark.ru www.krpo.ru