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Penza Region Penza Region

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Brief information about Penza regionBrief information about Penza region

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Area: 43,3 thousand sq.km.

The Penza region is located in the European part of Russia 625 km to the South-East of Moscow

Population of Penza: 507 thousand people

Population: 1.4 mln. people.Labor resources: 859 thousand people

Penza

Moscow

St. Petersburg

Finland

Turkey

Ukraine

Belarus

Spain

France

UK

Ireland

Germany

Italy

Poland

Rumania

Sweden

Norway

Bulgaria

Kazakhstan

Denmark

Transport accessibilityTransport accessibility

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The territory of the region is crossed by more than 15 international air routes, and 5 domestic air routes.

Direct flight Moscow-Penza 1 hour

By train - 1 night trip

Automobile transport routes :- federal highway М 5 «Moscow-Chelyabinsk»;- highway R 209 «Penza-Tambov»;- highway R 158 «Nizhny Novgorod – Saratov»;- Kuibyshev and South-Eastern Railways, providing communication with the regions of Russia and CIS countries;- International transport corridors (the Eurasian transport corridor, the Transsib, the North-South corridor, which is connected with transport corridor №9).

Mineral resources base of the Penza regionMineral resources base of the Penza region

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Минерально-сырьевая база Пензенской области

Key economic development of the Penza regionKey economic development of the Penza region

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Gross regional product, billion $

In the GRP structure the main part take industry – 28%, wholesale and retail trade – 16%, agriculture – 10%, construction – 7% . 

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IndustryIndustry: : instrument-making industry and auto instrument-making industry and auto componentscomponents

Sale products geography

In 2012 there were produced auto components at the amount of more than 50 million US dollars for home-produced cars and for car brands Renault и Nissan

Industrial production

The Penza instrument cluster produces a wide range of products, almost of all segments of the instrument- making industry

More than 3 thousand enterprises

23% of all employees

40 % from taxes paid by region into consolidated budget of the Russian

Federation

29% Gross Regional Product (2012)

Medicine and healthcare service

Petroleum chemistry

Carbon extraction

Telecommunication

Software and computers

Nuclear and space industry

Railway and car industry

Construction and housing and public utilities

Machine-building industry

Energy Sector

Agriculture

Defense Industry

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Investment potential of the Penza regionInvestment potential of the Penza region

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Foreign investments, mln $

Investment attractiveness (according to Fitch Ratings)Long term ratings on national scale (2012г.) AA-

Credit rating of the Penza region (2012г.) *according to Expert RA

BB

Estimate on ratings stable

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Investment attractiveness of the Penza regionInvestment attractiveness of the Penza region

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Investment potential of the Penza region

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Tax privileges on regional taxes:

-Profit tax (reduced from 20% to 16%);-Property tax (reduced to 0%);-Transport tax (reduced to 0%).

Preferences:

-Compensation of Central Bank’s discount rate for credits and leasing;-Penza Region’s Governor Patronage Certificate;-Assistance with infrastructure provision.

Possible partners:

- Agro Holding;- Development Corporation;- Direct Investment Foundation

Perspective investment agricultural projects

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Pig farm

Location - Kamenskiy district

Final product – pork

Area – 916 ha

Dairy farm

Location – 3 possible sites

Final product – milk, milk products

Agro-industrial Park «Serdobsky»

Area - 400 ha

Food processing

Advantages

Developed infrastructure

Qualified labour resources

Housing for young specialists

Government support

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Agricultural Academy

Targeted educational programmes

4500 enrolled students

600 graduates every year

Scientific Research Center

Exchange programmes with universities in Germany, Italy, USA etc.

Close cooperation with local companies

High workforce capacity

Investment potential of the Penza region

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TREIGmbH(Germany,

production of controllers)

TechnocellDecorGmbh(Germany, paper production –basis for facing materials)

Wärtsilä(Finland, diesel

production)

Sucden(France, sugar

production)

Çalkan Group(Turkey, meat processing)

Olam International

(Singapore, dairy livestock breeding)

Grain Company,(Sweden)

TrigonArgi(Denmark, dairy

livestock breeding)

46 enterprises with foreign investment capital work in the Penza region:

Thank you for attention!Thank you for attention!

Government of the Penza region

75, Moskovskaya str., Penza, Russia, 440025

phone/fax: +7 (8412) 593131

e-mail: info@mipenza.ruwww.penza.ru

Penza Region Development Corporation

36a, Kuraeva Str., Penza, Russia, 440600

phone/fax: +7 (8412)680837

e-mail: info@krpo.ru www.krpo.ru

You are welcome to Penza region!You are welcome to Penza region!

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