September, 2013 Chelyabinsk region Agency for investment development of the Chelyabinsk region

Vladimir Putin, the President of Russian Federation, said «Our key priority is the improvement of business climate. It’s our common task» Agency for investment development of the Chelyabinsk region Mikhail Yurevich, the Chelyabinsk region Governor, said: «Creating favourable conditions for investment operations is one of the most important directions in our economic strategy» Agency for Strategic Initiatives (ASI)

- interaction with business community based upon the principle of “single" window - promotion of investment opportunities of the Chelyabinsk region through both participation and organization of forums, exhibitions and conferences - consulting services for local authorities as well as small- and medium-sized enterprises in terms of the development of business projects - interaction with federal and international development agencies - administrative support for investment projects in all spheres of business - representation of the region in joint projects Agency main objectives:

4 - is situated in the centre of Russia between Europe and Asia; - territory is 88.5 thousand square km. (0.5% of Russian area); - is situated on the crossing of highways Chelyabinsk region

Economic potential of Chelyabinsk region 5 Long-term credit rating - BB + national scale rating «ruAA +», forecast - 'Stable' by Standard & Poor's credit rating agency Among the regions of Russia 1 st place - production of pasta 3 rd place - production of poultry products 4 th place - production of steel pipes 6 th place - the volume of shipped products in manufacturing 8 th place - foreign investment 12 th place - volume of agricultural products, retail turnover Our companies output 26.8% of russian finished steel and 25.7% of steel, 11.4% of steel pipes, 24% of pasta

6 «Malaya Sosnovka» Industrial innovations park Industrial parks in the Chelyabinsk region Private industrial park

« Yuzhnouralskiy» multi-modal transportation and logistics complex 2013 TLC «Yuzhnouralskiy»/ the Chelyabinsk region

The main task is Urumqi Chelyabinsk Moscow Munich Zabaikalsk to reduce the transit transportation distance from western China through Kazakhstan to Russia by over 2 times

Location  at the distance of 76 km. south of Chelyabinsk  the area of 180 ha  the distance to the Kazakhstan’s border ~ 60 km. the area is 180 ha. It includes 116 ha for container terminal and storage of "A“ class, and 64 ha for assembly plants

Area: Top View Container terminal including storage containers ground and warehouses of "A" class The first phase of construction N

railway terminal multi-modal transport modern warehouses customs clearance - establishing more than 2 thousand workplaces - using the best German experience in multi-modal logistics

the South Urals region is remarkable for its natural landscapes and ideal for active sports, tourism and recreation

"Kemma" Chelyabinsk plant of construction industry is one of the largest Russian enterprises for outputting high- quality ceramic bricks and art forging products. Highly skilled mаnpower and high-tech equipment allow not only to increase the production output, but also to expand the range of products and to develop one’s own engineering base

is one of the largest resorts in Chelyabinsk region. Steppe climate, pine-wood air, clean area and mineral water are salubrious factors the Centre can boast of "Karagayskiy Bor“ Recreation Centre

"Companion“ The Real-Estate Agency provides all kinds of real estate services in markets of undeveloped houses and existing home sales as well as commercial, luxury, country and overseas real estate sales

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