1. The Government of Saint-Petersburg Fiveysky Sergey The first deputy of the chairman of the Committee for Economic Development, Industrial Policy and Trade

2. 2 Saint Petersburg Population – 4.6 million p. Human resources – 3 million p. Territory – 1439 km ² Area of industrial zones is 240 km ²

3. 3 Investor Appeal In November 2006 Saint-Petersburg was awarded first places in the following nominations upon appraisal of the Russian-biggest independent rating agency “Expert RA”: “For Minimal Investment Risk in 2005/06” “For High Effectiveness of Regional Administration” Moody's Moody's Interfax Rating Agency Standard & Poor's FITCH agency Fitch Ratings Baa2 (stable)Aaa (rus) BBB- (positive) BBB- (positive) ВBB- (stable)

4. 4 St. Petersburg’s Gross Regional Product bln.USD

5. 5 Measurement units 1 / 2 year 2007 In % as compared to year 2006 Turnover of entitiesbln.USD63,8136,8 Turnover of retail commercebln.USD9,7118,3 Amount of paid services to the publicbln.USD4,3107,2 Amount of services of public carriers bln.USD3,5116,6 Amount of communication servicesbln.USD1,9123,7 Commissioning of residential houses thousand sq.m. 1,13132,5 Amount of fixed-capital investmentsbln.USD4,3121,7 Socioeconomic Indicators in 1 st half of the year 2007

6. 6 St. Petersburg’s Industry

7. 7 Transport Logistics

8. 8 Major Infrastructure Projects Underway in St. Petersburg « Orlovsky Tunnel » Project timeline: 2005–2010 «Elevated Express Railway» Project timeline: 2005–2010 «Sea Passenger Terminal» Project timeline: 2004-2009 «Western Meridian Speedway» Project timeline: 2005–2011

9. 9 Culture The historical centre of St. Petersburg is included by UNESCO in the List of the world heritage.

10. 10 Technological Innovation Centers in St. Petersburg “High Technologies in Medicine” “Aerokosmicheskiy” “Baltiyskiy” GOI (State Optical Institute) named after S.I.Vavilov Fund “TVN” “Artes” “New Materials and Technologies” CJSC “Innovations of Leningrad Institutes and Enterprises” Center of the Regional Fund for Scientific and Technical Development of Saint-Petersburg City Coordination Center Technopark of LTA

11. 11 Special Economic Zone in St. Petersburg St. Petersburg «Novo-Orlovskoe» «Neudorf»

12. 12 Main Investment Projects in Industry Bosch-Siemens JTI Elcoteq Toyota Severstal Baltika Pepsi-Cola Coca-Cola Wrigley General Motors Nissan Sea port BAT Suzuki

13. 13 Toyota Car Factory Project timeline: 2005 – 2007 Investment: USD 150 million

14. 14 General Motors Car Factory Project timeline: 2006 - 2008 Investment: USD 300 million

15. 15 Nissan Car Factory Project timeline: 2006–2008 Investment: USD 200 million

16. 16 Suzuki Car Factory Project timeline: 2007–2009 Investment: USD 115 million

17. 17 Saint-Petersburg Government Incentives for Investments in the City Guarantees of the City Administration Saint-Petersburg makes investments in territory infrastructure pre- development Tax incentives for the investors Individual maintenance of investment projects Special regimen for businesses in special economic areas

18. 18 Total volume foreign investment Investment in 2000 – 2006

19. 19 Why St. Petersburg? Political and Economical Stability, City of Growing Economy Potential sales market is 10 mln. people of the North-Western region High investment ratings: the city scored a BBB- rating (from Standard & Poor’s rating agency) and Ba2 (from Moody’s rating agency) Tourist center of the North-Western Europe Russian-highest concentration of technical and engineering universities Geographic location: located in European part of Russia, has sea port, railroad connection to all Russia, developed road network Developed industrial center Possesses developed information and communication infrastructure Offers different types of governmental support of investment activities (guarantees, tax incentives)

20. Fiveysky Sergey The first deputy of the chairman of the Committee for Economic Development, Industrial Policy and Trade Tel.: +7 (812) 570 37 47 16, Voznesenskiy Av.,Fax: +7 (812) 314 41 66 St. Petersburg, s.fiveysky@cedipt.spb.ru 190000 Russia www.cedipt.spb.ru