1. 1 POLTAVA region PRESENTS

2. 2 Area:28800 km 2 Population:1,479,9 mln.inhabitants Center of the region:the city of Poltava Foreign affairs department of Poltava region state administration General information about Poltava region 4,8% of the total area of Ukraine 3,3% of the total population of Ukraine

3. 3 Population: Population: Districts25 Towns that are part of Poltava region 5 м. Poltava 291 900 inhabitants м. Kremenchuk 226 000 inhabitants м. Коmsomolsk 54 600 inhabitants м. Lubny 47 800 inhabitants м. Mirgorod 39 700 inhabitants Towns that are part of Poltava district 10 Urban-type communities 21 Villages 1859 Administrative division of territory Poltava region Administrative division of territory Foreign affairs department of Poltava region state administration

4. 4 Poltava region Transportation infrastructure Route length of: Railways 853 km Automobile roads,18034 km Automobile roads, 18034 km including earth roads 2268 km Number of bridges662 Number of bridges 662 - total length of bridges 23,1 km Major highway Е40 Railway goods stations: Poltava, Kremenchuk, Kremenchuk, Komsomolsk, Komsomolsk, Reshetylivka, Reshetylivka, Grebinka, Grebinka, Lubny, Lubny, Mirgorod, Mirgorod, Romodan Romodan Airport: Poltava River port: Kremenchuk Foreign affairs department of Poltava region state administration

5. 5 5,6% of agricultural production in Ukraine 6,0% of industrial production Gas condensate59,0 % Natural gas37,0 % Diesel fuel34,4 % Primary processing of oil23,4 % Petrol for automobiles33,0 % Oil 15,5 % Poltava region Weight in Ukraine’s economics Foreign affairs department of Poltava region state administration

6. 6 Poltava region General economic indicators 3,4% of Ukraine’s indicator 878 mln. UAH Gross added value (gross product) 28 878 mln. UAH 6th place in Ukraine UAH Gross added value 15837 UAH per capita UAH Average salary 2102 UAH 2239 2239 UAH in Ukraine Foreign affairs department of Poltava region state administration

7. 7 718,5 Active workforce 718,5 thousand people 3,8% Unemployment rate 3,8% 41 25 Higher education establishments 41 25 technical schools 43 43 vocational schools 200 Over 200 professions Poltava region Labor force Foreign affairs department of Poltava region state administration 127224 1272 scientists work in 24 Higher educational establishments Total budget 49,7 for science research and technical studies 49,7 mln.UAH

8. Управління зовнішніх зносин та зовнішньоекономічної діяльності Полтавської облдержадміністрації Poltava region Structure of goods and services production

9. 9 Poltava region Structure of gross product of agriculture Foreign affairs department of Poltava region state administration

10. 10 Agricultural sector in numbers Poltava region Agricultural sector in numbers Foreign affairs department of Poltava region state administration

11. Poltava region Agroindustrial complex in figures Управління зовнішніх зносин та зовнішньоекономічної діяльності Полтавської облдержадміністрації 2,9 mln. tons Gross yield of grain 2,9 mln. tons 1,7 mln. 1,7 mln. tons the record harvest of corn in Ukraine 222,8 thousand tons Gross yield of soya 222,8 thousand tons 2 place in Ukraine 141,7 th. heads The quantity of cattle 141,7 th. heads Milk producing in agricultural enterprises The cultivation areas for sugar beet and soya beans

12. 12 Small business sector Poltava region Small business sector 17,1% of total production Number of small business entities 91550 Number of small business entities 63 per 10 thousand of inhabitants Foreign affairs department of Poltava region state administration

13. 13 Foreign commerce Poltava region Foreign commerce Export of goods and services2,25 bln. USD Export of goods and services 2,25 bln. USD 5 th placeof all Ukrainian regions Foreign commerce turnover3,77 bln. USD Foreign commerce turnover 3,77 bln. USD Foreign affairs department of Poltava region state administration Emport of goods and services1,52 bln. USD Emport of goods and services 1,52 bln. USD

14. Geopolitical structure of export Foreign commerce Poltava region Foreign commerce Foreign affairs department of Poltava region state administration

15. 15 Geographical structure of export Partner countries 88888888 Foreign trade Poltava region Foreign trade Foreign affairs department of Poltava region state administration

16. 16 531,5 mln. USD Total amount of 531,5 mln. USD foreign direct investments 404 Number of companies 404 with foreign shareholders Net increase of foreign direct investments 80,6 mln. USD during year 2010 80,6 mln. USD Poltava region Foreign investments Poltava region Foreign investments Foreign affairs department of Poltava region state administration

17. 17 51 Number of investing countries 51 Russia Netherlands USA Cyprus Switzerland Other countries Foreign investments Poltava region Foreign investments Foreign affairs department of Poltava region state administration Great Britain

18. 18 Agriculture, hunting, forestry Building Industry Trade, repairs of cars, household appliances & articles of personal use Real property business, leasehold, engineering & other type of economic activity. Structure of foreign direct investments Foreign investments Poltava region Foreign investments Foreign affairs department of Poltava region state administration

19. 19 Major investors, who are working in the region Foreign investments Poltava region Foreign investments Foreign affairs department of Poltava region state administration

20. Projects which are implementing Управління зовнішніх зносин та зовнішньоекономічної діяльності Полтавської облдержадміністрації The decision about building the plant for treatment (processing) 150-160 thousand tons waste in town Kremenchuk. The volume of investment from German concern Haase Energietechnik AG into project is 20 mln. euro. Development bank KfW (Germany) at the begging of 2010 gave 100 thousand euro for plant projecting. In June of 2009, KfW gave 650 thousand euro for pilot draft of sanation the refuse dump in Kremenchuk. Foreign investments Poltava region Foreign investments

21. Управління зовнішніх зносин та зовнішньоекономічної діяльності Полтавської облдержадміністрації The starting of building new transshipment terminal n village Gradizhsk. This is the forth transshipment terminal of the company. Their plan is eight terminals according to the investment project, which costs 150 mln. USD. Foreign investments Poltava region Foreign investments Projects which are implementing

22. Allocation of new production sites Управління зовнішніх зносин та зовнішньоекономічної діяльності Полтавської облдержадміністрації 91 1 390,5 hectars 91 land sites of total area 1 390,5 hectars (for more information visit http://www.obladmin.poltava.ua/invest/) http://www.obladmin.poltava.ua/invest/ 76 construction-in-progress objects There are capacities and workforce that can be used for investing into: -automobile industry; -high-tech industry (instrument-making) Proposal for cooperation Poltava region Proposal for cooperation Perspective areas for investments

23. Управління зовнішніх зносин та зовнішньоекономічної діяльності Полтавської облдержадміністрації Agriculture Building of feeding complex; Production of combined feed Production of vegetables in greenhouses with modern technologies (hydroponics, etc.); Building the fridges for industrial storage Organic farming and production of organic (bio-) food products; Implementing the projects in the area of foodstuff production (baby foods, food for diabetics etc.) Proposal for cooperation Poltava region Proposal for cooperation Perspective areas for investments

24. Управління зовнішніх зносин та зовнішньоекономічної діяльності Полтавської облдержадміністрації Infrastructure Reconstraction the airport in Poltava Building the hotels Building the bridge (highway stream crossing) in Kremenchuk Proposal for cooperation Poltava region Proposal for cooperation

25. Управління зовнішніх зносин та зовнішньоекономічної діяльності Полтавської облдержадміністрації Restructuring of regional communal companies “Poltavateploenergo” and “Poltavavodokanal” Cooperation in the field of new sources of energy (windmills, rehabilitation of small hydroelectric stations; production of biofuel (bioetanol; biodiesel) Cooperation in energy-saving projects, waste treatment. Sanation the objects of housing stock Proposal for cooperation Poltava region Proposal for cooperation Restructing the objects of communal property, energetics

26. 26 is the territory of harmony and success, and success, which we can create together! together! which we can create together! together! Foreign affairs department of Poltava region state administration Poltava region -

27. 27 Poltava regional state administration Foreign affairs department Ukraine, 36014, Poltava, 45, Zhovtneva Street, room 208 E-mail: dfert@adm-pl.gov.ua sluvs@e-mail.pl.ua Web: www.adm-pl.gov.ua/invest Dmytro ORLOV Foreign investments Poltava region Foreign investments Foreign affairs department of Poltava region state administration