1. ECONOMIC POTENTIAL AND STRATEGIC PROJECTS OF SAMARA REGION

3. Volga Federal District Territory – 53600 sq.km. Population – 3 171 400 Density of population – 59,2 / 1 sq.km. Mean age of population – 39,9 years

4. Manufacturing complex of Samara region

5. Region within Russian transport system

6. INTERNATIONAL NATIONAL Credit rating according to Standard & Poor's national scale Investments opportunity (Rating agency «Expert RA») Credit rating according to Moody's Interfax Rating Agency national scale Ratings of Samara region 12 placeruAA+ long-term Аа1.ru Credit rating according to Standard & Poor's international scale BB+ Credit rating according to Moody’s Investors Service international scale Bа1 / Stable UN index of human potential 10 place

7. Providing of comfortable informing & institutional environment for attracting investments Decreasing market entering barriers Providing of effective law support for business activities Mutually beneficial basis for public & private interests Approaches in Samara region’s investments policy

8. Current tax LawTax Law from 01.01.2012 г. The rate of property tax reducing (2,2%) Investment Volume and tax free period of a Project Tax free period = payback period, but no longer than 7 years. Up to 100 million rub. (approximately 2,4 million euro)– 2 years From 100 million rub. to 500 million rub– 4 years From 500 million rub (approximately 11,9 million euro), – 5 years Comments Tax free period lasts from the start of a project (first financing). Tax free period lasts from the register date of the property within the project The rate of corporation tax reducing (4,5%) Investment Volume and tax free period of a Project If the investment sum exceeds 650 million. rub. (approximately 15,5 million euro), Tax free period = payback period, but no longer than 7 years. From 100 million rub. to 500 million rub– 4 years From 500 million rub– 5 years Comments Tax free period lasts from the start of a project (first financing). Tax free period lasts from the start of generating profit

9. Foreign partners of Samara region

10. POSSIBLE FIELDS OF COOPERATION:  Automotive industry  Projects in aviation & space  Transport & logistics  Construction  Retail  Telecommunications & IT technologies  Nanotechnologies  Medicine  Tourism & hotel business  International cooperation

11. INDUSTRIAL TYPE SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE «TOGLIATTI»

12. ОЭЗ JSC «AvtoVAZ» SEZ 660 ha SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE IN SAMARA REGION

13. Rate on the territory of Russian Federation Rate on SEZ territory For first 5 years: CORPORATION TAX (regional budget) PROPERTY TAX LAND CHARGESTRANSPORT TAX 18% 13,5% 2,2%1,5%6-150 rub. 0% 0 rub. SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE IN SAMARA REGION

14. 0% VAT 0% Import duties FREE CUSTOMS ZONE FOREIGN COUNTRIES EQUIPMENT SEZ «TOGLIATTI» SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE IN SAMARA REGION

15. 2012 2011 JSC «Sigma» JSC «Iron stream» JSC «Liga» JSC «Renforce –New technologies» «TPV-Rus» (Slovenia) ZF Lemforder Gmbh (Germany) 10 550 working places SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE IN SAMARA REGION 950 mln. euro Investments volume BUILDING PLAN JSC «RT – Engineering» Association of playgame industries

16. IP-telephony High-speed internet Sewage system Water supply Heat supply Electrical power supply Gas supply Motor road Railway SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE IN SAMARA REGION

17. 38 agreements with potential residents, as for October 2011 6 projects are approved 50 300 кв.м. 250 servers Over 3500 new working places Project cost – 100 mln. euro Project parameters: IT-park «Zhiguli valley»

18. Priority directions of IT-park activities Development & implementation of IT-technologies in industrial production Implementation of advanced IT-technologies in automotive industry, engine-building, defense & aerospace industry Software development, including computer modeling of technological processes Advanced training in IT-technologies IT-park «Zhiguli valley»

19. TOURIST-RECREATIONAL TYPE SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE

20. SPECIAL TOURIST ZONE Zone is situated in the National park «Samarskaya Luka» near Shiryaevo village SEZ area – 182,33 ha Project cost – 120 mln. euro

21. SEZ contains: Ski resort; Medical, health & spa resort; Mineral water production SPECIAL TOURIST ZONE

22. PREPARATION FOR FOOTBALL CUP 2018

23. Hotels PREPARATION FOR FOOTBALL CUP 2018 Suites needing reconstruction - 2732 Extra needing suites - 1760 12% - 4 stars (637 suites) 72 % - 3 stars (3686 suites), 16 % - below 3 stars (816 suites) Working: Constructing:

24. Reconstruction of «Kurumoch International Airport»

25. Novokuibyshevsk Kinel Zhiguliovsk Togliatti Samara region’s rapid transport system Samara Railroads River transport Autobahn PREPARATION FOR FOOTBALL CUP 2018

26. Governmental support of presentation activity ●In 2010 - 18 presentational events, 5 exhibitions, 4 international missions (Germany, Netherlands, France, Slovenia), more than 60 meetings with international partners were managed and held. ●More than 250 companies took part in the events ●More than 1500 m2 of exhibitions territory were built Most part of events is financing by the Government of Samara Region and free of charge for participants That allows for many small and middle size companies to show their economic potential in an international market

27. Companies which hosted foreign partners: ●Software company ‘Open Code’ ●Software company ‘I-Sys’ ●Travel Company ‘SamaraIntour’ ●Travel Company ‘Profcenter’ ●Togliatti ship buiding factory ●APEX stationery, office supply company ●‘Samara Stroypharphor’ factory ●‘Baltika’ Beer Company ●Butter and cheese factory ‘Koshkinskiy’ ●Publishing company ‘AGNI’ ●Hospital named after Yeroshevskiy (eye surgery) Medicine Company ‘Imploziya’ ●Production Company ‘Samara Windows Construction’ ●Bank ‘Pervobank’ ●Industrial Equipment Factory ‘Strommachina’ ●Industrial Equipment Factory ‘Samara Steel Factory’ ●Automotive company ‘Argo’ ●Automotive company ‘Audi’ ●Automotive company ‘Porsche’ ●Language center ‘I-Polyglot’ ●Samara State University ●Samara State Aerospace University ●Samara State Technical University ●International Market Institute ●Samara Region Administration ●Samara City Administration ●Trade Chamber of Commerce of Samara Region ●AvtoVAZ ●‘Electroshield’ factory ‘Alcoa’ ●Samara Metallurgical ●factory ‘CSKB-Progress’ ●Engine Factory and Production Company ‘Aviaagregat’ Engine Factory, ●Production and Construction Company ‘Plastic’ ●industrial company Samaraneftegas ●Samarainvestneft Posneft ●‘Kourumuch’ International Airport ●Samara Regional Center of Innovations and Technology Transfer ●‘EXPO-VOLGA’ exhibition center ●Perfume and cosmetics factory ‘Vesna’ ●Fashion House ‘Bosco’ ●Holding ‘Lapp Group’ ●Science, production and software company ‘Smart Solutions’ ●Science, production and software company ‘Knowledge Genesis’ ●Science, production and software company ‘Magenta Technology’ Since 2009, Samara Regional Center of Human Resources, Samara Regional Resource Center with the great support and partnership of Samara Region Administration hosted more than 50 interns from Germany (2009, 2010 and 2011), France (2009 and 2011), Norway (2011). More than 100 companies from all sectors of economics of different sizes and interests worked with interns providing them with valuable and important information:

28. Testimonials: 'Agema Consulting AS, a Norwegian based consulting company was very satisfied with the assistance provided by the Regional Resource Center. I received invaluable help in the Center's setting up meetings with companies and translation help at the meetings', "Samara Regional Center of Human Resources and Regional Resource Center: I would like to express my thankfulness once again to you for your great hospitality during my 1 week stay with you in Samara. We got a great introduction to Samara region and possibility to meet companies and other business people from our industry. In the long run we hope that we will manage to use these valuable business contacts and create some common business projects together." Carl Tybring-Gjedde, AGEMA. Jaakko Isotalo, BIGHOUSE AS

29. Contacts Government of Samara Region www.samregion.ru Samara Regional Resource Center www.samara-rrc.ru Administrations of city Samara www.city.samara.ru Samara Regional Center of Human Resources Dmitriy Ovodenko, Director ovodenkoDV@samregion.ru