Smolensk City Administration
Time to invest in the capital of the region -
the city of Smolensk
Smolensk
2017
The contents
1. Smolensk today
The socio-economic situation
2. Why Smolensk? Competitive advantages for business
3. In what should one invest? The perspective areas for investment
4. City comfortable for life The urban environment
Dear colleagues!
Smolensk is not only a city –
warrior, but also a toiler city.
The city's economy is a
multifunctional complex based on
such enterprises of special types
of economic activities like
electricity, gas and water
distribution, transport and
communications, diamond
production, automotive industry,
manufacture of products of
aviation technology and so on.
Our city is a city of different peoples, intertwined cultures and
architectural styles. Extant historic buildings and special
architectural city print allow us to call Smolensk the Museum
under the open sky.
Not accidentally our city is included in the list of the Russian
Federation historical cities.In Smolensk there are more than 400
objects of cultural heritage, since the X century, and that creates
great opportunities for development of all types of tourism. The
geographical position of Smolensk also contributes to the
tourism development.
The Smolensk tourism infrastructure development is of great
importance for Russian people, near and far abroad residents.
Smolensk with its beautiful nature, rich historical heritage,
architectural monuments, museums becomes a welcoming home
for tourists and for investors.
The principle of Smolensk Administration working is a priority
approach to any investor.
I hope that Your sincere interest in our city will become the
beginning of a productive and mutually beneficial cooperation.
The mayor of Smolensk Vladimir Sovarenko
1 Smolensk today The socio-economic situation
13,1 billion rubles
investments in fixed capital in 2016.
22% of the total volume of investments in fixed capital in the
Smolensk region.
303 thousand square meters residential premises in 2016
are built.
330 thousand people
the population of Smolensk.
On 01.01.2017 on the territory of Smolensk were registered more
than 17000 organizations of all forms of ownership, the
major part of them are organizations of private and foreign
ownership - 69% and 21% respectively.
There are more than:
7 000 in the sphere of trade;
4 000 in the field of manufacturing, building construction,
transport and communications;
2 000 in real estate transactions.
The convenient geographical position.
68 million people live within a radius of 500 km from Smolensk.
Convenient time zone for European and Asian trading and the
financial markets.
The city is crossed by TRANS-European railway, the route
«Moscow – Minsk – Berlin – Paris».
Distance between cities:
Smolensk – Minsk – 348 km;
Smolensk – Moscow – 395 km;
Smolensk – St. Petersburg- 750 km.
Proximity to major consumer markets of Russia, Europe, CIS
and Baltic countries.
The city is crossed by:
The transport axis «Saint-Petersburg – the Caspian sea»;
The Federal highway A141 «Bryansk – Smolensk – Rudnya -
border with Belarus»;
M1 highway «Belarus» (European route E30).
2 Why Smolensk? Competitive advantages for business
198 thousand people
the working-age population of the city of Smolensk.
23 thousand people
the number of students in educational institutions of higher
professional education.
The high level of education: 50% have graduated from higher
educational institutions.
The average monthly income from employment is 31 000 in
2016.
More than 20 public and private higher education institutions
(universities, institutes, academies, etc.).
The city administration of Smolensk supports investors creating
conditions for the implementation of projects that strengthen the
economic potential of the city and its infrastructure.
Municipal means of support
The investment Department of the city Administration
of Smolensk
http://www.smoladmin.ru/
Granting privileges on local taxes.
The provision of municipal guarantees.
Providing incentives for renting municipal property.
Support of investment projects.
The provision of material support.
Providing subsidies at the expense of the city budget.
Provision of the subjects of small and medium enterprises
with subsidies for compensation of part costs rent for residential
premises of non-municipal forms of ownership in connection
with production (sales) of goods, performance of works,
rendering of services.
Granting subsidies at the expense of the city budget on the
results of the annual competitive selection of innovative projects
of subjects of small and medium enterprises carrying out
activities in the city territory, creating and implementing
innovative products in scientific-technical sphere (the production
of goods, the development of technologies, performance of
works, rendering of services).
Provision of the subjects of small and medium-sized
business with advisory and information support.
Providing small and medium-sized business with financial
support in the form of subsidies to compensate part of expenses
on participation in exhibitions and fairs activities on intra-and
interregional markets.
Regional support measures
Financial support
Economic development Department of Smolensk region
https://smolinvest.com
Infrastructure support
Corporation for economic development of Smolensk
region
https://corp.smolinvest.com/
Microfinance organization «Smolensk regional Fund of
entrepreneurship support»
http://www.sofpmp.ru
The youth innovation creativity centre «Yavir»
http://www.cmit-smolensk.ru/
The center for cluster development
http://ckr67.ru/
The Smolensk region business support center
http://cpp67.ru/
The Smolensk region export support center
http://export67.com/
3 What should one invest in? The perspective areas for investment Prospective areas for development of the city are transport and
logistics, communications, vehicle production, machinery and
metalworking.
The projects dealing with the development of the city's
engineering infrastructure, designed for maximum intensity of
the use of urban land, and development of Smolensk built-up
areas are very relevant. Nowadays favorable conditions for stable
development of the economy are created, positive steps for
improving of the investment climate and reliable investments of
domestic and foreign capital.
Smolensk is the industrial center of Smolensk region.
Priority sectors
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
(AO «Ledvans», AO «Scientific-production the company
«Izmeritel», ОАО «Smolensk radio components plant»).
Food production
(OOO «Lalibela Coffee», ZAO «Khlebopyok», OAO «Smolensk
plant of bread products»).
Production of vehicles and equipment
(OOO «The Plant complex road machines», AO «Smolensk
aircraft plant»).
Manufacture of textiles
(OOO «Fabrika «Sharm», ZAO «Smolensk hosiery factory»)
The production of diamonds
(OAO «PO «Crystal»).
Production and distribution of electricity, gas and water
(OOO «Gazprom Mezhregiongaz Smolensk», the branch of PAO
«MPSK Centre» – «Smolenskenergo», the branch of PAO
«Quadra» – «Smolensk generation», MUP «Smolenskteploset»,
SMUP «Gorvodokanal»).
Housebuilding
(ZAO «Vash dom», OOO AN «Garant-Zhilyo», GK
«Grazhdanstroy», OOO «Firm «Podryad», ZAO «Smolstrom-
Service»).
Wholesale and retail trade
(hypermarkets «Maksi», «Galaktika», «Metro»).
Smolensk exporting enterprises
Investment platforms.
Municipal land plots More than 25 hectares
of vacant land plots
suitable for new industrial
objects and storage units,
recycling and sale of
agricultural produce are
up for auction.
Municipal real estate objects More than 2,5 thousand square
meters of vacant real estate space and
10 thousand square meters of vacant
municipal real estate objects with land
plots suitable for industrial and
administrative buildings, industry
objects placement, logistical usage, sale
and storing.
All the information concerning the
invest
ment
platfo
rms is
listed on the City of Smolensk
Administration official website
(section «To the Investor»).
Investment projects
Development of Solovyinaya Roscha park’s infrastructure.
Energy saving and improving of energy efficiency of electric
power usage in outside and inside lighting objects
exploitation.
Introduction of automated trips accounting and cashless fare
for municipal transport.
Equipping of a ski track for sports and leisure time for the
citizens and the city’s guests. Opening of a sports school.
Energy saving and improving of energy efficiency of thermal
power usage.
State industrial park «Feniks”
- 55 hectares of general area;
- 38 hectares of general area for residents’ accommodation.
Preferences to Residents
0,01 RUB per 1 hectare - a land plot rent cost during
construction period;
0,25% of cadastral value per 1 hectare – redemption cost of
a land plot after the object has been commissioned
(approximately 3 million RUB per 1 hectare).
The land plots are provided without holding and auction.
Project capacity
Industrial objects and production of 4-5 danger class with a
health protection zone of 50-100 meters.
General characteristics
Big cities and regions at a less than 350 km distance:
Minsk, Moscow; Moscow, Kaluga, Bryansk, Tver regions.
Borders with Belarus in the West (Vitebsk and Mogilev regions).
Project realization
Plans for 2017:
finishing of the main transformer substation PS
110/10kV construction (preparing for the start of
exploitation);
finishing of automobile road construction.
Plans for 2018:
water tanks construction (construction of artesian
wells);
treatment facilities construction.
All the information concerning the industrial park is listed on
http://indpark-fenix.ru
4 A city comfortable for life The urban environment
Smolensk is a modern city comfortable for life and attractive for
business
Comfortable transport infrastructure
63 regular passenger transport routes
9 regular passenger electric transport routes
16 рублей RUB is the passenger fare for every kind of
municipal transport
(one of the lowest in the Central Federal District).
Developed trade and public catering infrastructure
More than 1500 stationary enterprises of retail trade including more
than 70 hypermarkets and supermarkets.
40 cafes and restaurants
(average check is 1000 RUB).
50 hotels and mini-hotels
(average price for 24 hours in a room for two is 3000 RUB).
65 travel agencies.
10 parks and small public gardens.
Smolensk is a city with a high cultural and touristic
potential
Objects of historical and cultural heritage:
441 objects of cultural heritage, including 76 objects cultural
heritage of federal jurisdiction.
Cathedrals and churches. Smolensk is a rare Russian city that
can be proud of having three cathedrals built before the middle
of the 13th century, as well as the Cathedral Church of the
Assumption that can be seen almost from any city point and
other orthodox architectural objects reflecting the church history
of Smolensk.
Museums. The most part of museums in Smolensk are a part of
Smolensk State Museum-Reservation, which is one of the largest
museum complexes in the country. Museum expositions are held
in the buildings with architectural landmark status. They date
from the 17th to the beginning of the 20th centuries and belong to
former manors and family estates of famous Smolensk citizens
like patron of arts duchess M.K. Tenisheva, composer M.I.
Glinka, traveler N.M. Przhevalsky, poet A.T. Tvardovsky.
Every year Smolensk Museum-Reservation opens about 40 new
exhibitions, holds folklore and theatre events, costume
celebrations, contests, interactives, performances, etc.
Cultural leisure. Cultural life in Smolensk is attractive because
of its variety. This is where such important annual events as the
All-Russian Cinema Festival «Zolotoy Feniks», the All-Russian
Music Festival in honor of M.I. Glinka, Children’s «KinoMai»,
the International Theatre Festival «Smolensky Kovcheg» are
held. The citizens and guests of Smolensk are most interested in
military-historical recreations and well-known festivals
«Solovyeva Pereprava» and «The Smolensk Battle of 1812
Recreation».
5 concert halls.
6 theaters.
5 exhibit halls.
6 cinemas.
Tourist potential
The modern Smolensk is one of the most beautiful Russian
cities. Its beauty is in the distinct charm of the streets covered in
greenery, unusual combination of preserved antiquity and
modernity.
Tourism today is one of the most profiting and dynamically
developing fields that is based on the usage of the city’s
economic, cultural and natural potential.
300 thousand tourists visit Smolensk annually.
Key tourism trends
Culture and events – a lot of historic and cultural monuments,
many of which are unique (for example, the Assumption
Cathedral, Smolensk Fortress, etc).
Recreational – the citizens of Smolensk call its parks and public
gardens «the green necklace of the city» with love and pride (the
oldest city recreation park «Lopatinsky Sad», the 1100
anniversary of Smolensk park, etc).
Religious and pilgrimage – the main pilgrimage objects are the
churches of the 12th century (the church of Michael the
Archangel (Svirskaya) (1194) – a masterpiece of the national
architecture, the oldest city cathedral – the Peter and Paul church
(1146), the church of John the Apostle (1173), the city’s majestic
building - the Assumption Cathedral (1677-1722).
Business – today this trend is playing a key role in tourism
business (international partnership, signing of contracts,
organization of seminars, corporate events, many kinds of
corporate tours).
Smolensk is a city with a developed network of fitness
and athletic bases and construction
631 athletic constructions with a one-time capacity of
16 thousand people, including:
4 stadiums;
3 ice palaces;
26 swimming pools;
6 ski bases.
More than 800 mass sport events with more than 80 thousand
contestants are held in the city annually.
The twin-cities
Smolensk has various international contacts. The Days of culture
of other cities are held in Smolensk. The city is a member of the
Hanseatic League of New Time
At present Smolensk has twin relations with nine cities eight of
which are foreign.
Hagen, Germany
Tulle, France
Warsaw, Poland
Vitebsk, Belarus
Targovishte, Bulgaria
Zhitomir, Ukraine
Kerch, Russia
Gmina Kutno Regional Unity, Poland
Kragujevac, Serbia
Contact information
Smolensk City Administration
214000 Smolensk, Oktyabrskoy Revolutsii St. ½
telephone number: (4812) 38-19-13,
e-mail: [email protected]
Deputy City Chief for Investments and Complex Development
Kulichkov Andrey Aleksandrovich
telephone number: (4812)38-04-84,
e-mail:[email protected]
The Investment Department of Smolensk City Administration
telephone number: (4812)32-66-30,
e-mail: [email protected]
Smolensk – the key for changes!
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