SAINT PETERSBURG INDUSTRIAL, ECONOMIC, CULTURAL CENTRE
CONTENT ST. PETERSBURG IN A NUTSHELL
A MEETING PLACE FOR INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
LOCATION AND TRANSPORT ACCESSIBILITY
MICE INDUSTRY. MEETINGS, INCENTIVES, CONFERENCES, EXHIBITIONS
INDUSTRY AND INNOVATION. CLUSTERS AND MAIN SECTORS
SCIENTIFIC ST. PETERSBURG. ACADEMIC SOCIETY AND PRIORITY AREAS
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY AND INVESTMENT POTENTIAL
TRAVEL DESTINATION
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ST. PETERSBURG IN A NUTSHELL
A CITY OF FEDERAL IMPORTANCE (ALONG WITH MOSCOW AND SEVASTOPOL)
THE BIGGEST METROPOLITAN CITY IN EUROPE AFTER MOSCOW AND LONDON • POPULATION OVER 5 MILLION PEOPLE • LOCATED ON THE SHORES OF THE GULF OF FINLAND • EXCEPTIONALLY ADVANTAGEOUS GEOPOLITICAL LOCATION • WELL ESTABLISHED DIVERSIFIED ECONOMY • EFFICIENT TRANSPORT AND TRANSIT COMPLEX • VAST HUMAN AND INTELLECTUAL POTENTIAL • POWERFUL INNOVATIVE AND INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES
2 THE CITY IS LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF TRANSPORT ROUTES LINKING SCANDINAVIA AND EUROPE, THE CENTRAL REGIONS OF RUSSIA AND THE BALTIC COUNTRIES
ST. PETERSBURG
LOCATION AND TRANSPORT ACCESSIBILITY PULKOVO AIRPORT IS THE FOURTH LARGEST AIRPORT IN RUSSIA, THE NEW TERMINAL WAS REVEALED IN 2014
THE ST. PETERSBURG PORT IS THE LARGEST MARITIME AND LOGISTICS HUB IN EUROPE
ST. PETERSBURG IS THE LARGEST RAILWAY HUB IN EASTERN EUROPE
FLIGHT MAP COVERS 177 CITIES AROUND THE GLOBE 100 OF THEM ARE WITHIN 3 HOURS FLIGHT TIME CAPACITY
REGULAR FERRY LINE WITH HELSINKI AND 72 HOURS VISA FREE STAY FOR FERRY PASSENGERS FIGURES FOR 2013:
REGULAR HIGH-SPEED TRAINS:
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IN 2014 – 14.3 MILLION PEOPLE
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PLANS FOR 2040 – 35 MILLION PEOPLE
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NEARLY 58 MILLION TONS OF CARGO FORWARDED
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MORE THAN 500 THOUSAND PASSENGERS RECEIVED
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ALLEGRO TRAIN ST. PETERSBURG – HELSINKI (3,5 HOURS TRAVELLING TIME)
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SAPSAN TRAIN ST. PETERSBURG – MOSCOW (4 HOURS TRAVELLING TIME)
3 ST. PETERSBURG IS ONE OF THE LARGEST RUSSIAN INDUSTRIAL CENTRES
INDUSTRY AND INNOVATION CLUSTERS AND MAIN SECTORS GROSS REGIONAL PRODUCT, 2014
INDUSTRY SHARE IN KEY ECONOMIC INDICATORS
THE CITY RANKS SECOND AMONG OTHER REGIONS IN THE VOLUME OF SHIPPED MANUFACTURING GOODS AND SERVICES PROVIDES MORE THAN 9% OF THE TOTAL PRODUCTION IN THE COUNTRY
INDUSTRY SHARE IN THE RUSSIAN ECONOMY
% 60.5 MILLION USD IS THE VOLUME OF PRODUCTS SHIPPED BY THE CITY ENTERPRISES
29% – SHARE IN THE GRP 42% – TURNOVER OF COMPANIES
10% SHARE IN THE TOTAL VOLUME OF RUSSIAN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PRODUCTS
107.5% BY 2013
40% – TAX REVENUES
20% – SHARE IN RUSSIAN IT EXPORT
GRP GROWTH IN 2011–2014 WAS DOUBLE THAT OF THE RUSSIAN AVERAGE
17% – NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
INDUSTRY IS THE ST. PETERSBURG ECONOMY’S BACKBONE AND THE MAIN SOURCE OF THE BUDGET INCOME
4 THE INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX HAS A DIRECT IMPACT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF OTHER ECONOMIC SECTORS: • TRANSPORT • CONSTRUCTION • COMMUNICATIONS AND TRADE IT LARGELY DETERMINES THE REAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOLVING THE MAJOR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ISSUES OF THE CITY
INDUSTRY AND INNOVATION CLUSTERS AND MAIN SECTORS
THE INDUSTRIAL BASIS:
MORE THAN 730 LARGE AND MEDIUM-SCALE ENTERPRISES, SOME OF WHICH ARE AMONG THE LEADING RUSSIAN ORGANISATIONS
MORE THAN 23 THOUSAND SMALL
ENTERPRISES, INCLUDING MICRO-ENTERPRISES
INDUSTRIAL BRANDS OF ST. PETERSBURG ARE WIDELY KNOWN ON THE INTERNATIONAL MARKET: KIROVSKY ZAVOD OJSC, IZHORSKIYE ZAVODY OJSC, SILOVYYE MASHINY OJSC, SHIPBUILDERS SEVERNAYA VERF, BALTIYSKIY ZAVOD, ADMIRALTEYSKIYE VERFI
THE LARGEST COMPANIES ARE REGISTERED AND HAVE THEIR HEADQUARTERS IN ST. PETERSBURG, SUCH AS: GAZPROM NEFT OJSC, RUSSIAN MARITIME SHIPPING COMPANY SOVCOMFLOT, RUSSIAN PETROCHEMICAL HOLDING COMPANY SIBUR HOLDING AND RUSSIAN MINING COMPANY POLIMETALL
MORE THAN 1,000 FOREIGN COMPANIES OPERATE IN THE CITY, SUCH AS THE LARGEST INTERNATIONAL BRANDS : SIEMENS, TOYOTA, GENERAL MOTORS, NISSAN, HYUNDAI, COCA‑COLA, PEPSICO, WRIGLEY, KRAFT JACOBS, GILLETTE, ETC.
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INDUSTRY AND INNOVATION CLUSTERS AND MAIN SECTORS
HIGH- AND MEDIUMTECH (HIGH LEVEL) ACTIVITIES COVER
MORE THAN 50%
OF THE JOINT MANUFACTURING SECTOR FUNCTIONS (EXCLUDING PETROLEUM PRODUCTS PRODUCTION)
IN 2008–2013, THE GROWTH RATE OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PRODUCTION IN ST. PETERSBURG EXCEEDED THE AVERAGE LEVELS THE LEVEL OF INDUSTRIAL INNOVATIVE ACTIVITY (THE SHARE OF ENTERPRISES ENGAGED IN TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION) IS ABOVE THE RUSSIAN AVERAGE – 15.3% AND 9.9%, RESPECTIVELY
VOLUME GROWTH OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PRODUCTS IN 2008-2013, % TO 2007
ST. PETERSBURG
126,6 116,7
RUSSIA
2008
INDUSTRIAL INNOVATIVE ACTIVITY
125,36 92,2
2009
180.7 122.5
2010
249,6 157,8
2011
ST. PETERSBURG RUSSIA
316,2 177,5
2012
327.0 189.6
2013
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INDUSTRY AND INNOVATION CLUSTERS AND MAIN SECTORS SHIPBUILDING CLUSTER
MARKET CAPACITY – 513 ML USD 50% OF TOTAL RUSSIAN MARKET
THE CLUSTER BASIS IS REPRESENTED BY THE ORGANISATIONS FORMING PART OF OBYEDINENNAYA SUDOSTROITELNAYA KORPORATSIYA OJSC, INCLUDING THE LEADING RUSSIAN DESIGN OFFICES THE PROJECTS OF WHICH BUILD NUCLEAR AND DIESEL-POWERED SUBMARINES OF DIFFERENT CLASSES, SHIPS AND VESSELS, CREATING TODAY THE BASIS FOR THE MARITIME STRATEGIC NUCLEAR FORCES AND GENERAL PURPOSE FORCES OF THE RUSSIAN AND FOREIGN NAVY: • • • • •
CENTRAL DESIGN OFFICE FOR MARINE ENGINEERING RUBIN OJSC ST. PETERSBURG MARINE ENGINEERING OFFICE MALAKHIT OJSC ALMAZ CMDO OJSC SEVERNOYE PKB OJSC NEVSKOYE PKB OJSC
SHIPYARDS MAKING SURFACE VESSELS AND SHIPS OF ALL KINDS (FROM TANKERS AND ICEBREAKERS TO MISSILE CRUISERS), AS WELL AS UNDERWATER EQUIPMENT (SUBMERSIBLES, SUBMARINES) AND SPECIAL MARINE EQUIPMENT: •
ADMIRALTEYSKIYE VERFI OJSC
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SEVERNAYA VERF OJSC
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BALTISKIY ZAVOD – SUDOSTROYENIYE LLC
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SREDNE-NEVSKIY SUDOSTROITELNY ZAVOD OJSC
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ALMAZ SHIPBUILDING COMPANY OJSC
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INDUSTRY AND INNOVATION CLUSTERS AND MAIN SECTORS GAS AND ENERGY
ST. PETERSBURG IS THE GAS CAPITAL OF RUSSIA
HEAD OFFICES OF KEY DEPARTMENTS AND ASSOCIATED COMPANIES OF GAZPROM – SYSTEM INTEGRATORS OF THE EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGIES MARKET ARE LOCATED IN ST. PETERSBURG ONE OF THE LARGEST RUSSIAN PLANTS FOR NATURAL GAS LIQUEFACTION IS BEING CONSTRUCTED (THE 1ST PRODUCTION LINE IS TO BE COMMISSIONED IN 2019)
THE LARGEST DESIGN INSTITUTIONS OF THE SECTOR
588 COMPANIES IN THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY ARE LOCATED IN ST. PETERSBURG:
10 – GEOLOGICAL AND ENGINEERING SURVEY 53 – DRILLING EQUIPMENT 165 – FUEL AND POWER EQUIPMENT 360 – GAS EQUIPMENT
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INDUSTRY AND INNOVATION CLUSTERS AND MAIN SECTORS POWER PLANT INDUSTRY
MARKET CAPACITY – 960 ML USD
80% OF TOTAL
RUSSIAN MARKET
SINCE 2010, ST. PETERSBURG IS THE LEADER IN THE PRODUCTION OF ENGINEERING PRODUCTS FROM OTHER REGIONS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION, ОPROVIDING
10% OF THE TOTAL IN THE COUNTRY
THE PRODUCTION FOR THE LAST 7 YEARS INCREASED BY 3 TIMES
40% OF WORKERS IN THE INDUSTRY ARE EMPLOYED IN ENTERPRISES OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING IN THE STRUCTURE OF THE VOLUME OF INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS AND ENTERPRISES ENGAGED IN TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION,
85% ACCOUNTED FOR ENGINEERING
MAIN FEATURES: •
POWER-PLANT BUILDING
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MANUFACTURE OF LIFTING AND HANDLING EQUIPMENT
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MANUFACTURE OF DOMESTIC APPLIANCES
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MANUFACTURE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT FOR MINING AND CONSTRUCTION
• 98 – THE NUMBER OF LARGE AND MEDIUM-SIZED COMPANIES
• 2.1 BILLION USD – THE VOLUME OF SHIPPED PRODUCTS
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INDUSTRY AND INNOVATION CLUSTERS AND MAIN SECTORS AUTOMOTIVE CLUSTER
MARKET CAPACITY – 3,8 BN USD
20% OF TOTAL
RUSSIAN MARKET
55,699,737 MOTOR VEHICLES WERE REGISTERED IN 2014.
5,600,326
PCS. OUT OF THEM WERE PRODUCED IN RUSSIA NORTHWESTERN FEDERAL DISTRICT OF ALL RUSSIAN PRODUCES CARS (SECOND PLACE)
24%
THE INDUSTRY EMPLOYS WORKERS
8,000
THE WORLD’S LEADING AUTOMAKERS RESIDE AND OPERATE IN THE CITY: •
TOYOTA
THE SECTOR OF AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS’ PRODUCTION IS DEVELOPING ACTIVELY, REPRESENTED BY
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GENERAL MOTORS
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INTERCOS-IV
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NISSAN
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MAGNA SAINT PETERSBURG
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HYUNDAI
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SUNGWOO HITECH RUS
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SCANIA
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JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL
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MAN TRUCK & BUS PRODUCTION RUS
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EBERSPÄCHER EXHAUST SYSTEMS RUS
10 MARKET CAPACITY – 25 BN USD.
INDUSTRY AND INNOVATION CLUSTERS AND MAIN SECTORS
ST. PETERSBURG INNOVATION CLUSTER OF ENTERPRISES ENGAGED IN RADIO ELECTRONICS, INSTRUMENTATION, COMMUNICATIONS, AND INFORMATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS
96 COMPANIES, ORGANISATIONS AND UNIVERSITIES LOCATED IN ST. PETERSBURG ARE INCLUDED IN THE CLUSTER
THE CLUSTER ENTERPRISES DEVELOPED THE CONCEPT OF THE TARGET PROGRAMME “COMPREHENSIVE SECURITY, ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RESOURCE SAVING, INFORMATION TELECOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY FOR ENSURING A HIGH LEVEL OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC CITY DEVELOPMENT AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN ST. PETERSBURG”
AS PART OF THE PROGRAMME, A PILOT PROJECT WAS LAUNCHED IN 2013: RESIDENTIAL HOUSE EQUIPPED WITH SYSTEMS OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY, ENERGY SAVING AND SECURITY SYSTEMS
SVETLANA-OPTOELECTRONIKA CJSC LAUNCHED IN 2013 A PRODUCTION LINE FOR A NEW SERIES OF LED LAMPS WITH MAXIMUM LIGHT OUTPUT AND HIGH EFFICIENCY ABLE TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION
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INDUSTRY AND INNOVATION CLUSTERS AND MAIN SECTORS
CLUSTER OF MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTION AND RADIATION TECHNOLOGY
TO DEVELOP THE CLUSTER RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE A NUMBER OF PROJECTS WERE COMMISSIONED IN ST. PETERSBURG:
IN TERMS OF CREATING THE CLUSTER PRODUCTION BASE A NUMBER OF PROJECTS WERE IMPLEMENTED IN ST. PETERSBURG:
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THE FIRST RUSSIAN CENTRE FOR BIOINFORMATICS AND PROGNOSTIC HEALTHCARE (BY ASTRA ZENECA)
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A PRODUCTION FACTORY (BY RCI SYNTEZ PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY)
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THE FIRST RUSSIAN INNOVATIVE BIOPHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTION OF DRUGS BASED ON MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCER AND AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES (BY BIOCAD CJSC)
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A PHARMACEUTICAL FACTORY IN THE SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE NOVOORLOVSKAYA (BY NOVARTIS-NEVA LLC, REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MAJOR INTERNATIONAL PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY NOVARTIS)
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INNOVATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE (BY POLYSAN RESEARCH AND PRODUCTION PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY)
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INDUSTRY AND INNOVATION CLUSTERS AND MAIN SECTORS AEROSPACE CLUSTER
ON THE BASIS OF THE NORTH EUROPEAN SPACE CONSORTIUM, AN INNOVATIVE ST. PETERSBURG AEROSPACE CLUSTER WAS CREATED IN 2012 COMBINING ORGANIZATIONS AND HIGHER EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES, SUCH AS •
FSUE ARSENAL DESIGN BUREAU NAMED AFTER M.V. FRUNSE
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LENINETS HOLDING COMPANY JSC
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ARSENAL MACHINE-BUILDING PLANT JSC
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FSFEI HPE BALTIC STATE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY VOENMEH NAMED AFTER D.F. USTINOV
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IZMERITEL PLANT JSC
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BEE PITRON LLC
MAIN ACTIVITIES: •
DEVELOPMENT OF A UNIFIED NAVIGATION CENTER CONSIDERING THE USE OF DESIGN DOCUMENTATION
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IMPLEMENTATION OF INFORMATION AND NAVIGATION SUPPORT SYSTEMS FOR SOCIAL SERVICES, SCHOOLS, PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IN ST. PETERSBURG
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IMPLEMENTATION OF INFORMATION AND NAVIGATION SUPPORT SYSTEMS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT CORRIDORS “NORTH – SOUTH” AND “EAST – WEST”
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INDUSTRY AND INNOVATION CLUSTERS AND MAIN SECTORS URBAN PLANNING
ST. PETERSBURG IS THE HOST CITY FOR THE ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN 2016 AND THE FIFA WORLD CUP IN 2018 DEVELOPMENT OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND “GREEN” SYSTEM OF URBAN PASSENGER TRANSPORT (INCLUDING AUTOMATED CONTROL SYSTEM)
DEVELOPMENT OF PROGRAMS FOR GREENING AND DEVICE RECREATION AREAS
DEVELOPMENT OF AUTOMATED CONTROL SYSTEM FOR HARVESTING MACHINERY AND WASTE MANAGEMENT
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INDUSTRY AND INNOVATION CLUSTERS AND MAIN SECTORS CULTURE DEVELOPMENT
OPEN-AIR EVENTS
TOURISM DEVELOPMENT
ESTABLISHED IN 2012, THE ST. PETERSBURG INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL FORUM HAS BECOME THE MAIN PLATFORM FOR DISCUSSIONS ABOUT RUSSIAN CULTURE A NEW WINTER THEATRE FESTIVAL FEATURING TOP EUROPEAN TROUPES WAS ARRANGED MORE THAN 20 NEW MUSEUMS OPENED, INCLUDING THE MUSEUM OF FABERGÉ
MASS PUBLIC EVENTS HAVE FOUND THEIR DATES IN THE CITY’S CULTURAL CALENDAR, SUCH AS
IN THE LIST OF THE WORLD’S MOST ATTRACTIVE CITIES (BY TRIPADVISOR) ST. PETERSBURG RANKS
• THE FESTIVAL OPERA TO EVERYONE • DOSTOEVSKY DAY • NIGHT OF MUSEUMS • LIBRARY NIGHT, ETC. THERE IS A NEW TRADITION OF CELEBRATING THE CITY DAY ACCOMPANIED BY THE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND LARGE CHOIR WHICH WAS ENTERED IN THE CIS BOOK OF RECORDS IN 2014, A NEW MASS CULTURAL EVENT DANCING NEVSKY WAS HELD
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# 7 IN EUROPEAN RATINGS
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# 17 IN THE GLOBAL RATINGS
ST. PETERSBURG IS VISITED BY MORE THAN 6 MILLION TOURISTS EACH YEAR •
IN I QUARTER 2015 ST. PETERSBURG HAS WELCOMED 53.9% MORE TOURISTS COMPARED TO THE SAME PERIOD IN 2014
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MAIN RISE IS SEEN FROM CHINA, GERMANY, ITALY, THAILAND, AND TURKEY
IN ORDER TO PROMOTE YACHT TOURISM, A CHECKPOINT OF YACHTS AND SMALL BOATS WAS OPENED IN KRONSTADT (THE KONSTANTIN FORT)
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ECONOMIC ACTIVITY. INVESTMENT POTENTIAL
SECOND AMONG FEDERAL DISTRICTS ON VOLUME OF ATTRACTED FOREIGN INVESTMENTS OVER 1.000 LARGE AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES WITH FOREIGN CAPITAL
HAVING GREAT INVESTMENT POTENTIAL, ST. PETERSBURG IS ONE OF THE MOST ACTIVELY DEVELOPING REGIONS OF RUSSIA THE ANNUAL RATING OF THE INVESTMENT ATTRACTIVENESS OF RUSSIAN REGIONS PUBLISHED BY THE EXPERT RA AGENCY AT THE END OF 2014 CONFIRMED THE HIGHEST RATING OF ST. PETERSBURG – 1A ACCORDING TO ANALYSTS, THE CITY HAS MAXIMUM CAPACITY IN TERMS OF DIRECT INVESTMENT, AS WELL AS THE HIGHEST RELIABILITY FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF A POTENTIAL INVESTOR THE CITY’S ECONOMIC SITUATION IN RECENT YEARS IS ASSESSED AS STABLE
IN 2003-2013, THE VOLUME OF FOREIGN INVESTMENTS IN ST. PETERSBURG INCREASED BY 15 TIMES FROM 696 MILLION TO 10.8 BILLION US DOLLARS INVESTMENTS IN FIXED ASSETS OF ST. PETERSBURG ENTERPRISES OVER 9 MONTHS OF 2014 CONSIDERING BOTH RUSSIAN AND FOREIGN FUNDS WAS 6.7 BILLION USD, WHICH IS 25.1% MORE THAN IN THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR, ACCORDING TO THE FEDERAL STATE STATISTICS SERVICE IN ST. PETERSBURG THE STRUCTURE OF INVESTMENTS IN FIXED ASSETS: •
TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS – 21%
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MANUFACTURING – 18.4%
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CONSTRUCTION SECTOR – 14.5%
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A MEETING PLACE
FOR INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
ST. PETERSBURG IS THE MOST COSMOPOLITAN AND OPEN CITY IN RUSSIA THE LARGEST INTERNATIONAL EVENTS, HELD IN ST. PETERSBURG MARK THE SPECIAL STATUS OF THE CITY
PAST EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS (2015–2018)
G20 SUMMIT (SEPTEMBER 05–06, 2013)
ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2016
G8 SUMMIT (JULY 15–17, 2006)
41 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE EUROPEAN PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGICAL SOCIETY
SPORTACCORD INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION (MAY 26–31, 2013) ST. PETERSBURG INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC FORUM (2006–2013, ANNUAL)
16 INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON DERMATOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY 15 EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON MIXING 15 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE EUROPEAN VENOUS FORUM 3 LARGE HADRON COLLIDER PHYSICS CONFERENCE CONGRESS OF UNION INTERNATIONALE DU CINEMA NON PROFESSIONNEL
33 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLOOD PURIFICATION 22 ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE EUROPEAN FOREST INSTITUTE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY OF EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT SCHOOLS 15 NGV GLOBAL BIENNIAL CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION COUNCIL AND COMMITTEE MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL ACTUARIAL ASSOCIATION FIFA WORLD CUP 2018
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MICE INDUSTRY
MEETINGS, INCENTIVES, CONFERENCES, EXHIBITIONS
STRATEGIC MISSION OF ST. PETERSBURG TO GET INTO EUROPEAN TOP-10 AND WORLD TOP-20 BUSINESS MEETINGS DESTINATIONS BY 2020
IN 2014: ВTHE NEW TERMINAL OF PULKOVO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS COMMISSIONED CONVENTION BUREAU AND CONGRESS AND EXHIBITION INDUSTRY CLUSTER WERE ESTABLISHED NEW EXPOFORUM CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTRE WAS OPENED ON OCTOBER 7
FACILITIES IN ST. PETERSBURG FOR CONGRESSES, EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS: CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTRES AND OTHER SPECIALIZED VENUES FOR EVENTS OF VARIOUS FORMATS PALACES AND MANSIONS FOR SPECIAL EVENTS
MORE THAN 700 HOTELS WITH CONFERENCE FACILITIES INCLUDING WORLD CHAINS
RESTAURANTS WITH TRADITIONAL RUSSIAN DISHES AND CUISINES WORLDWIDE
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SCIENTIFIC ST. PETERSBURG ACADEMIC SOCIETY
1724 –
FOUNDATION OF THE RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES IN ST. PETERSBURG
600 RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS WORK IN ST. PETERSBURG TODAY:
200
FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS,
INCLUDING
73
12 FEDERAL RESEARCH CENTERS
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS
70 SCIENTIFIC AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS ABOUT 250 RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS IN THE BUSINESS MORE THAN
SECTOR
116 UNIVERSITIES AND HIGHER SCHOOLS 13 NOBLE PRIZE WINNERS
THE RESEARCH IS CONDUCTED IN THE FIELD OF NATURAL, TECHNICAL, SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES, INCLUDING RESEARCH AIMED AT SOLVING SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC PROBLEMS OF THE REGION, AS WELL AS VARIOUS INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMMES
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SCIENTIFIC ST. PETERSBURG PRIORITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT
11%
OF THE SCIENTIFIC POTENTIAL OF THE COUNTRY ARE CONCENTRATED IN ST. PETERSBURG
RESOLUTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF ST. PETERSBURG OF 08.08.2011 № 1138 APPROVED THE PRIORITIES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN ST. PETERSBURG: • SECURITY AND COUNTERTERRORISM • LIVING SYSTEMS • NANOSYSTEMS AND MATERIALS INDUSTRY
• INFORMATION AND TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS • ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT • TRANSPORTATION, AVIATION AND SPACE SYSTEMS
• ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY • PROSPECTIVE WEAPONS, MILITARY AND SPECIAL EQUIPMENT
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ST. PETERSBURG. TRAVEL DESTINATION
OPEN-AIR MUSEUM THE HISTORIC CENTRE OF ST. PETERSBURG, AS WELL AS SEPARATE ARCHITECTURAL ENSEMBLES AND MONUMENTS ARE INCLUDED IN THE UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE LIST
CULTURAL CAPITAL
NORTHERN VENICE
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500 BRIDGES , 21 DRAWBRIDGES 42 ISLANDS OVER 90 RIVERS AND CANALS
MUSEUMS INCLUDING WORLD-FAMOUS HERMITAGE
80 THEATRES 100 CONCERT ASSOCIATIONS 45 GALLERIESFESTIVALS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
WHITE NIGHTS IN MAY AND JUNE
EXPERIENCE MOMENTUM
WELCOME TO ST. PETERSBURG!