Ulyanovsk

Information source: the official portal of the Governor and Government of Ulyanovsk Region, http://ulgov.com/

Geography

Ulyanovsk Region is located in the south-east of the European part of Russia, in the center of Privolzhsky Federal District (PFD).

The territory of Ulyanovsk region is 37.2 thousand km ²

Climate

The Ulyanovsk Region is located in the temperate - continental climate zone and forest-steppe natural zone. From north to south the region stretches for 250 km, from west to east - for 280 km.

Average air temperature in January is -13°C in July +18,5°C. The average long-term annual precipitation - 430-440 mm. Average length of growing period is 135-140 days.

Ulyanovsk Region is a major transport hub.

Three key reasons to invest in Ulyanovsk Region

1) Guaranteed rapid implementation of the project without administrative barriers and bureaucracy.

2) No infrastructure risks: available sites and industrial parks with necessary infrastructure and the possibility of immediate transfer of land to investors' property.

3) One third of the investment costs are saved due to tax remissions for 8 years.

Well-developed industrial base

    * Within a radius of 500 km there are 47 thousand industrial companies producing 15% of industrial products in Russia.

    * Within a radius of 1,000 kilometers - there are more than 193 thousand enterprises producing more than 50% of industrial products in Russia.

Population: 1.3 million people. The region observes ​​the rise in fertility and reduction in emigration.

High consumption potential:

    * Within a radius of 500 km there are more than 20 million potential customers.

    * Within a radius of 1,000 kilometers - there are more than 44 million potential customers.

Tax benefits: 

13,5% - tax rate on profits, the part which is to be credited to the regional budget for 8 years (a decline by 4.5%);

0% - the rate of property tax for 8 years;

0% - the rate of land tax for 8 years;

0% - the rate of transport tax for 8 years.

Ulyanovsk Region has the following clusters:

1. Automotive Cluster

2. Nuclear Innovation cluster

3. Transportation - Logistics cluster

4. Agro-industrial cluster

5. Building materials production cluster.

Skilled employees and relatively inexpensive labor source stimulate favorable conditions for establishment of new industries.

  * Number of workforce: 810 600 people

  * Employed in the economy: 602.2 thousand people

  * The number of workers in science: 9 000 people, including 250 doctors and 1400 candidates.