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The first processing plant will reduce the load on landfills in the Leningrad Region by 300,000 tons per year. The plant on Volkhonskoye Highway was built by Nevsky Ecological Operator as part of the waste management reform. “This is the “first sign” in the joint plans and undertakings that we are pursuing with our neighbor St. Petersburg and the Nevsky environmental operator. It is very important that we move from plans to concrete work. When we are in dialogue with the residents of the city and the region about the need to change the technology of waste disposal, the phased closure of landfills, we must understand that new sites, new production facilities, and modern plants for the disposal of MSW should come in return. Without this, it is impossible to close the landfills, ”Governor of the Leningrad Region Alexander Drozdenko emphasized at the opening of the enterprise. The new sorting complex is planned to be turned into a demonstration site - here it will be possible to get acquainted with the production, with new waste processing technologies. The Volkhonka Waste Processing Complex is the first in a series of new processing facilities planned by JSC Nevsky Ecological Operator to ensure the transition to modern municipal solid waste management technologies. The commissioning of KPO Volkhonka, taking into account the selection of useful fractions and utilization of more than 50%, will reduce the load on waste management facilities in the Leningrad Region by 300,000 tons of waste per year.

По итогам бизнес-миссии областных компаний в Индию достигнуты договоренности о поставках пробной продукции предприятий Ленинградской области и совместных проектах. За четыре дня компании региона провели более 50 деловых встреч и переговоров с потенциальными партнерами. Семь предприятий Ленинградской области презентовали свою продукцию на встречах в различных бизнес-ассоциациях и с компаниями, еще три компании представили товары на строительной выставке в Нью-Дели. «Главное, что мы увидели встречный интерес со стороны бизнеса Индии, желание работать с Ленинградской областью, наметили дальнейшие планы по продвижению продукции на рынок этой страны. Насыщенная программа дала первые результаты – уже есть запрос на продукцию наших предприятий, пробные партии и совместные проекты», – прокомментировал заместитель председателя правительства Ленинградской области – председатель комитета экономического развития и инвестиционной деятельности Дмитрий Ялов, возглавлявший делегацию региона в поездке. Так, областной производитель защитных стройматериалов «Гласс Систем» договорился о предоставлении пробной партии распыляемой гидроизоляционной продукции на одну из индийский компаний, а также начал обсуждение по поставке сырья и гидроизоляции для продажи в стране. Переработчик шин – компания «Лексор» побывала на шиноперерабатывающем заводе GRP LTD, который заинтересовался покупкой оборудования компании из Ленобласти, а также договорилась о поставке пробной партии мелко-гранулированной резиной крошки. Судостроительная компания «Парящие машины» ТМ «Ховеркрафт» результативно провели переговоры о поставках двигателей для судов на воздушной подушке и поставок комплектующих для их сборки в Индии и последующей их технической эксплуатации. Производитель роботизированного оборудования для промышленности «Айтел-Про» планируют сотрудничество с компанией Ste Robotics India LLC, которые видят большой интерес на индийском рынке к выпускаемым в области манипуляторам. В ближайших планах Ленинградской области и Индии – провести видеовстречу с предприятиями региона в первом квартале 2023 года, договоренности об ее подготовке достигнуты с генконсульством России в Индии и представительством Российского экспортного центра. Бизнес-миссия в Индию была организованна Центром развития промышленности Ленинградской области в рамках национального проекта «Международная кооперация и экспорт».

The Belgian investor has increased the area of its warehouse complex in the Leningrad Region. In the Lomonosovsky district, in the Gorelovo industrial zone, a new warehouse complex of the Alers Rus company was opened today. The Belgian company has invested more than 1.5 billion rubles in the development of its business in the region. Its area is 25300 sq.m. - it will become part of the company's existing warehouse complex, which will now amount to more than 60,000 sq. In addition, the investment project will bring about 200 new jobs to the region. “Two years ago we signed an agreement on the implementation of the project, which we are opening today. The company's plans were implemented in a difficult, turbulent time, but despite the sanctions pressure, the company did not stop its investment cycle and completed the project. The Leningrad Region is a major transport and logistics hub, and the creation of new storage facilities in the region adds impetus to the development of industry in the region,” Anastasia Mikhalchenko, Director of the Economic Development Agency of the Leningrad Region, who accompanied the implementation of the investment project at all stages, said at the opening ceremony. The company has been operating in the field of warehouse logistics in the Leningrad region for over 25 years. The decision to build an additional Class A warehouse terminal was made in 2019.

In Otradnoye in February, a new bakery production of the Bushe company will be launched. The commissioning site was visited by Dmitry Yalov, Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Leningrad Region for Economics, Anastasia Mikhalchenko, Director of the Economic Development Agency of the Leningrad Region, and leaders of the Kirovsky District and the city of Otradnoye. At the first stage, puff products will be produced here - up to 500 tons per month. The range is planned to expand in several stages. The total production area is 6000 meters. Thanks to the launch of the enterprise, 150 new jobs will appear in the Kirovsky district. Products will be supplied not only to the network of cafes of the same name, but also to retail chains. The investment project is supported by the Economic Development Agency of the Leningrad Region. AERLO specialists helped with localization in the region, selection of support measures. Thus, the investment project is included in the register of RIP (regional investment project) to receive tax benefits.

This week Mumbai will host a series of meetings between entrepreneurs from the region and potential partners in India, and companies from the Leningrad region will also take part in a construction exhibition in New Delhi. The participants of the business mission include seven enterprises of the Leningrad region: the manufacturer of robotic equipment for the industry "Aitel Pro", the tire processor company "Lexor", the manufacturer of protective building materials "Glass Systems", the manufacturer of specialized lubricants for mechanisms "AlliancePro", the shipbuilding company "Hovercraft" , "Tosnensky feed mill" and timber processing company "Trust Les". The delegation of the region is headed by Deputy Prime Minister of the Leningrad Region - Chairman of the Committee for Economic Development and Investment Activities Dmitry Yalov. The business mission began today in the city of Mumbai - there will be a meeting with the Consul General of Russia, a representative of Sberbank in India. Presentations of the potential of the Leningrad Region and exporters are planned in one of the oldest chambers of commerce in India - the IMC Chamber of Commerce and Industry association and in the World Trade Center and the Association of Industrialists (AIAI), which includes more than 1,500 companies, including small and medium-sized businesses . “It is not the first year that when organizing foreign business missions, we rely on the countries of Central Asia, the Middle East and Africa. The South Asian region is a new direction for our enterprises, but no less promising. In preparation for the business mission, we have planned dozens of meetings for our enterprises, we see the Indian side's interest in manufacturers of building materials, ships, and we will promote other industries for cooperation,” Dmitry Yalov commented. On December 8, the Acetech New Delhi 2022 construction exhibition starts in New Delhi, where furniture solutions manufacturers Slotex-MK from the Vsevolozhsky district, an entrepreneur from the Volkhovsky district that produces various lamps and signs, and a lumber manufacturer Petrovles-Pasha from Lodeynopolsky will present their products district. This is already the ninth foreign business mission organized by the Industrial Development Center of the Leningrad Region this year as part of the national project "International Cooperation and Export".

Cooperation with the states of the Asia-Pacific region opens up new opportunities for the Leningrad Region, including for local self-government. Vice Governor Anna Danilyuk spoke about this within the framework of the IV International Municipal Forum of the BRICS+ countries. “The collective fatigue accumulated in the world from the dictates of supporters of a unipolar world order, and, as a result, the emerging crisis of confidence in such powers, only stimulate all other countries to search for and develop new formats of cooperation, to build new systems for making collective decisions based on real mutual respect and equality of partner countries. It is on these principles that the interaction of the BRICS countries is built,” said Anna Danilyuk, Vice Governor of the Leningrad Region for Domestic Policy. Currently, there are 14 cooperation agreements between the municipalities of the Leningrad Region and China. The dialogue with India in the spheres of culture, education and sports has been intensified. The issue of closer cooperation with partners from the Eastern Cape of South Africa in the development of investment and trade and economic relations, in the areas of environmental protection, organizing youth exchanges, and employment is being worked out. This year, the Leningrad Region and Hebei Province (PRC) are celebrating the 30th anniversary of the establishment of friendly ties. Reference BRICS is an association of five countries, which includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. It was formed in 2006 on the initiative of the Russian side. The BRICS countries are a large-scale global market. The total number of their inhabitants is about 3 billion people, namely 41% of the world population. The main areas in which BRICS members cooperate are trade, investment, digital agenda and sustainable development. The International Municipal Forum of the BRICS+ countries has been implemented since 2019.

Specialists of the Economic Development Agency of the Leningrad Region took part in the NAAIR international internship for regional investment agencies and development corporations at the site of investment agencies INVEST IN TURKEY and INVEST IN ISTANBUL. The internship took place as part of the organization of the international activities of the NGO "National Association of Investment and Development Agencies" (NAAIR) and the work of the NAAIR.Global platform with the support of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Republic of Turkey and the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation. The internship was attended by 15 regions of Russia, as well as representatives of Russian and Turkish businesses. The Investment Office under the President of the Republic of Turkey is responsible for promoting Turkey's investment opportunities and assisting investors before, during and after their arrival in Turkey. The office works with a network of consultants based in a number of countries including China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, UAE, UK and USA. The investment office offers investors a wide range of services on a one-stop basis. According to FDI Markets, Turkey has become the 9th most popular foreign direct investment (FDI) destination with 160 projects in Europe. As of the end of 2020, the number of companies with foreign capital in Turkey reached 73,675, compared to 5,600 in 2002. Opening the internship, NAAIR Executive Director Rafael Khusyainshin noted that Russia and Turkey have similar approaches to organizing the investment process, and therefore, the exchange of experience is extremely important for our countries and investment agencies. The Istanbul Development Agency was also not chosen by chance. Thus, according to the results of the first quarter of 2022, Istanbul ranked fourth among European cities after London, Paris and Berlin in terms of the volume of attracted investments. Special attention was paid to the work of the Istanbul Investment Support Center (CIP), which was established to provide investor support services in Istanbul (responsible for informing and supporting investors in the field of business development, taking the necessary measures to overcome administrative barriers, providing regional investment incentives; monitoring investment activity; informing investors about investment opportunities; coordination, exchange of experience, etc.). During the exchange of experience with the Istanbul Chamber of Industry (ISO, https://www.iso.org.tr/), the organizational structure of the chamber, the industrial ecosystem of Istanbul (serves 13,500 business customers per day, 250 thousand registration procedures per year, carries out more than 2 million transactions annually, issues up to 1 million certificates of commercial activity annually). During the exchange of experience, AERLO specialists presented the best practices of the Leningrad region in working with investors - a CRM system and an investor's personal account on the investment portal, an investment card.

The industrial site of the largest Turkish manufacturer of furniture fabrics and carpets Aydın Textile was visited by our colleagues during the international training of NAAIR. Production is located in the SEZ "Ikitelli". The full-cycle plant creates a wide range of textile products - from fiber processing to finished products, which are also ordered by Russian consumers. Turkey's Ikitelli Special Economic Zone hosts companies that provide an average of $5-6 billion in added value to the national economy. Total number of companies - 24864 Total number of jobs - 300,000 occupancy 90% Area – 700 ha Estimated added value of production - $ 5-6 billion Electricity consumption Annual - 950 million kilowatt / hour (for 2020) Daily demand for drinking and technical water - 40,000 m3 / day The length of internal roads is 25 km. Recall that the internship of regional investment and development agencies took place as part of the organization of the international activities of the NGO "National Association of Investment and Development Agencies" (NAAIR) and the work of the NAAIR.Global platform with the support of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Republic of Turkey and the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation. The internship was attended by 15 regions of Russia, as well as representatives of Russian and Turkish businesses.

A meeting between the Economic Development Agency of the Leningrad Region and the Indian Business Alliance took place. Director of the Agency - Anastasia Mikhalchenko presented the investment potential of the Leningrad region, spoke about the existing advantages of the region and opportunities for the development of foreign companies. Together with the President of the Indian Business Alliance, Sammi Kotwani, we discussed cooperation and outlined promising areas, and were also invited to the key business event in the Leningrad Region - the Baltic Regional Investment Forum. Reference: The Indian Business Alliance (IBA) is the main organization for all Indian companies in Russia and has over 150 members. The Alliance's activity is to create a platform that would help Indian businessmen move part of their enterprises to Russia. Alliance members cover the main production areas: pharmaceuticals, design, textile industry, chemical industry, metal mining, sugar production, plastics, tourism, various service industries, etc.

Thanks to the Quick Start program, new import-substituting enterprises are able to compensate up to 50% of the cost of renting production premises from the budget. The Quick Start program includes a set of two support measures: a subsidy for reimbursement of part of the cost of paying rent for premises and a preferential rent - 1 ruble - for newly concluded land lease agreements when they are leased without bidding. The conditions for receiving support measures are determined by the decrees of the government of the Leningrad Region No. 389 and No. 436. “The Quick Start program allows you to create import-substituting production “here and now” with the support of the region. Up to 50% of the cost of renting industrial premises can be compensated from the budget. Such a support measure will help, first of all, small and medium businesses to quickly start producing the necessary products,” said Dmitry Yalov, Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Leningrad Region, Chairman of the Committee for Economic Development and Investment Activities. Subsidies for reimbursement of part of the cost of paying rent for premises, buildings or structures for the implementation of investment projects for the production of import-substituting products are provided for no more than six months in 2022 under contracts concluded from January 1 to July 1, 2022. The leased production area must be at least 500 square meters. A new support measure has also been introduced with the establishment of a preferential rent for newly concluded land lease agreements when they are leased without bidding for companies registered in the Leningrad Region. These criteria are suitable for investment projects with a planned investment of more than 200 million rubles, for remote areas - from 30 million rubles. The preferential rent is fixed for one year. The list of products and industries for import substitution is determined by the relevant orders of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation and decrees of the Government of the Leningrad Region. Among the industries for which the import substitution action plan has been approved are the automotive, light industry, timber industry, machine building for the food and processing industries, the medical and pharmaceutical industries, shipbuilding and others - there are only 24 industries. Support for investment projects as a "single window" of the regional administration is carried out by the Economic Development Agency of the Leningrad Region. The agency's specialists assist in the selection of industrial sites and advise on support measures for business.