ECONOMIC AND INVESTMENT POTENTIAL OF DNIPROPETROVSK REGION

1. ECONOMIC AND INVESTMENT POTENTIAL OF
DNIPROPETROVSK REGION

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Dear colleagues and partners!
As one of the largest business centers of Ukraine, Dnipropetrovsk region builds open and reliable partnerships with
investors. Investment capital is primarily a source for the creation of appropriate job positions, renovation and
modernization of existing production, launching promising new projects for business development.
External investments are the indicators of the condition of economic development of the region and our country in
whole and improve the social component of life in Ukraine.
Despite the current challenges, Dnipropetrovsk region remains attractive for investors - all regional investors continue
to work in Dnipropetrovsk region. Unique mineral resources of our land, fertile soils, favorable geographical location,
developed infrastructure, powerful metallurgical complex and chemical industries, precision engineering, rocket and
space technology are of exceptional interest in all parts of the world. But first of all, Dnipropetrovsk region is a hard-
working, talented, intellectually developed people whose hands create the future.
Dnipropetrovsk Regional Investment Agency (DIA) has been created and successfully operated for over 5 years ago
to implement the comprehensive support of investment projects at the regional level. DIA has proved itself to foreign
and domestic companies, business associations, local communities in the best possible way.
Today DIA continues to effectively carry out the task of maintaining investment activity in the region and provide assistance at all stages of the
investment project - from site selection and licensing procedures to the construction of a new facility and start operation. Thanks to DIA, potential
investors have access to unbiased information about existing possibilities and priorities of the region.
Foundation of relationship with investor is laid at the national level, and flexible limits of the delegated powers of regional authorities can create
conditions for a favorable investment climate in the region.
We are open to constructive dialogue and mutually beneficial long-term partnership. All interested investors will be provided from our side with
guaranteed support and maintenance of investment projects. Our goal is the promising development of Dnipropetrovsk region! Joint successes and
achievements are the key advantages for future victories in an unpredictable competitive environment.
Yours faithfully,
Chairman of Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration VALENTYN REZNICHENKO

3. Dear colleagues and partners!
Today Dnipropetrovsk region is one of the largest economic centers in Ukraine and strives for the open
and mutually beneficial relationship with investors, because it is expressly understood that investments
are the creation of additional employment and improvement of social environment for Ukrainians.
Dnipropetrovsk region has all parameters, which make region attractive to foreign investors. The region
has advantageous geographical location, powerful industrial, scientific, intellectual development level, high
concentration of engineering infrastructure.
For our part, the regional government guarantees for investors the availability of government, transparent
conduct of business rules, equal access to the land, transport and energy resources.
At the regional level we provide the comprehensive and system support of investment projects. For this
purpose in 2011, we created the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Investment Agency (DIA), the
effectiveness of which was recognized by investors’ companies and representatives of business
association.
DIA’s function is to present various opportunities of the region to our potential investors as well as
possible. Moreover, DIA administrates and provides support at all stages of investment project
implementation – from the stage of site selection and passing of licensing procedures to the construction
of new object and start of work.
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DIA allows establishing effective international dialogue and making the process of cooperation most comfortable for potential partners.
We are the patriots of our country. Above all things we appreciate peace and stability! That is why we create all necessary conditions for
effective, stable and safety entrepreneurial activity.
We will be glad to see you in Dnipropetrovsk region, we guarantee support and administration of all investment projects, together we will
work for achieving headway!
Yours faithfully
Chairman of Dnipropetrovsk
Regional Council GLEB PRIGUNOV

4. ALL PERSPECTIVE DEVELOPMENT PLANS ARE INTEGRATED IN
COMPLEX STRATEGY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
 Modernization of basic industries
 Development of high-tech industries and innovations
 Enhancing investment attractiveness
 Diversification of the economy through the development of priority clusters
of agriculture and construction and clusters aimed at import substitution
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The strategy
of the
Dnipropetrovsk
region
development until
2020
Development of Dnipropetrovsk region is based on the
national strategy of regional development unill 2020
Key directions of the Strategy

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DNIPROPETROVSK REGION ON THE MAP OF UKRAINE
The index of the economic component of sustainable development
Advantageous economic and geographical position
 The region is located in the center of Ukraine
and borders upon 7 regions
 The area of the region is 31,9 thousand km2
(5,3% of the territory of Ukraine)
 The Dnipro river, which is one of the largest
waterway in Europe, crosses the region.
One of the largest regions by the area and population
 Area - 31,9 thousand km2
 Population - 327 9000 people
 Administrative center - Dnipropetrovsk
 The region has 22 districts and 20 cities (13 of
which are of regional significance)
 Largest cities: Dnipropetrovsk, Kryvyi Rih
One of the largest industrial centers of Ukraine
 The region is located in the industrial heart of the country. In
the region concentrated:
 7 of the 10 largest industrial enterprises in Ukraine
 4 of the 10 largest enterprises in the construction sector
 4 of the 10 largest enterprises in the agriculture sector
Dnipropetrovsk region is Ukraine in miniature.
The region has more than 26 thous. companies represented in
all sectors of the economy
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Number one in Ukraine according to the volume of natural
resources
 The region has 50% of the total mineral resources
of Ukraine (40 types of minerals)

Volyn
Lviv
Zakarpattia
Rivne
Ternopil
Ivano-
Frankivsk
Chernivtsi
Zhytomyr
Khmelnitsky
Vinnytsa
Kyiv
Sumy
Chernihiv
Poltava Kharkiv
Cherkasy
Kirovohrad
Mykolaiv
Odesa
Donetsk
Zaporizh
zhya
Luhansk
Kherson
Crimea
Dnipropetrovsk
Industrial Center of
Ukraine
- very high
- high
- moderate
- low
- very low
 2,5 million hectares is the area of agricultural
lands of Dnipropetrovsk region
 Moderate-continental climate
 Flat ground
Global leader in agricultural sphere

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In 2015, the indices of the region exceeded the average growth rate in Ukraine. 1 place in
Ukraine, upon the following indicators:
Sold industrial
products
19,8%
Export more than
$ 6,7 bln.
Implemented
construction works
10,7%
Foreign direct
investments
16,5%
Retail sales volume
9,3%
ECONOMIC POTENTIAL OF THE REGION
73,6%
88%
113,7%
88,1% 89,2% 96,9% 95,3%106% 103,8%
139,7%
260,9%
354,9%
109,1% 104,1%
Coke industry Production of food,
beverages, tobacco
Water transport shipping Air transportation
shipping
Automobile cargo
turnover
Volume of the residence
overall area, which was
put into operation
Volume of agricultural
products
By growth rate
In Ukraine
In Dnipropetrovsk region
Foreign commerce
$ 10,3 bln.
Balance of
foreign trade
$ 3,1 bln.

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THE LARGEST INDUSTRIAL REGION OF UKRAINE
The main branches of the region:
 mining industry;
 coal industry;
 metallurgy industry;
 rocket and space industry;
 chemicals;
 agricultural industry;
 building and construction industry
285,2
240,2
The share of Dnipropetrovsk region is:
 20% of the realized industrial output in Ukraine
 11% of Ukraine's GDP
 18,6% of total exports of goods in Ukraine
The volume of sold products of the region, UAH bln.The volume of goods manufactured within
Ukraine
2015
2014
76,3%
pipes
53%
cast iron
39,9%
steel
According to this index, region ranks first among other regions of Ukraine

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 There are significant deposits of minerals in the depths of the region:
 100% of manganese ore of Ukraine;
 90% of iron ore of Ukraine;
 45% of all known coal reserves of Ukraine.
 In the region there are the largest uranium ore deposits in Ukraine.
50% of total volume of minerals of Ukraine are concentrated in Dnipropetrovsk region
SIZEABLE RAW MATERIALS BASE
 The region produces 40 kinds
of minerals which are raw
materials for all industries.

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SPACE CAPITAL OF UKRAINE
 Today "Yuzhmash" works closely with more than 25 countries around the world and implements a
number of international projects.
400 satellites have been inserted into orbit, which know no equals in the world
 The State Enterprise “Production Association Yuzhny Machine-Building Plant named after
A.M. Makarov” is one of the world's manufacturers of modern rocket and space technology.
 Yuzhnoye State Design Office is the global leader in satellite vehicle development.

10. FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR AGRICULTURE
 Total number of agricultural entities of Dnipropetrovsk region is over 5 thousand. They produce
54 kinds of agricultural products.
 3,8 mln. tons of grain is the crop of 2015. It is the best result among the steppe regions of
Ukraine.
 The agricultural lands are rented out on the basis of land auction.
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2,5 million hectares is the area of agricultural lands of Dnipropetrovsk region

11. DEVELOPED EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
 More than 90 organizations and enterprises of scientific and technical activities.
 Cooperation of educational establishments with foreign universities and research institutions of Germany, USA,
France, Poland, Turkey, Spain, Italy, China for improving the educational process and knowledge quality.
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More than 65% of scientific and technical works have been successfully used in industries
 Dnipropetrovsk region for 3 straight years is ranks first in scientific and technical creativity and ranks third in the
ecological and naturalistic direction among the regions of Ukraine.
 One of leading positions by the number of higher educational institutions in Ukraine:
 50 higher educational establishments of І-ІІ levels of accreditation (technical schools, colleges);
 18 higher educational establishments of ІІІ-ІV levels of accreditation (academies, universities, conservatories)
* According to the Rating of the Ministry of Education and Science, Youth and Sports of Ukraine

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COMBATTING CORRUPTION (1/4)
the most requested administrative services the first in Ukraine region
together with IT-specialists have converted into electronic format
on-line services were converted into electronic format
will be the volume of services converted into electronic format in 2017
On-line services
Registration of non-governmental
organizations
Receiving of certificate of no arrears in the
budget
Execution of subvention or international
passport
80%
80%
200
100%
Receiving of land certificate
Set up in business
Receiving of the extract from the
taxpayers’ register

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TRANSPARENT GOVERNMENT. COMBATTING CORRUPTION
(2/4)
UAH 21,5 mln.
The total amount of savings of pre- tender
procurement through
ProZorro electronic state procurement
• 80% of the most requested
administrative services region
together with IT-specialists have
converted into electronic format
(the first in Ukraine)
• 200 on-line services were
converted into electronic format
There are 35 centers of
administrative services in the
region which provide:
• about 300 thousand. of
administrative services
• about 200 thousand.
consultations to visitors
Electronic administration
250 state and municipal structures cut over
to the system of electronic procurement
More than 1,700 procurement has already
started in the region through online auction.
The total contract amount is UAH 74 mln.

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• Absolute transparency
• Lack of corruption component
• Availability for public monitoring
• Easy access to business
• Access of foreign companies to participate in the competition
• Availability of the English version of trades
• Efficiency and effectiveness of appeals
TRANSPARENT GOVERNMENT. COMBATTING CORRUPTION
(3/4)
Benefits of ProZorro electronic government procurement system:

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900
people
54
thousd.
people
Hot line of Chairman of
Regional Council and Governor
Е-PETITION portal of State
Regional Administration
Weekly report of Regional
State Administration
Online petition of
Regional Council
Live online
broadcastings of
Regional
Council
sessions at the
web-site and
YouTube channel
Online petition
of Regional
Council
TRANSPARENT GOVERNMENT. COMBATTING CORRUPTION
(4/4)
On average, the
number of calls to
the hotline of
governor during the
week
Number of calls to
the hotline during
the year
New form of
communication
with
management of
Dnipropetrovsk
region
All addresses
are considered
to the
management of
Regional State
Administration
Every Monday
regional council
publicly reports
on the work of the
week
Online broadcast
of the briefing at
RSA web-site and
YouTube channel

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REGISTRATION OF BUSINESS BY MEANS OF IGOV
Order the service and fill out a form online https://igov.org.ua/service/1492/general
Step 1
Step 2
The answer will be sent on the next working day to the e-mail, which was specified in the
registration.
The average time between the beginning and end of the process is
2 days 16,5 hours
Registration in two steps:

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ATTRACTIVE REGION FOR INVESTMENT AND INTERNATIONAL
COOPERATION (1/2)
74,1%
10,8%
3,9%
11,2%
Among other regions, Dnipropetrovsk region steadily takes the first place
according to foreign investments attraction.
Industry
investments
Trade investments
Real property
investments
Other
investments
USD 7,2 bln. – the volume of
accumulated foreign investments
to the region
Foreign direct investment in the region per
capita is
USD 2,2 thousd. (twice as
much as indices in Ukraine)

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ATTRACTIVE REGION FOR INVESTMENT AND INTERNATIONAL
COOPERATION (2/2)
 Investments came from 61 countries into
companies and organizations of 11 cities and 18
rural districts of the region.
 There has been stabilized the decline in foreign
trade – more than USD 5.2 bln. were received
from the exports operations of regional
enterprises (The main countries-investors are
Germany, USA)
 Today in the region there are 15 projects of
international technical and financial assistance
with a total transaction value of over
USD 120 mln., which are in the stage of
implementation.

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 In 2010 - 2014 there has been attracted about
UAH 200 mln.(in 2015 – UAH 80 mln.*)
 450 projects have been implemented (in 2015 –
more than 100 projects*)
COOPERATION WITH INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS ALLOWS TO ATTRACT
FINANCE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
Projects
Investments
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
*- concluded preliminary agreements, memorandums on cooperation

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The large international and transnational companies have been actively working in the
region for a long time:
INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES, WHICH ARE WORKING IN THE REGION
More than € 5,2 mln investments into the construction of new innovative seed plant in Synelnykove
district, Dnipropetrovsk region.
One third of the amount has been provided by the German BHF bank against EBRD guarantees.
LLC “VSMPO Tytan Ukraine” has invested € 7,5 mln into enterprises which produce tubes, hollow
shape and steel feeting ( 100% foreign investments).
Foreign investments into regional enterprises in 2015

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CONTACT INFORMATION
Dnipropetrovsk Investment Agency (DIA)
Address: 49004, Ukraine, Dnipropetrovsk,
2, Olexander Paul Ave., office 538
Tel.: +38 056 742 86 87
+38 056 742 86 21
E-mail: info@dia.dp.ua
Web: www.dia.dp.ua
Dnipropetrovsk
Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council
Address: 49004, Ukraine, Dnipropetrovsk,
2, Olexander Paul Ave.
Tel.: +38 056 742 89 79
E-mail: oblrada@oblinfo.dp.ua
Web: www.oblrada.dp.ua
Dnipropetrovsk Regional State
Administration
Address: 49004, Ukraine, Dnipropetrovsk,
1, Olexander Paul Ave.,
Tel.: +38 056 742 89 80
E-mail: info@adm.dp.ua
Web: www.adm.dp.ua