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

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Skilled labor and relatively cheap personnel
 The country ranked among the TOP 50 best countries for
higher education rating “Universitas 21”2014 *
 990 vocational and 861 higher educational institutions of various
specialization
Advantageous economic and geographical position
 Ukraine is situated in geographic center of Europe and borders
and shares borders with 7 states: Russian Federation, Belarus,
Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Moldova, Romania
Favorable conditions for agriculture
 Moderate continental climate
 95% of flat land with fertile black soil
 Availability of cultivated land per capita in Ukraine is 0.78
hectares in comparison with the UK - 0.15 hectares, Germany -
0.20 hectares, the average rate in the world - 0.29 hectares
Reach source of raw materials
 Ukraine produces 5% of global mineral raw material
 Explored reserves of Ukraine comprise :
 20% of the world reserves of iron ore,
 75% of all reserves manganese ore,
 70% of kaolin,
 90% of crystalline graphite
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* Universitas 21 is the international association comprised of 23 leading universities engaged in research work.
Island
Russia
Poland
Romania
Germany
Czech
Republic
France
Italy
Spain
Norway
Sweden
Finland
The Black Sea
Turkey
Great Britain
Belarus
Ukraine
UKRAINE IS AN ASSOCIATED PARTNER OF EUROPEAN UNION

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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)
 Область пересекает одна из крупнейших
водных артерий Европы - река Днепр
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 thousand. 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)
Global leader in agricultural sphere
 region's agricultural lands exceed the number of
land resources of range of EU countries, such as
Austria, the Netherlands and others (2,5 million
hectares)
 moderate-continental climate
 flat ground
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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

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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
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The share of Dnipropetrovsk region is:
 20% of the realized industrial output in Ukraine
 11% of Ukraine's GDP (Over the past 3 years, GDP grew by 20%)
 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
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, including:
 Sea Launch
It has been made uniquely environmentally sound rocket carrier “Zenith-3SL”. The total number
of launching - 7 (the last was in May 2014)
 Dnepr
Carrier rocket "Dnepr" is part of the project with the participation of the international space
company "Kosmotras." The total number of launching – 22
 Cyclone-4
Dnipropetrovsk carrier rocket "Cyclone-4" is part of the Ukrainian-Brazilian project involving
binational company "Alcantara Cyclone Space"
 Antares
The successful launch into space 5 rockets, 2 of which - starts a new launcher "Antares". In the
framework of the program the Ukrainian party first performs the full range of design works,
manufacturing and testing of the material of the basic design of I degree for the rocket carrier.
There have been inserted into orbit 400 satellites, 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.

9. FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR AGRICULTURE
 2,5 million hectares is the area of agricultural lands of the region
 Total number of agricultural entities of Dnipropetrovsk region is over 5 thousand. They produce 54 kinds of agricultural products
 Moderate continental climate allows to arrange growing of wide range of crops, vegetables and fruits
 The harvest in 2014 was cropped in the amount of 3.3 mln. tons. It was the best result among the steppe regions of Ukraine
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Land resources of Dnipropetrovsk region exceed land resources of range of EU
countries, such as Austria, the Netherlands and others

10. DEVELOPED EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
 60 vocational education institutions providing professional training for 283
professions
 More than 90 organizations and enterprises of scientific and technical activities.
 Cooperation of educational establishments with foreign university 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;
 18 higher educational establishments
of ІІІ-ІV levels of accreditation.
 . * According to the Rating of the Ministry of Education and Science, Youth and Sports of Ukraine

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ATTRACTIVE REGION FOR INVESTMENT AND INTERNATIONAL
COOPERATION
74,1%
10,8%
3,9%
11,2%
Dnipropetrovsk region steadily takes the first place according to foreign investments
attraction.
Industry
investments
Trade investments
Real property
investments
Other
investments
USD 7,3 bln. – the volume of
accumulated foreign investments to the region
Foreign direct investments in the region per capita
consist:
USD 2,2 thousd. (twice as much as
indices in Ukraine)
 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
 Today in the region 15 projects of international technical and financial assistance with a
total transaction value of over USD 120 mln. 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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Transnational companies:
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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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
UAH 5,2 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

15. ONE OF THE KEY DIRECTIONS OF COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT
STRATEGY IS DIVERSIFICATION OF REGIONAL ECONOMY
Diversification of the regional economy by improving the competitiveness
and increasing investment attractiveness
 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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INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
 In 2015, 9 boiler houses were transferred to on alternative fuel
 67 boiler houses of the region are working on solid and alternative fuel type
 20 objects were put into operation that improve
the quality of life of 300 thousand. residents of
the region
 It has been reconstructed and built 130 km of
plumbing and sanitary system
 Over the next two years it is planning to lay
380 km of pipes
 In 2015, it has been repaired 2.1 million m2 of
communal roads totaling UAH 757 million
 At the expense of local budgets it has been
repaired 1.7 million m2 roads totaling UAH 505
million
50
Road
infrastructure
objects.
32
water
pipelines
32
special
vehicles
25
medical
institutions
15
kindergartens
9
school
9 boiler
houses
4
sport facilities
3
environmental
measures
3
buildings
2
cultural sites
Social
infrastructure
objects

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COMBATTING CORRUPTION (1/4)
the most requested administrative services the first in
Ukraine region together with IT-volunteer 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%
148
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
System advantages:
• Absolute transparency. The absence of
corruption component
• Easy access to business
• Availability for public control
• Efficiency and effectiveness of appeal
• 80% of the most requested
administrative services region
together with IT-volunteer have
converted into electronic format
(the first in Ukraine)
• 148 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 (almost
three times more than in
2014).
• about 200 thousand.
consultations to visitors
(almost 4 times more than in
2014)
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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80%
148
Hot line of Chairman of
Regional Council and Governor
Е-PETITION portal Weekly report of Regional
State Administration
Online petition
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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CREATION OF INDUSTRIAL PARKS IN DNIPROPETROVSK REGION
The strategic goal of industrial parks creation in the territory of the Dnipropetrovsk region is the
diversification of the regional economy
Industrial Park “Kryvbas”
(city of Kryvyi Rih)
Area: 26,03 ha
Functional zones according
to the concept
• Logistics,
• Machine Building
• Production of building materials
Distance from the nearest
transport routes
Highway H- 11- 5.5 km
Railway station "Kryvyi Rih Sorting" - 1
km
Resource administrator Kryvyi Rih City Council
Industrial Park “Pavlohrad”
(Pavlohrad district, city of Pavlohrad)
Area: 250 ha
Functional zones
according to the
concept
• Machine building and power industry.
• Logistics.
• Agricultural processing.
• Construction materials.
• Consumer and processing industry, hi-tech
Distance from the
nearest transport
routes
• Highway E-50 (M-04) - 1 km
• railway station "Pavlohrad - 2“ - 1.2 km
Resource
administrator
Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration
Industrial Park “DNEPRINTERHUB”
(city of Dnipropetrovsk)
Area: 73 ha
Functional zones according to
the concept
• Machine- building and
instrument-making industry.
• Structural engineering
• Research Center.
• Logistics.
Distance from the nearest
transport routes
3 railway stations within a radius of 3
km. Railway tracks are in the
territory
Resource administrator Interpipe company
Pavlohrad
Dnipropetrovsk
Kryvyi Rih

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Initiates creation of perspective
investment projects in accordance
with the needs of the region and
interest of potential investors
Generates and provides primary
analytical information necessary to
make investment decisions
Performs primary selection of site in
accordance with needs of investors
Assists in selection of potential
partners competent in various aspects
of investment project development
(construction, labor, and other
potential business partners)
 Database of land plots for production location in the region is
created
 400 sites with total area of 13,8 thousand hectares are
presented
 The base is being constantly expanded
Land plots base
 Portfolio of investment proposals is formed
Total budget is over $ 1,8 billion.
Investment proposals portfolio
Base of competences
 Base of competences in fields with overview of potential
partners for business projects implementation is created
 More than 150 regional companies of different sectors are
presented
 The base is being constantly expanded
DІА functions Results of DІА
Provides services of personal
investment manager
 Investor’s road map is developed as part of the service
“Personal Project Manager”
 The main objective of the road map is to provide full,
transparent, understandable information concerning passing the
licensing procedures for starting business in Ukraine
Investor’s road map
DIA AS INSTRUMENT FOR ATTRACTING INVESTMENT
PROJECTS

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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.: (056) 742 85 24
E-mail: oblrada@oblinfo.dp.ua
Web: www.oblrada.dp.ua
Dnipropetrovsk Regional State
Administration
Address: 49004, Ukraine, Dnipropetrovsk,
1, Olexander Paul Ave.,
Tel.: (056) 742 89 80
E-mail: info@adm.dp.ua
Web: www.adm.dp.ua