Forbes regularly analyzes Russian cities for their attractiveness to entrepreneurs. Experts assess the availability of skilled labor, the absence of legislative obstacles, the availability of office space, land, communications, the tax burden and administrative pressure.
Today in our ten collected the best cities of Russia for doing business According to Forbes analysts.
10. Saratov
Despite the high level of debt, which makes up about 80% of budget revenues for 2013, the authorities are trying to attract investors with attractive offers in the form of a lightened tax burden. So entrepreneurs who have invested more than 50 million rubles in any sector (except for construction) of the region’s economy are waiting for only 13.5% of income tax, instead of 17.5%, as well as property tax in the amount of 0.1%
9. Kazan
Currently, the construction boom is observed in the capital of Tatarstan. As part of preparations for the World Universiade, Kazan authorities have been actively distributing construction contracts throughout the past year. True, priority was given to local companies. Only 7% went to nonresident contractors.
8. Kemerovo
Kemerovo is growing steadily in the ranking thanks to the development of infrastructure. Not so long ago, a four-lane highway connecting the city with Leninsk-Kuznetsk was put into operation. By the way, this is the first and only highway in Siberia on which the speed limit is raised to 110 km / h. In general, over the past 10 years, investment in fixed assets of the city reached 43 billion rubles, showing an increase of almost 10 times.
7. Irkutsk
It can be said that almost all the large-scale industry in the region is under the control of federal financial and industrial groups. Governor Sergey Eroshchenko and the mayor of the city, Viktor Kondrashov, came to power from business. However, according to Oleg Yatsenko, one of the leaders of the Delovaya Rossiya party, business in the region is developing not thanks to, but contrary to the actions of the authorities.
6. Tolyatti
Since 2010, the Zhiguli Valley technopark has been built in Togliatti, which is supposed to solve the eternal problem of single-industry towns - a low level of economic diversification. Now in the city, besides AvtoVAZ and chemical industry enterprises, high-tech companies began to appear.
5. Omsk
The production of T-80 tanks, Proton launch vehicles, repair of Mi-8 helicopters - these are just a few touches that make it clear that the city has a large number of qualified specialists and developed infrastructure. Foreign investors represented by French Decathlon and Czech PPF Real Estate Holding are going to build shopping centers here.
4. Tomsk
The industry of the university city is based on gas and oil processing. In 2011, the first plant producing 4G base stations in Russia opened in the local Special Economic Zone. This was facilitated by the availability of trained labor, low loan rates, as well as a relatively tolerable tax burden.
3. Krasnodar
The capital of Kuban made a breakthrough in the ranking, because in 2012 the city occupied only 10th place in the list. Among the largest companies in the region is CJSC Tander Sergei Galitsky, which owns Magnit grocery stores. The economy of Krasnodar is actively developing in all directions, only in housing construction there is a decrease in demand. It is much more profitable to purchase inexpensive real estate in neighboring Adygea.
2. Ufa
The most significant industry in the city’s economy is oil production, refining and the chemical industry. However, in Ufa there are all favorable conditions for small businesses. There are a lot of skilled labor, fairly simple conditions for obtaining land, available energy capacity.
1. Kaliningrad
The leadership of Kaliningrad in our Top-10 is largely due to the presence of the Special Economic Zone here. The largest enterprise in the city is Avtotor, which provides jobs for thousands of residents. The developing infrastructure of Kaliningrad favors the development of small and medium-sized enterprises, which in many cases are opening here, attracted by tax breaks.
