Regional Development Agency Kaliningrad

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Regional Development Agency Kaliningrad. Russia.
presentation by
Georgy Dykhanov
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Kaliningrad general information

• territory 15 100 sq. km (0,1 of the Russian
  Federation)
• population 943 500 (0,6 of the Russian
  Federation)
• smallest one out of 89 Russian regions
• part of North West Federal District (total 11
  regions in it)
• GRP in 2000 app. USD 875 mln.

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Kaliningrad uniqueness

• history (the 750th anniversary of Koenigsberg
  celebration in 2005)
• exceptional location
• Special Economic Zone (SEZ) regime
• Federal Task Programme for Kaliningrad Oblast
  development up to 2010
• close economic relations with bordering
  countries and European Union

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Kaliningrad recent development steps
Presidents Representative
Revision of SEZ legislation
Federal Task Programme
Consultative task force groups
Regional Development Agency
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Regional Development Agency
kaliningrad a russian region, a european
opportunity
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RDA what we do - vision

• main provider of independent policy advice based
  on economic research, regional development
  forecasting and enterprise support
• agency is executing the public order through the
  agreements concluded with Ministry of economic
  development and trade of RF and Kaliningrad
  regional administration
• agency is an initiator and conductor of the
  concept for Kaliningrad as a Pilot Region for
  European and Russian co-operation

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RDA what we do - mission

• assist the economic growth of the Region and
  develop new mechanisms for co-operation between
  Russia the EU
• improve the attractiveness of the Region for new
  investment

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RDA what we do - main strategies

• regional strategy development
• creation of the coherent planning and economic
  development mechanisms and information
• trade and investment promotion
• improvement of the Regions business climate
• enterprise support measures

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RDA what we do - main activities

• information and consulting services
• market researches
• development of business plans for investment
  projects
• the appraisal of business plans submitted by
  potential investors
• assistance to Russian and foreign to realize
  business projects in Kaliningrad

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RDA strategic Russian partners

• Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of RF
• Presidents representative office
• Regional Administration
• Regional Duma (parliament)
• City Hall
• Academy of Sciences of Russian Federation
  Economics Institute
• Institute of Transition economy
• Russian Institute of international affairs

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RDA strategic international partners

• Tacis programme
• Baltic Association of Regional Development
  institutions
• East-West Institute

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RDA main projects

• Support to Trade and Investment in Kaliningrad
  Region (Tacis)
• Energy sector study in Kaliningrad Region
  (European expert service)
• Pilot region project (IEWS)