November 22, 2006

The Okrug Governor’s press-service informs:

Today at the Concert and Theatre Center "Ugra-Classic" it was opened the III International Investment Forum. Over 200 representatives of Russian and foreign banks, companies, investment and mortgage agencies.

Addressing with the welcoming speech to the participants of the forum, Governor Alexander Filipenko said: "It has become a tradition to gather here in the city of Khanty-Mansiysk for the third time already. People who gathered here are interested in making business in the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug in particular. The previous two forums were important for us - school of enterprising, ideas exchange, further development of business".

In this regard according to the assessment of Governor, the old land of Ugra is still the region of exploration. It opens wide opportunities to energetic people for the region’s development. The authorities are aimed at improving the citizens’ life quality. He noted the high investment attraction of the region where the average age of people is 30 years and the number of the employable population is almost half the total number of the population. It is unique in this regard.

The dynamics of the gross regional product growth demonstrates the stability of the Ugra economy development - this year in comparison with 2001 it will increase almost by 4 times and will amount to 1965,1 billion rubles. Concerning the gross regional product per citizen, the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug is ahead even the USA. Investments into the authorized capital for the last five years have increased by 2,5 times and this year they will amount to almost 260 billion rubles. For the successful work of investors in the Autonomous Okrug, additionally to the federal legislation there were adopted regional laws, it was created the available database about contests and tenders, held by the Ugra Government. The investment potential of the Okrug greatly exceeds today’s indicators. In Governor’s opinion, it can be estimated in fact in the amount of 12 billion USD minimum and in this connection he expressed confidence that this forum will add arguments in favor of the prospects of investors’ activity in the Okrug.

"The Government of Ugra in its "Strategy of social and economic development until 2020" put the task - to change its structure and to make it from mono-branch to the diversified. It can be called diversification but very carefully as we are not going to decrease the amounts of hydrocarbons extraction but we seriously intend to grow due to other branches - development of mining, production of pure materials and etc.", - said the head of the region.

He in detail told about huge investment potential of such branches as power engineering, timber industry, housing construction, gas processing, and introduced the list of new industrial enterprises and facilities which are under construction in Ugra. Special attention was paid by Alexander Filipenko to the program of Pre-Par Urals natural resources development and estimated the possible investments to create the industrial basis and transport ways in the amount of 42 billion USD.

At the ed of the report Governor of Ugra said: "While the work of this forum over 40 investment projects will be presented to you in the totally amount of 500 billion USD. I am confident that there are all opportunities for everybody in Ugra who is interested in effective business".

November 22, 2006

The Okrug Governor’s press-service informs:

Today Governor Alexander Filipenko signed two agreements on cooperation between the Government of Ugra and the companies which participate in the III International Investment Forum, held in Khanty-Mansiysk.

The agreement with the holding group "Dankner Group", represented by a member of the Directors’ Board Gil Dankner, stipulates its participation in creating in the region of gas-chemical and relevant facilities. The Israel company is supposed to design and construct some plants in Ugra engaged in methanol production, formaldehyde and formaldehyde and carbamide resins, detergents, melamine and things made of it for the timber processing industry.

Answering the question what made him cooperate with the Autonomous Okrug, Mr. Dankner said: "When I for the first time came to your region, I understood that here I should work as Governor and local authorities were very positive attitude to our proposals about cooperation. Business is based first of all on relations".

The open joint-stock company "Yukon-Gas" (Director General - Oleg Gareev) expressed readiness to be engaged in getting the associate petroleum gas from producing companies, its processing and supplies of gas fuel to consumers. It will build engineering communications for that in the villages of the native Kondinski District.

November 22, 2006

The Okrug Governor’s press-service informs:

On November 28 the official delegation of the Government of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug, headed by Governor Alexander Filipenko, will visit the Slovakian and Czech Republics.

Signing the Protocols on Intentions between the Government of Ugra and Bansko Bystritsa Selg-Governing Oblast of the Slovakian Republic and also with the Administration of the Yuzhno-Moravski Oblast of the Czech Republic is planned. Protocols state cooperation in such spheres as commerce, construction, culture, education, oil- and gas-producing industry.

After one year from the date of signing the Parties will consider the opportunity to conclude more concrete agreements on commercial-economic, scientific-technical and cultural cooperation.