Omsk region took the first place in Siberia and entered the top ten regions of Russia in terms of investment dynamics in 2020.

According to Omskstat, last year investments in fixed assets in the region increased by 13.6% in comparable prices and exceeded 210 billion rubles.

Investment growth in the Omsk Region continued, despite the negative impact of restrictive measures due to the spread of coronavirus infection, which led to a 1.4% decrease in capital investments in the Russian Federation as a whole.

"Speaking in retrospect, it is necessary to note not only 2020, but the trend of the last 3 years. During this period, the volume of capital investments in the Omsk region increased by 67.3% in comparable prices. Within the three–year cycle, the Omsk Region ranks 3rd in the Russian Federation in terms of investment growth in the region's economy," explained the Minister of Economy of the Omsk RegionAnna Negoduiko.

A significant part of the funds, which is more than 60% of the total investment volume, was allocated by investors in 2020 for the purchase of machinery, equipment and vehicles. Over 20% is accounted for by the purchase and construction of buildings and structures. Enterprises mainly use their own funds for investment purposes, which account for more than 85% of the total investment structure.

The Omsk Ministry of Economy notes that almost three quarters of regional investments are invested in the development of manufacturing industries. At the same time, the highest growth rates were recorded for investments in the production of chemicals – 6.4 times, in the production of metal products – 2.2 times, in the production of vehicles and equipment – 1.4 times. Of the non–industrial sectors, the largest increase in investment in 2020 was recorded in the energy sector – by 1.7 times, in real estate transactions - by 1.5 times, in scientific and technical activities – by 1.4 times.

A set of government support measures is in place to boost investment activity in the region. Projects included in the Register of Large-scale Investment Projects (RMIP) can expect to receive land plots without bidding. In 2020, the RMIP included 9 projects, the most in all the years of the registry's existence. The number of projects in RMIP has reached 22 with an investment volume of 17.3 billion rubles.

Additionally, according to the regional Ministry of Economy, a package of tax incentive measures was adopted last year to support investment activities in the region. "Tax conditions for investment projects are one of the key priorities that businesses follow when choosing a site for development. Therefore, in 2020, laws were passed that increase the attractiveness of the region for investors. This is an initiative of the Governor of the region, which the economic bloc fully supports and implements," she explained.Anna Negoduiko.

In 2020, tax incentives were established for residents of the special economic zone, industrial parks and technology parks, and for enterprises implementing corporate competitiveness improvement programs. At the end of last year, the federal center supported the initiative of the Omsk region to create a special economic zone "Avangard". At the application stage, 4 "anchor" investors have been identified, who will provide over 23 billion rubles of investments and create more than 700 new jobs. According to estimates by the Ministry of Economy, the volume of revenues to budgets of all levels from "anchor" projects will exceed 10 billion rubles by 2030. Currently, all necessary agreements have been concluded with the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia to organize the activities of the Avangard SEZ.

In total, there are about 40 investment support measures in the Omsk region. These are direct cost subsidies, preferential loans, property and tax support, guarantees for bank loans, as well as project support by a specialized organization, the Omsk Region Development and Investment Agency.

The Agency supports 38 investment projects totaling 26.3 billion rubles. In 2020 alone, 3.3 billion rubles were invested in the implementation of these projects.

It should be noted that the Agency has updated the interactive investment map, through which investors can assess the opportunities for project development in the region, as well as use the search service for free sites for project development.

The support measures and the investment map can be found on the Investment Portal of the Omsk region at the link: http://investomsk.ru/ru. 

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