The role of foreign investment in economic development Kemerovo region

As in most Russian regions the main factor, hindering the development of the industry of Kuzbass economy, its diversification is an acute shortage of investments, including Foreign. Kuzbass at the present time among the leaders in terms of investment in fixed assets among the Siberian Federal District and regions of Russia in general, and quite promising direction for the region interaction with foreign investors considered the production and investment cooperation. Note that in 2009 the volume attracted foreign investment increased tenfold, compared to previous years that has been associated with a significant investment Foreign investors in the fuel industry and ferrous metallurgy. The global financial crisis had a negative impact on Most macroeconomic indicators of the Kemerovo region. But in the second half of 2009, the situation in the industry the region was stabilized, and in 2010, the leading industry of Kuzbass - metallurgical, coal and chemical - came to the pre-crisis volumes production. According to the Concept of development of foreign trade and interregional activities Kemerovo region, these three industry gave the final increase in the total volume of foreign investments. In 2012, the Kemerovo region won 1st place in the Siberian Federal District in terms of attracting Foreign investment in the region, due to the active involvement of new investors. In general, the amount of their share of foreign direct investment is more than 22% in 2009, while the share of portfolio of 11% (The rest - other). But already in 2010, portfolio investment absent, and the lines amounted to 17.5%. With each year they continue decrease, while other investments are growing (trade credits, other loans - except trade credits and loans from direct investors, other assets and liabilities), which is associated with the crisis . 2008, t according to the economist Boris Jovanovic:. "The level of direct Foreign investment in the recovery process was above average, and the level of portfolio investments was lower than before the crisis. "

Dynamics of attracting foreign investment in Kemerovo Region in the years 2009-2013. shows that the effect on the development of regional economy to external factors constantly growing. The investments are mainly concentrated in the following priority directions ( "points of growth" of the Kemerovo region's economy, which able to change the structure of the regional economy and ensure its diversification, to overcome its single-industry):

• 1.    Meta-coal industry - provides a valuable new energy resource and safety of miners' work (LLC "Gazprom mining Kuznetsk ", OAO" Kuzbass technopark ").

• 2.    The oil refining industry – Yaya Refineries (made in 2009 -. 2017), the plant in Anzhero-Sudzhensk "Severny Kuzbass" Urban District (2007 – 2018 gg.).

• 3.    Production of vehicles - ZEB "Northern Industrial Area" OJSC "Novokuznetsk Car Building Works" (2012), Ltd. "Siberian wagon-repair company" (a subsidiary of the Company "ZapSib-Transservice").

• 4.    Formation of Coal-Chemical cluster – JSC "Coke" KOAO "Azot".

• 5.    The development of the tourism cluster - LLC "Alpen-Club" (1.1 bn. rub.), Ltd. "Cascade Resort" (1.6 bn. rub.), HC "Who-Oil" (500 mln. rub.).

• 6.    Development of Innovation - In cooperation with OAO "Kuzbass tech-Park "(Kemerovo) 26 residents carrying out innovative projects the production of carbon materials, the means of production conducting safety of mining operations.

Kemerovo region, especially attractive for those foreign investors and manufacturers who are interested in the region as market of mining equipment. The Kemerovo region is already implementing projects of large well-known international companies: built Komatsu technical support centers (Japan, the representative – OOO "Komatsu CIS"), BelAZ (Belarus, the representative – OOO "KuzbassBelAvto"), continuing the creation of service centers Joy (US representative - OOO "Joy Global", date of commissioning - July 2013), Hitachi (Japan, Hitachi Ltd) and Liebherr (Germany, the date of entry completed - 2014). Production and investment cooperation It identified as the most promising direction for the region interaction with foreign investors. However, the annual increase foreign direct investment in the region's economy remains extremely low. During 2014 the amount of investment from abroad amounted to only 6.1 million rub., which is 0.004% of the total investment in fixed assets Kemerovo region. This shows the inadequacy of efforts to increasing the investment attractiveness of the region. such a low Activity FDI entities due not only to the development of Ukrainian the crisis and the associated introduction of sanctions. The important role played the situation on the world coal market, the fall in coal prices and rising volumes unsold goods, as evidence of instability single-industry region.

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