1. Favorable climatic conditions.
Favorable climatic conditions are fundamental to the development of agriculture. Climate Rostov region is moderate continental, with average annual precipitation 400-650 mm. Average January temperatures ranges from -9 to -5 ° C and in July is from +22 to +24 ° C. The region's territory belongs to the steppe zone and has a variety of natural resources - suitable for farming fertile land, a variety of mineral and water resources.
The region is noted an abundance of sunlight and heat is the duration of the period with temperatures above 10 º C is from 160 to 180 days. It is provides a warm crops: wheat, barley, peas, sunflower seeds, millet, potatoes, cucumbers, tomatoes, beets, melons.
2. Resource potential.
Resource potential presents the fuel and energy, construction, insulation, steel, agro-chemical and ore processing.
3. Unique geopolitical and geo-economic position.
Rostov Region is located in the south of the European part of Russia and borders:
- to the south by the Krasnodar and Stavropol edges
- in the south-east is Kalmykia,
- in the east and north-east is Volgograd Region
- in the north is Voronezh region,
- in the west and the Ukraine (with the Donetsk and Lugansk regions)
- in the south-west isTaganrog Bay of Azov Sea (has a maritime border with Ukraine).
This unique geographical and geopolitical location provides the title and function of "gates of the North Caucasus." In the regional center is the city of Rostov-on-Don are residence presidential envoy to the Southern Federal District, Southern Customs, regional offices of large, vertically integrated Russian and foreign corporations. In the Rostov region operate Representation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Consulate General of the Republic of Armenia, the Consulate General of Romania, Honorary Consul of the Slovak Republic, Hungary Trade Mission, Consulate General of Ukraine, Belarus, Head of Trade Mission of Ukraine to Russia.
4. Developed transport infrastructure.
Developed transport infrastructure is a component of the leading international Eurasian corridor "North-South" passing along the route St. Petersburg - Moscow - Rostov-on-Don - Novorossiysk "Transsib" passing route Saratov - Volgograd - Kamensk Shakhtinsky - Rostov-on-Don - Novorossiysk officially established at the Second Pan-European Transport Conference (Crete) are № 1, 2, 9, and the Eurasian corridor "North-South", established at the Second International Conference on European Transport (St. Petersburg, 2000).
The basis of the rail network is a two-track, crossing from north to south western part, and provides access to the North Caucasus and the Caucasus countries electrified highway Moscow - Voronezh - Rostov-on-Don - Baku (495 km).
Railway network of form following line:
- Rostov-on-Don - Martsevo - Yasinovataya (135 km), provides access to Ukraine and the connection between the two largest cities in the Rostov Region: Rostov-on-Don and Taganrog;
- Rostov-on-Don - Krasnodar - Novorossiysk pipeline (110 km), provides access to the Black Sea coast to the largest port in Russia;
- Bataisk - Azov (30 km), provides a link to the port in Azov;
- Bataisk - Salsk (180 km), provides access to the highway Krasnodar - Volgograd;
- Dashing - Morozovsk - Volgograd (225 km), connects the region with the city of Volgograd.
For economic ties with other regions of Russia, as well as intraregional relations is very important waterway. The region is the river Don and its major tributaries of the Seversky Donets and Manich, and the Azov-Don and Taganrog approaching marine channels.
The main port facilities Rostov region is located in Taganrog, Azov, Rostov-on-Don, Volgodonsk, Ust-Donetsk. Taganrog, Rostov and Azov port are international and linking the region with five seas, providing access to the Mediterranean countries and Western Europe.
Together with the ports of the Krasnodar Territory ports of Rostov region to form one of the two, along with the St. Petersburg and Leningrad region, the main export and import of Russian regions. The total capacity of Azov-Black Sea basin of Russia is more than 150 million tons per year.
A project to build a multi-modal transportation and logistics hub, "Rostov Universal Port". The project is included in the list of priority investment projects of the Southern Federal District and 100 gubernatorial projects implemented in the PPP. The total project cost of 19.9 billion rubles.
In the area there is also a constantly growing network of highways.
The region has the following federal highways:
- M-4 "Don" - from Moscow in Voronezh, Rostov-on-Don, Krasnodar to Novorossiysk;
- M-19 - Novoshakhtinsk - Maysky (from Kiev through Poltava, Kharkiv) from the border with Ukraine to highway "Don";
- M-21 - Volgograd - Kamensk Shakhtinsky to the border with Ukraine (Dnipropetrovsk, Chisinau);
- M-23 - Rostov-on-Don - Taganrog to the border with Ukraine (in Kharkiv, Odessa).
According to the Rostov region are 4 tracks of trunk pipelines.
Air transport region is represented by the airport in Rostov-on-Don.
In 2017 it is planned to complete the construction of the airport complex "Southern hub", the total cost of the project over 27 billion rubles.
5. Developed network of educational and research institutions, the availability of high-tech industries.
Developed network of educational and research institutions, the availability of high-tech industries, provides a high level of human resource development. The population of the region has a high level of education. Secondary special education in 1000 people have 300, secondary education - 400, lower secondary - 87, Higher - 190 people, higher education - 12. Number of educational institutions of primary vocational education in the region by the end of 2010 was 85 units ( quantity of students 29.975 thousand.), quantity of state educational institutions of secondary vocational education - 62 units (64.46 thousand.), quantity of higher education institutions Education is 26 (209.96 thousand)..
Rostov high school system has an extensive branch network. In the Rostov branch network of universities is the North Caucasus region, Krasnodar and Stavropol Krai.
After 2010, in the 100 organizations to perform research and development, of which 50 are research organizations, 12 are designing organizations, 1 is Design and Design Construction Management, 20 are higher education, 11 are industry.
6. The significant potential of the regional consumer market due to the relatively high number and concentration of population is relatively high level of per capita income.
As of 01.01.2010, the resident population of the area was 4229 thousand people, including urban population is 2830 thousand people, rural is 1399 thousand. The share of working-age population (ages 16 to 59 and men 16 to 54 years old female) is 61.4%, older is 23.8%. According to data for the year 2010 the share of the Rostov region accounted for more than 30% of the resident population living in the Southern Federal District. According to the census in 2010, in the Rostov region population density of 42.38 people. per square km. Indicators of size, concentration, population migration and transit provided in 2010 in the Rostov region retail sales of $ 464 115.5 million rubles. In comparison with other regions in the Southern Federal District, Rostov Region has the second in its capacity of the consumer market.
7. High level of diversification of the economy.
High level of diversification of the economy determines the sustainability of economic development in the region and laid the foundations of social security, while minimizing the risks of a sharp decline in employment in one of the branches.
In the field of industrial production in 2009, the share of mining was 3.68%, electricity, gas and water was 16.87, manufacturing was 79.45%.
In the mining sector fuel and energy and mineral resources, except energy is 81.5% and 18.5% respectively.
In the structure of manufacturing industries dominated "Manufacture of food products, beverages and tobacco" is 27.5%, "Basic metals and fabricated metal products" is 17.5%, "Manufacture of transport equipment" is 14.5% "Machinery and equipment" is 11.5%.
8. Power redundancy of the region.
Power redundancy of the region is a power deficit southern Rostov region provides a significant competitive advantage. In the future energy system will be a planned surplus for 2014-2017. entering 3rd and 4th units of Rostov nuclear power plant.
Power redundancy Rostov region is one of the key competitive advantages in choosing the location of new energy-intensive industries. In addition, the production of electricity, as the sphere of economic activity, is essential for the development of the multiplier of other industries and the service sector in the Rostov region.
9. Progressive investment laws.
Progressive investment laws with a wide range of preferences for potential investors. The basis of the investment legislation of a "strategy of attracting investment Rostov region", as well as provincial laws:
- "On investments in the Rostov region";
- "On the regional taxes and certain tax matters in the Rostov region";
- "On the basis of public-private partnership."
10. Stable credit rating.
Agency Fitch Ratings has assigned the following ratings to the Rostov region: long-term ratings in foreign and local currency «BB-», short-term foreign currency rating at «B» and National Long-term rating of «A + (rus)». The outlook on the long-term ratings - "Stable".
11. The presence of a specialized company to attract investment.
The presence of a specialized company to attract investment - NP "Investment Promotion Agency of Rostov Region" (NP "AIR PO") carries out its work in 2004. With the assistance of the NP "AIR PO" in the region have come such foreign companies as Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Lafarge, Guardian, Auchan, Castorama, Real and others.
12. Under a long-term target program "Creation of favorable conditions for attracting investments to St. Petersburg for 2012 - 2015 years".
In the Rostov region, since 2014, the state program of the Rostov region "Economic development and innovative economy" which part the subprogramme "Creating favorable conditions for attraction of investments into the Rostov region" is is realized. The state program is calculated till 2020.