Modern Nizhny Novgorod Region is a territory of active economic development of Russia, which is attractive to investors due to a number of competitive advantages.
They include one of the most progressive investment legislative bases in Russia that guarantees the observance of investor rights. The material, organizational and information infrastructure for the implementation of this legislation has been created. In addition, it has been harmonized with federal laws.
A whole system of financial support measures and preferences is provided for investors and entrepreneurs in the Nizhny Novgorod Region, which can reduce costs for the project implementation. Moreover, in terms of tax breaks, in the Nizhny Novgorod Region there are the maximum allowances provided for by laws of the Russian Federation.
The following support measures are provided for agricultural enterprises with an investment of at least RUB 2.5 billion that implement priority investment projects:
Status granting:
The status of a priority investment project of the Nizhny Novgorod Region may be granted to investment projects implemented on the territory of the Nizhny Novgorod Region, if one of the following conditions is met:
The investment project is implemented in the municipal district (urban district) of the Nizhny Novgorod Region with a subsidy level more than 5%
The investment project has an investment volume of over RUB 100 million
The total amount of benefits provided to the investor may not exceed the amount of investments for the implementation of the investment project.
The total amount of benefits provided to an investor cannot exceed the amount of investments aimed to implement an investment project.
The support is provided by:
The Ministry of Economic Development and Investments of the Nizhny Novgorod Region
Contact person:
Marycheva Stella
Head of the Department for Examination of Investment Projects and Applications
Investors benefits:
Conditions for obtaining TAD resident status.
The Sarov TAD:
Volodarsk and Reshetikha TAD:
The support is provided by:
Sarov TAD
Contact person:
Sysoeva Anna
Director of the Department of Economic Development
official@adm.chk.nnov.ru
The Volodarsk and Reshetikha TAD
Contact person:
Zakharov Aleksander
First Deputy Head of the District Administration, Head of the Construction, Housing and Utilities Department
Laws and regulations:
Conditions for subsidy obtaining:
List of expenses to be subsidized:
The support is provided by:
The Ministry of Industry, Trade and Entrepreneurship of the Nizhny Novgorod Region
Contact person:
Titov Artem
Head of the Department of State Support
Laws and regulations:
Conditions for subsidy obtaining:
Up to 80 percent of the actually produced and documented costs for the promotion of domestic products on electronic trading platforms and for the payment of services for the creation of own online store are subject to reimbursement, but not more than RUB 3 million per year
The support is provided by:
The Ministry of Industry, Trade and Entrepreneurship of the Nizhny Novgorod Region
Contact person:
Vaganov Sergey
Head of the Department of Civil Industries
Laws and regulations:
– Engineering infrastructure
– Technological connection to electric networks
– Networks/ Utility networks
– Investment loans (up to 10 years) - 100% of the key rate of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation
– Short-term loans (up to 1.5 years) - 80% of the key rate of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation
– in the field of crop production – when insuring the risks of loss (death) of crops
– in the field of livestock production – when insuring the risks of loss (death) of farm animals
– in the field of commercial aquaculture (commercial fish farming) - when insuring the risks of loss (death) of commercial aquaculture objects.
The support is provided by:
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Resources of the Nizhny Novgorod Region
Laws and regulations:
Benefits offered to investors:
Conditions of benefits provision:
Benefits offered to investors:
Conditions of benefits provision:
Responsible authority:
Consulting Center of the Industry Development Foundation of the Russian Federation
Laws and regulations:
Benefits for participants of the ISTC "Quantum" Valley":
Conditions for obtaining:
Provision of benefits oversees:
JSC «Management company of ISTC "Quantum" Valley"
Legislative framework:
Benefits for investors:
– profit tax, property, transport and land taxes, the payment procedure and terms of compensation of the VAT, new taxes and fees;
– conditions of urban development and land use;
– the timing and scope of the support measures provided;
– for investment over 10 billion rubles - export customs duties, separate non-tax payments, (payment for negative impact on the environment, payment for the use of water objects, utilization and environmental fees), payment for the forest.
- transport;
- energy;
- communal;
- social;
- digital.
Subsidy to pay interest on loans or coupon income on bond loans for the construction or reconstruction/modernization of infrastructure facilities:
Subsidy to pay interest on loans or coupon income on bond loans for the construction of new or reconstruction/modernization of existing real estate objects or the creation of intellectual property results during the implementation of an investment project – less than 50% of the costs for 5 years.
Conditions for obtaining benefits:
For the conclusion of federal APPI
(The Russian Federation – region of the Russian Federation – municipality – investor)
1. Projects in the field of healthcare, education, culture, physical culture and sports: from 750 million rubles.
2. Projects in the field of digital economy, environment, agriculture, food and processing industry, tourism: from 1 500 million rubles.
3. Projects in the manufacturing industry, air terminals, urban and suburban public transport, transport and logistics centers: from 4.5 billion rubles.
4. Projects in other areas: from 5 billion rubles.
For the conclusion of regional APPI
(region of the Russian Federation – municipality – investor)
Regardless of the field of activity: at least 200 million rubles.
4. Projects in other areas of the economy: from 10 billion rubles.
Supervised by:
The Ministry of Economic Development and Investment of the Nizhny Novgorod Region
strategic investment project support department
A new investment project is the creation and maintenance of new or reconstructed objects of fixed assets. Financing of such infrastructure facilities should be started no earlier than January 1, 2021.
The maximum amount of the subsidy is up to 100% of the engineering infrastructure facilities creation’s costs.
Conditions for obtaining a subsidy
Funds must be spent on:
Areas of new investment projects:
Supervised by:
Ministry of Economic Development and Investments of the Nizhny Novgorod Region,
Department of strategic investment projects support
The corporate competitiveness enhancement program is a program of the organization's activities aimed to increase competitiveness, production and export products.
The program provides a subsidy to compensate the part of the interest on loans to organizations implementing corporate programs to improve competitiveness.
Access to concessional lending mechanisms is provided in the following areas:
The support is provided in the form of the reimbursement of interest rates to credit institutions, who finance:
Terms and conditions:
Implementation period: from 2 to 5 years, no later than December 31, 2024
One of the following conditions has to be met by the organization:
Products are exported (subject to export) for subsequent use by Russian industries in foreign countries
Supervised by:
Russian Expert Center
Legal and regulatory framework:
Conditions:
Authorities responsible for the provision:
Consultation Center of the Industrial Development Foundation
ask@frprf.ru
Ministry of the Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation
Contact person:
Grishina Daria
+7 (495) 870-29-21 (доб. 215-18)
grishinadv@minprom.gov.ru
Laws and regulations:
Costs for:
Authorities responsible for the provision:
Consultation Center of the Industrial Development Foundation
ask@frprf.ru
Ministry of the Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation
Contact person:
Olesya Bogdanchikova
+7 (495) 870-29-21 (доб. 22041)
bogdanchikovaoa@minprom.gov.ru
Laws and regulations:
Terms of provision:
Responsible authority:
Unified reference service of Russian Export Center JSC
Laws and regulations:
- Loan amount – RUB 20-100 million
- Interest rate - up to 3%
- Loan period – up to 60 months
- Loan amount – RUB 20-100 million
- Interest rate - up to 3%
- Loan period – up to 60 months
- Loan amount – RUB 20-100 million
- Interest rate - up to 3%
- Loan period – up to 60 months
Responsible authority:
Consultation Center of the Industrial Development Fund
ask@frprf.ru
Regional Foundation for the Development of Industry and Venture Investments in the Nizhny Novgorod Region
info@frpnn.ru
Lending
- up to 4% – for small and microbusiness
- up to 2.5% – for medium-sized businesses
- from 50 million rubles
- up to 200 million rubles – for micro-enterprises
- up to 500 million rubles – for small enterprises
- up to 1 billion rubles – for medium-sized enterprises
- up to 10 years, including 5 years of grace period:
during the first 3 years the rates are 2.5–4%, then 2 years the rate of the Program "1764", valid at the time of the contract's conclusion
Responsible authority:
The Ministry of Industry, Trade and Entrepreneurship of the Nizhny Novgorod Region
Contact person:
Titov Artem
Head of the Department of State Support
Leasing or financial lease is a long-term lease of property, its transfer for temporary use on the terms of payment, urgency and return or redemption.
Types of leasing:
More detailed information about the financial instrument "Leasing" can be obtained from representatives of leasing companies operating in the Nizhny Novgorod region.
Corporate bonds are securities issued by commercial companies to finance their activities.
Types of corporate bonds:
* classic
* stock exchanges
* commercial
Their differences are in the registration authority and in the sites where they are sold.
More detailed information about the financial instrument "Corporate Bonds" can be obtained from the members of the Pool of co-organizers of the issue of corporate bonds, the list is posted on the website of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Nizhny Novgorod Region.
Professional participants of the financial market interested in joining the Pool of co-organizers of the issue of corporate bonds of the Nizhny Novgorod region, consultations are available by phone:
The Nizhny Novgorod Association of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs – +7 (831) 433-33-29
Volga-Vyatka Main Branch of the Bank of Russia – +7 (831) 430-55-09
Loans are provided for the following financing programs:
Responsible authority:
Consultation Center of the Industrial Development Foundation
Crediting:
Responsible authority:
The Ministry of Industry, Trade and Entrepreneurship of the Nizhny Novgorod Region
Contact person:
Titov Artem
Head of the Department of State Support
Crediting:
- Loan interest rate: 10% per annum
- Loan amount: RUB 50 thousand to RUB 5 million
- Loan period: 36 months
- Loan amount: RUB 50 thousand to RUB 5 million
- Loan rate: 6.5%
Provision of guarantees:
Responsible authority:
Agency for the Development of the Guarantee System and Microcredit Company for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises of the Nizhny Novgorod Region
info@garantnn.ru
«UMNIK» Program
Grants to young scientists in the amount of RUB 500 thousand for 2 years
R&D term: 12 to 24 months
«START» Program
R&D grants up to RUB 10 million
Term of project implementation: 1.5 to 3 years
«Development» Program
R&D grants for projects of the National Technological Initiative”, up to RUB 20 million
R&D term: 12 to 24 months
«Commercialization» Program
Grants to companies that have completing R&D for the creation or expansion of the manufacture of innovative products
Grant amount: up to RUB 20 million
Term of project implementation: 1 year
«Internationalization» Program
Grants to small innovative companies in the amount of up to RUB 15 million to support the export of products
Term of project implementation: 18 to 24 months
«Cooperation» Program
Grants to small companies for the implementation of innovative projects for further commercialization through a large company with a developed distribution network.
Maximum grant amount: RUB 25 million
Term of project implementation: 18 to 24 months
Responsible authority:
Representative of the Bortnik Foundation in the region, Nizhny Novgorod Innovation Business Incubator
info@bi-clever.ru