Victor Koksharov, Prime Minister of the Sverdlovsk Region in Russia, discusses the region's economic development and competitiveness. The Sverdlovsk Region has a large population and is a major industrial center in Russia, with competitive advantages including resources, infrastructure, education, and proximity to markets in Europe and Asia. Koksharov outlines the region's continued investment in industry, innovation, education, and infrastructure to support further economic growth and improve living standards for residents of the Sverdlovsk Region.

1. Victor Koksharov Ministerpräsident der Region Sverdlovsk/Prime Minister Sverdlovsk Region, Russland/Russia Effektive Entwicklung des Wirtschaftspotentials des Swerdlowsker Gebiets als Faktor der regionalen Wettbewerbsfähigkeit Effective Development of Economic Potential of the Sverdlovsk Region as Factor of Regional Competitiveness

2. Victor Koksharov Prime-Minister of the Sverdlovsk Region Effective Development of Economic Potential of the Sverdlovsk Region as a Factor of Regional Competitiveness Austrian Economic Forum for Central and Eastern Europe 19-21 September 2007

5. Growth of Gross Regional Product of the Sverdlovsk Region %, comparable terms ( 200 0 = 100 %)

6. Gross Regional Product Structure of the Sverdlovsk Region 2000 200 6 Taxes Production Services

14. International Flights from the Koltsovo Airport Ekaterinburg Moscow Erevan Almaty Prague Hanover Dusseldorf Paris Istambul Dubai Munich Vienna Antalia Dushanbe Frankfurt Kiev Larnaka London Tashkent Telaviv Hurgada Sharm-al-Sheikh Tianjin Barselona Palma

16. Foreign Trade

18. Foreign Investments in the Sverdlovsk Region

19. Mineral and Raw Material Resources Tavda Turinskaya Sloboda Tabory Baikalovo Tugulym Talitsa Pyshma Kamyshlov Suhoy Log Asbest Sysert Polevskoy Nijniye Sergi Revda Bysert Achit Arty Shalya Kirovgrad Nevyansk Krasnoufimsk Verhnaya Pyshma Rej YEKATERINBURG Pervouralsk Bogdanovich Kamensk-Uralsky Beloyarsky Beryozovsky Irbit Artemovsky Alapaevsk Nijnyaya Salda Verhnya Salda Krasnouralsk Nijnyaya Tura Nyzniy Tagil Kachkanar Karpinsk Severouralsk Novaya Lyalya Gari Serov Ivdel Krasnoturyinsk Verhoturye Chromites Iron ores Copper and copper-zinc groups Manganese Bauxites Nickel Gold Mituminous and brown coal Oil Gas Talcum Semi-precious stones(gemstones) Molybdenum Asbestos Fireclays

24. Consolidated Budget Incoming billions euro

26. Special free economy zone « Titanium Valley » JSC VSMPO-AVISMA Corp. (Russia) Boeing-Commercial Airplanes Group (USA) Alfa-Laval ( Sweden ) Goodrich Corporation ( Canada ) Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. ( Japan ) TITAL ® - Titan Aluminium Feinguss GmbH ( Germany ) Rolls - Royce ( UK ) Blades Technology International Ins (Israel) Morimatsu Industry Co., Ltd. ( Japan ) ТЕС T «Т urbine Engine Components Technologies » ( USA ) Snecma , Groupe SAFRAN ( France ) Austrian Manufactures of Petroleum Equipment

29. IP Ekaterinburg City Iset Tower 46 levels Hotel Hyatt 20 levels Ural Tower 60 levels Tatishchev Tower 50 levels de Genin Tower 40 levels Demidov’s Yard Tower Ekaterina’s Boulevard Gallery Total surface more than 600 thousand sq.m

32. IP International Exhibition Centre Total surface 104 000 sq.m

33. IP Housing Estate « Akademichesky » 325 thousand residents; 16 mln.sq.m

34. IP Housing Estate « Bolshoy Beriozovsky » 82 thousand residents; 4.2 mln.sq.m