GENERAL INFORMATION ON ECONOMY

St. Petersburg is well ahead of the other regions of North-West Federal Region by the basic indices of social and economic development, especially in civil construction and trade.

Over the last years St. Petersburg made serious progress in the improvement of the municipal laws, improvement of the City territory, strengthening of the City position as one of the large centres of the European Baltic region.

A lot has been done for the development of the transport complex, improvement of the industry structure, attracting tourists, and culture development. All these actions make the basis of the steady economic growth in the next years.

The Government of St. Petersburg represented by the Committee for Economic Development, Industrial Policy and Trade is happy to welcome you on the pages of the Business Support Structure in St. Petersburg Government Site.

St. Petersburg is a strong leader in the ratings of the most investment-attractive regions of Russia. Its great intellectual, scientific and personnel potential and stable development in the previous years allow us to say that the city has comfortable atmosphere for business start-up and development. The Government of the city is trying to encourage economic growth and assist business community in the solution of problems.

The main priorities of the Government are:

• to develop city infrastructure;
• to eliminate administrative barriers for the implementation of economic initiatives;
• to create favorable legislative atmosphere for business;
• to ensure access to information required for business activities.

Coordination of the economical development of St. Petersburg is the responsibility of Committee for Economic Development, Industrial Policy and Trade:
190000, St. Petersburg, Voznesensky pr., 16.
Tel.: (812) 315-5152, 319-93-60, fax: (812) 319-95-54
E-mail: cedipt@gov.spb.ru