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Module I. The Krasnoyarsk Krai: Economy

Text 1. Krasnoyarsk Krai: General Information

Task 1. Read and study the following text.

Task 2. Write down the words and expressions from the text, which indicate the principle concepts of the topic.

Investment attractiveness of the Krasnoyarsk Krai is determined by a complex of external and domestic factors, which form both positive and negative tendencies of social and economic development, determine the degree of stability and financial independence, the standard of living of the population and business activity.

External competitive advantages of the region are determined by its favorable geographical and geopolitical position.

Krasnoyarsk Krai is:

• one of the largest regions in Russia: its total area is 2.339.7 thousand sq. kilometers (13.7 % of Russia's territory the second largest area among the 89 regions of Russia), population is 2.942.0 thousand (13th largest population), the Krai extends for almost 3.000 kilometers from the Arctic Ocean to the mountainous regions of Southern Siberia;

• the region is exceptionally rich in raw materials with unique fuel, mineral and hydro-energy resources;

• the region has large reserves of timber (larch, pine-tree, cedar, fir and silver fir). The reserves of timber are 7.4 billion cub. meters, i.e. 9.4 % of the total reserves of Russia; having 52.7 million cub. meters of calculated wood cutting area the region annually cuts about 9 million cub. meters (17,1 % of the calculated wood cutting area);

• the largest Russian exporter of non-ferrous metals, with high degree of liquidity in the international markets (2.4 % of the total exports from Russia), non-precious metals and metal-ceramics, fine woods and end products, inorganic chemistry products, nuclear and energetic equipment, mineral raw materials, oil and gas products, synthetic materials, etc.;

• the region with a well-developed transportation system. Its capital – the city of Krasnoyarsk is a large transportation center of Eastern Siberia as it is located at the site where the Trans-Siberian Railway and Trans-Siberian Highway cross the Yenisei River providing access to the Northern Sea Route;

• the region is crossed by a number of domestic and international air routes which, along with realization of the Cross-Polar Air Routes project allowed to shorten the time needed to get from North America to South East Asia.

Internal competitive advantages of the region are determined by the current state of the regional economy and availability of resources for its development in the future. There are following main internal competitive advantages of the Krasnoyarsk Krai:

• the Krai is an important industrial region of Russia (volume of the shipped goods according to the types of economic activities in 2005 made up 376.8 billion rubles);

• a lot of industrial enterprises, including those representing the military industrial establishment, are located in the Krai. This provides great opportunities for diversification and development of the economy;

• a substantial amount of highly qualified and skilled work force is available in the region;

• the Krasnoyarsk Krai is the scientific center of Siberia, advanced branches and scientific institutes are located in its territory;

• there is a number of opportunities for vertical integration of production based on exploitation of local reserves of natural resources and their processing;

• much of scientific and innovative potential of Siberia is concentrated in the Krasnoyarsk Krai, which provides an opportunity for organization of science-intensive types of production;

• there is a number of large export-oriented enterprises, which products are in steady demand in the world market;

• there are great opportunities for cooperation with the neighboring regions, the CIS and foreign countries, as well as for diversification of foreign trade geography.

The Krasnoyarsk Krai, being the second Russian region according to its territory comprises 2 Autonomous Districts (Taimyr and Evenkiya), 48 districts and 25 towns, which are combined into 10 zones with similar economy and a common area.

The Krasnoyarsk Krai is characterized by a complex territorial structure, where all the districts differ on the quantity of natural resources and level of industrial development.

There are following economic zones of the Krasnoyarsk Krai:

1. Taymyr Autonomous Okrug;

2. Evenk Autonomous Okrug; 3. Norilsk industrial complex;

4. Northern group of regions (Turukhansk district, town of Igarka);