The investment passport provides an overview of the key economic and investment opportunities in Poltava region of Ukraine. It highlights the region's competitive advantages such as its central location and transport infrastructure, industrial growth rates, skilled workforce from its education institutions, and potential in agriculture, mining and manufacturing. The document contains detailed information on the region's demographics, human resources, economic sectors, property market, education system and international trade relations to support potential investors.
2. STATE AGENCY FOR INVESTMENT AND NATIONAL PROJECTS OF UKRAINE
POLTAVA REGIONAL STATE ADMINISTRATION
POLTAVA REGIONAL CENTER FOR INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT
2013
3. COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES OF THE REGION
• Poltava region occupies a highly favourable econom ic and geographical position in th e centre
o f U kraine on th e crossroad o f im portant in tern ation al transport tracks.
• T h e industrial growth rates o f th e region are h ig h er th an th e typical indices o f oth er
U krainian regions.
• Significant scientific and tech nical potential can easily secure the developm ent o f th e main
econom ic and social sectors o f th e region.
• Highly developed is also th e agro-industrial com plex th at is being characterized by th e high
level o f cereal and industrial crops production, as well as o f livestock farming.
• Positive m acroeconom ic rates and perm anent growth o f demand m ake Poltava region a
practically ideal place fo r entering th e U krainian m arket.
• Poltava region has significant scien tific and tech nical potential th at can easily secure the
developm ent o f th e m ain econom ic and social sectors o f th e region.
• Favourable business clim ate created by th e developed netw ork o f inform ation and consulting
centres w ith m odern tech nical equipm ent togeth er with th e small business being supported by
th e governm ent authorities.
• T h ere are 64 vocational colleges and h igh er education institu tions in Poltava region, that
provide professional education in m ore th an 20 0 specialities thus graduating highly
professional personnel fo r th e enterprises o f th e region.
• Developed netw ork o f m edical and cu ltu ral institutions, sport and recreation cen tres provide
an opportunity fo r harm onious personality developm ent o f each citizen o f Poltava region.
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4. CONTENTS
SECTION 1. DESCRIPTION OF THE REGION
1.1. Geography and clim ate.................................................................................................................................. 8
1.2. D em ography...................................................................................................................................................... 9
1.3. H um an resou rces............................................................................................................................................. 9
1.4. Education...........................................................................................................................................................10
1.5. Property............................................................................................................................................................. 11
1.6. Econom ic p oten tial........................................................................................................................................11
1.7. Success stories.................................................................................................................................................15
1.8. Transp ort and com m unications.............................................................................................................. 16
1.9. Socio-cultural sph ere................................................................................................................................... 18
1.10. Rating............................................................................................................................................................... 20
SECTION 2. INVESTMENT OFFERS
2.1.
2.2.
2.3.
2.4.
Priority spheres fo r investm ent............................................................................................................... 22
N ational projects in th e region ............................................................................................................... 22
Strategic regional p ro jects......................................................................................................................... 22
Industrial property and land plots......................................................................................................... 23
SECTION 3. CONTACTS ........................................................................................................................................... 26
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5. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AND SOURCES WERE USED WHILE DRAFTING THE INVESTMENT
PASSPORT
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Ukraine’s Regions Competitiveness Report 2012 (http://www.feg.org.ua)
State Statistics Committee o f Ukraine (http://www.ukrstatgov.ua)
Main Administration of Statistics in Poltava Region (http://www.poltavastat.gov.ua/)
Poltava Regional State Administration (http://www.adm-pl.gov.ua)
Poltava City Council (http://www.rada-poltava.gov.ua)
Ecology and Natural Resources Department o f Poltava Regional State Administration
(http://www.eco-poltava.gov.ua)
• Data Portal «Geography of Poltava Region» (http://www.geo.pnpu.edu.ua)
• Regional expert-consulting centre «Poltava Consulting»
• Ukraines Investment Atlas 2013, State Investment Project
InvestUkraine
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DEPARTMENT FOR INVESTMENT POLICY AND
REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
8. DESCRIPTION OF THE MAIN RIVERS W ITH IN THE REGION
Dnipro’s basin
stretch, km
water intake area, km2
Psel
350.0
11018
Khorol
241.0
3870
Vorskla
226.0
5970
Sula
213.0
19600
Oril
79.6
748
Kolomak
73.1
1650
Hovtva
36.0
1680
• 1.2. Demography
THE LARGEST CITIES
AGE STRUCTURE
Major cities
|
thou.pers.
Poltava
296.9
Kremenchuk
225.9
Komsomolsk (City Council)
54.3
Lubny
47.6
Myrhorod
41.1
GENDER
4 Male — 45.9%
POPULATION — 1467.8 thousand people
(as of 01.01.2013)
# Female — 54.1%
• 1.3. Human resources
WORKABLE POPULATION (% )
EMPLOYABLE POPULATION thousand people
Younger than em ployable
14%
1006.6
REGISTERED UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
2.8% (to the employable population)
Em ployable
69%
AVERAGE WAGE o f 01.01.2013)
Elder than em ployable
17%
UAH 2850.0 (for 2012 as
DIVISION OF EMPLOYEES BY ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
employees total — 240.5 thousand people
industry
agriculture, forestry, fishing industry
wholesale and retail; auto and moto repair
transport, warehousing, mail and messenger' service
construction
administrative and subsidiary services
professional, scientific and technical work
real estate operations
health care, social assistance
information and telecommunication
temporary placement and catering
other services
art, sport, recreation, leisure
financial and insurance activities
education
44.7%
23.3%
10.4%
6.0%
] 5.4%
3.3%
1.9%
1.8%
0.9%
0.8%
0.7%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0
20
30
40
50
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9. 1.4. Education
There w ere 7 30 comprehensive schools with 128.4 thousand pupils in 2 0 1 2 /2 0 1 3 school year. Vocational
technical schools am ounted to 4 2 units with 12.4 thousand students. Training o f personnel with higher
education by professional orientation is carried out in 21 higher education institutions (HEI), among which
14 HEI have I-II accreditation levels, 7 HEI have III-IV accreditation levels.
HEI are divided into types in the follow ing way:
• 5 technical secondary schools • 5 specialized schools • 3 colleges • 2 academ ies • 5 universities • 1 institute
57.2 thousand peop le have g ot an education in HEI o f all the levels o f accreditation.
LEADING HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
Faculties
Training
domains
Students
6
16
15000
- Poltava State Agrarian Academy (PSAA)
7
9
14000
- Poltava National Technical Yurii Kondratiuk University
8
39
10000
7
30
8000
4
8
1500
5
6
3700
1
6
500
1
1
800
5
7
370
8
7
2000
7
17
10000
6
9
4000
o f III-IV levels o f accreditation
- Higher education institution o f Ukoospilka «Poltava
University of Economics and Trade»
(PNTYKU)
- Poltava V. H. Korolenko National Pedagogical University
(PNPU)
- Poltava Institute o f Economics and Law HEI «University
«Ukraine»
- State higher education institution of Ukraine «Ukrainian
Medical Stomatological Academy»
- Private higher education institution «Poltava Institute of
Economics and Management «Svitoch»
- Poltava Law Institute o f the National University «Yaroslav the
Wise Law Academy of Ukraine»
- Private enterprise «Academy of Liberal Arts Education
Development» Kremenchuk
- Branch «Kremenchuk Institute o f the Private Higher
Education Institution «Alfred Nobel University
Dnipropetrovsk» (KI ANUD)
- Mykhailo Ostrohradskyi Kremenchuk National University
(K N U )
- Private Higher education Institution «Kremenchuk University
of Economics, Information Technologies and Management»
(KUEITM)
GRADUATES in 2012
Educational institutions
thou. people
HEI
I-II levels of accreditation
III-IV levels o f accreditation
Technical schools
2.6
12.8
7.4
Comprehensive
II degree
III degree
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14.6
10.8
LEADING COLLEGES AND SPECIALISED
SCHOOLS
- Agrarian college of management and law of
Poltava State Agrarian Academy
- Agrarian-economic college of Poltava State
Agrarian Academy
- College o f Poltava Institute of Economics and
Management «Svitoch»
- Municipal Higher Education Institution of
Poltava Region Council «M. V. Lysenko
Poltava Musical School»
- Municipal Higher Education Institution of the
I level of accreditation «Poltava Basic Medical
College»
10. - Poltava Construction Vocational School of
Transport Construction
- Poltava Commercial Technical Secondary
School
- Poltava Cooperative Vocational School of
Poltava Region Consumers Association
- Separate structural subdivision Poltava Oil
Geological Prospecting Vocational School of
Poltava Yurii Kondratiuk National Technical
University
- Poltava Politechnic College of National
Technical University «Kharkiv Politechnic
Institute»
- Poltava Professional Lyceum of Service
Industries
- Poltava Vocational School of Food Techno
logies o f National University of Food
Technologies
• 1.5. Property
HOUSING
25.1 m2 per one resident of the region
AVERAGE RENT UAH 90 per m2
HOUSING STOCK
Total housing stock — 36810.6 thousand m2
Rental charge of office facilities depending on a
facility category:
•
Category«A» — UAH 120-150 per m2
•
Category«B» — UAH 110-130 per m2
•
Category«C» — UAH 80-100 per m2
•
Category«D» — UAH 60-80 per m2
• Category «E» and «F» — UAH 50-60 per m2
AVERAGE HOUSING COST (houses)
in the city of Poltava equals (considering the cost
of a land plot) 600 — 1,200 $/m2
AVERAGE HOUSING COST (apartm ents)
primary market — 500-1500 $/m2
secondary market — 600-800 $/m2
AVERAGE RENT 1-roomed flats UAH
2-roomed flats UAH
3-roomed flats UAH
HOUSING
1000-1600 per month
1200-1800 per month
1500-3000 per month
OFFICE SPACE -
AVERAGE RENT - PRODUCTION
FACILITIES — UAH 15-40 per m2
AVERAGE RENT - STORAGE SPACE,
WAREHOUSES — UAH 10-40 per m2
1.6. Economic potential
PRIORITY SECTORS OF ECONOMY IN THE REGION
Over 300 manufacturing plants are being located in Poltava region. Industrial production sector o f the
region is dominated by such industries, as mining, coke and oil products industry, food, drinks and tobacco
industry, mechanical engineering — there part in the total output of sold products being 88 %.
EXPORT/IMPORT, COUNTRIES, BALANCE
In 2012 the region carried on foreign trade with more than 115 countries o f the world. The total output
of exported goods and services o f the region was $3,445.0 mln, o f imported goods — $2,133.9 mln. In
comparison with the year 2011 export rate has risen for 1.6% , import rate — for 38.7% .
Foreign trade surplus constitutes $1,311.1 mln.
M ajor partners in export o f goods
Russian
Federation
M ajor partners in im port o f goods
30.2%
China
Kazakhstan
Austria
Belarus
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11. The following services dominate in the structure o f exported services by economic activities:
- transport and communication services — 56.4%
- real estate services — 14.4%
- educational services — 11.0%
- services in processing industry 6.7%
The biggest market share o f the import was constituted by the services connected with financial activities
(3 1 .3 % ), state administration (2 5 .2 % ), real estate operations (2 2 .2 % ), transport and communication
services (7 .7 % ).
M ajor partners in export o f services
M ajor partners in im port o f services
Virgin Islands
Russian
Federation
25.4%
39.4%
Great Britain
Switzerland
Switzerland
Russian Federation
Great Britain
Denmark
Germany
Poland
0
10
15
20
25
30
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
Foreign business of services was carried out with the partners from 117 countries o f the world.
Goods exported
means of surface transport, aircrafts, boats
mineral products
other goods
foods o f plant origin
inputs, equipment and machinery; electrical
machinery
6.1%
Goods imported
mineral products
other goods
means of surface transport, aircrafts, boats
inputs, equipment and machinery; electrical
machinery
ferrous metal and metal works
prepared foods
4.3%
48.6%
14.4%
PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED IN THE REGION
M anufacturing o f p articu lar industrial products
Unit weigh o f the region in
the economy of Ukraine, %
Gas condensate
49.4
Natural gas
36.7
Cocoa-free confectionery including white chocolate
25.2
Fat cheese
21.0
Granular white sugar
18.9
Sausage goods
13.1
Fresh-killed or refrigerated pork
12.5
Dairy butter
12.1
Crude oil
11.5
Cultured milk foods
Fresh-killed and refrigerated beef and veal
7.6
Knitted underwear
6.8
Sunflower unrefined oil
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7.7
5.7
12. Ceramic non-fire-rated construction brick
4.9
Knitted outerwear
4.8
Chocolate and other final foods containing cacao, in blocks, plates
4.8
and bars
Liquid processed milk
4.5
Bakery products
3.3
Fresh non fermented cheese and cultures cheese
3.2
Building blocks from cement, concrete or granolith
3.1
MAJOR COMPANIES LOCATED IN THE REGION
Name
Poltavaoblenerho, PJSC
Transnational financial-industrial oil
company Ukrtatnafta, PJSC
Location
Poltava
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Type o f activity
production, supply and distribution of
energy
Kremenchuk
production of oil-refining products
Poltavanaftohaz, OGPD Ukrnafta,
PJSC
Poltava
raw oil and natural gas production
Branch of Poltavahazvydobuvannia,
GPD Ukrhazvydobuvannia, PJSC
Poltava
raw oil and natural gas production
Poltava Ore-Dressing and
Compressing Enterprise, OJSC
Komsomolsk
iron ore production
Kremenchuk Carbon Black Plant,
OJSC
Kremenchuk
production of chemical substances and
chemical products
AutoKrAZ, PJSC
Kremenchuk
production of autos, trailers and semitrailers
Kremenchuk Auto Assembly Plant,
Ltd
Kremenchuk
production of autos, trailers and semitrailers
Poltava
production of train locomotives and rolling
stocks
Kremenchuk Auto Plant, PJSC
Kremenchuk
manufacturing of machinery and equipment
for mining and construction industries
Kremenchuk Wheel Production
Plant, PJSC
Kremenchuk
production of assemblies, parts and
equipment for transport facilities
Kriukiv Rail Carriage Production
Plant, PJSC
Kremenchuk
production of train locomotives and rolling
stocks
Motor Sich Lubny Machine-Tool
Plant, PJSC
Lubny
production of metal-working machines and
benches
Poltava Turbo-mechanical Plant, PJSC
Poltava
production of common application
machines and equipment
Poltava Adamantine Instrument, PJSC
Poltava
production of abrasive agents
Poltava Auto-Aggregate Plant, PJSC
Poltava
production of assemblies, parts and
equipment for transport facilities
Poltavkhimmash, PJSC
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13. Electromotor, PJSC
Poltava
production of machines and equipment for
agriculture and forestry
Karlivka Machine-Building Plant,
PJSC
Karlivka
production of machines and equipment for
agriculture and forestry
Kozelshchyna
district, N.
Haleshchyna
production of machines and equipment for
agriculture and forestry
Haleshchyna Machine-Building Plant
of Agriculture and Forestry Machines,
PJSC
Ltava Plant, PJSC
Poltava
production of wiring devices
Poltava Machine-Building Plant, PJSC
Poltava
production of common application
machines and equipment
Poltava Medical Glass Plant, PJSC
Poltava
production of glass and glassware
Poltava Firm Vorskla, PJSC
Poltava
garment production
Kremenchuk Manufacturing-Retail
Firm Kremteks, PJSC
Kremenchuk
garment production
Kremenchuk Leather Plant, LLC
Kremenchuk
leather manufacturing
Hadiachsyr, LLC
Hadiach
production of dairy products
Hlobyno Meat Processing Factory,
LLC
Hlobyno
production of meat and meat products
Kremenchuk
production of meat and meat products
Kremenchukmiaso, PJSC
Khorol Milk-Canning Factory of Baby
Food, PJSC
Khorol
production of baby food and dietary
products
Lubny Milk Factory, LLC
Lubny
production of dairy products
Poltava Oil-Extracting Plant Kernel
Group, PJSC
Poltava
production of oil and animal fats
Poltava Alcoholic Beverage Plant,
PJSC
Poltava
distillation, purification and blending of
alcoholic drinks
Kremenchuk Alcoholic Beverage
Plant, PJSC
Kremenchuk
distillation, purification and blending of
alcoholic drinks
Poltava
production of cocoa, chocolate and sugar
confectionery
Kremenchuk
production of cocoa, chocolate and sugar
confectionery
Poltavacondyter, PJSC
Kremenchuk Confectionary Roshen,
PJSC
Poltavpyvo Firm, PJSC
JT International Ukraine, PJSC
Myrhorod Mineral Water Plant, PJSC
Pyriatyn Cheese Producing Plant,
PJSC
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Poltava
Kremenchuk
Myrhorod
Pyriatyn
production of beer
production of tobacco goods
production of soft drinks, mineral water
and other bottled waters
production of dairy products
14. MAJOR FOREIGN INVESTORS
In 2012 foreign investors contributed 244.4 mln USD into the economy of the region in the form o f direct
investments (stock capital). Volume o f the investments contributed from the beginning o f contributing
period of the direct foreign investments (stock capital) for December, 31 2012 was 942.8 mln USD.
Investments were granted from 46 countries of the world. The main investing countries, who contribute
97% of the total volume of direct investments, are:
Russian Federation — 46.8 mln USD
Panama — 14.8 mln USD
Britain V irgin Islands — 12.4 mln USD
A zerbaijan — 9.8 mln USD
Switzerland — 521.7 mln USD
Cyprus — 143.1 mln USD
N etherlands — 108.2 mln USD
G reat Britain — 62.7 mln USD
Switzerland
Cyprus
15.2%
Netherlands
11.5%
Great Britain
6.7%
Russian Federation
5.0%
Panama
1.6%
Britain Virgin Islands
1.3%
Azerbaijan J 1.0% 1
1
0
10
20
55.
1
1
1
1
30
40
50
60
INCOME OF FOREIGN INVESTMENTS (stock capital) DURING THE LAST 3 YEARS
2010 - 96.7 mln USD
2011 - 178.6 mln USD
2012 - 244.4 mln USD
• 1.7. Success stories
P ro ject’s specifics
P ro ject’s in itiato r
Condensed propane-butane producing
plant in Sokolova Balka village of
Novi Sanzhary district. The volume of
investments into the new project is
approximately 10 mln USD. Estimated
capacity of the new enterprise will
allow the company to produce 36
thousand tons of condensed propanebutane mix a year.
Poltava Gas-Oil
Company, JE (JKX
Oil & Gas plc, Great
Britain)
Construction and putting into opera
tion a swine complex for 2.5 thousand BEZRK-Belgrankorm
sows with full cycle in Bilyky village
Agricultural Holding
o f Kobeliaky district. Realisation of
(Russian Federation)
investment project allowed to create
approximately 100 new working places
and provide additional money flow to
the budgets o f different levels.
Capacity of the enterprise is
approximately 7 thousand tons of pork
a year. General cost of the project is
150 mln UAH.
Putting into operation of logistic seed
complex in Stasi village of Dykanka
district.
Stasi Seeds, LLC
(DuPont Pioneer,
USA)
Inform ation on in itiato r
Poltava Gas-Oil Company, JE is the
biggest and the most successful British
investment in Ukraine. It occupied the
24-th place in the Rating «100 Best Net
Income Volume Companies of 2006».
BEZRK-Belgrankorm Agro-industrial
holding is one of the biggest diversified,
vertically integrated structures of agri
cultural sector of Russian Federation.
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc —
American company, subdivision of
DuPont, specialising in selection of new
breeds of maize, sunflower, soya,
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15. and some other crops. The company was
founded in 1926 by Henry A. Wolles as a
Hi-Bred Corn Company. It currently runs
its business in more than seventy
countries of the world.
The leaders of the concern decided
to build a waste recycling plant that
handles 150-160 thousand tons of
waste a year in Kremen-chuk city. In
June 2009 German Development
Bank KfW (Germany) gave 650
thousand Euro to support a pilot
project of domestic waste ground
sanitation in Kremenchuk city. At
the beginning of 2010 100 thousand
Euro were given for the plant pro
jecting. At the moment six gas wells
have been drilled and gas generator
was placed on the ground.
Haase Energietechnik
AG Concern
(Germany)
Development of iron ore deposit in
Yerystivka. Constant level of ore
production is approx. 28 mln tons a
year.
Ferrexpo AG
(Switzerland)
LLC Yerystivka Ore-Dressing and
Processing Enterprise ( Komsomolsk city)
is the assets of Ferrexpo AG, which was
founded in May 2008 with the purpose of
Yerystivka deposit development.
HAKA.UA Poltava Swine Complexes,
LLC — a subsidiary company o f the
German firm HAKA planen.bauen
GmbH, started the implementation
of investment project from the swine
complex construction in Vatazhkove
village of Poltava region. Project
costs equals 10-12 mln Euro.
HAKA
planen.bauen GmbH
Firm
(Germany)
For 50 years HAKA planen.bauen GmbH
has been functioning as an innovative
enterprise in the sphere o f agriculture, as
well as ventilation and ecological
engineering industries.
Haase Energietechnik AG started its
activity in 1980. Today this company is
one o f the world leading engineering
systems supplier in the sphere of waste
disposal technologies and filtration
systems.
• 1.8. Transport and communications
Transport com plex is one o f the m ost important parts o f production and social infrastructures o f Poltava
region, that includes railway, automobile, aircraft and river transport.
MAJOR MOTORWAYS
Poltava region occupies a favourable transport-geographical place on the crossroad of international tracks.
Its proximity to the borders of industrially developed regions of Ukraine such as Kyiv and Kharkiv regions
makes the region attractive for the placement of production enterprises. The distance to the western
borders of Ukraine (with Poland, Hungary), is 600 — 900 km, that allows to transport goods into Europe
at a reasonable transport charge.
The network of public roads of the region constitutes 8,875.5 km. They include: international roads —
377.2 km, state roads — 890.9 km, local roads — 7984.6 km. The territory of the region is being crossed
by the following motorways: Kyiv — Kharkiv — Dovzhanskyi (M -02/E-40), Poltava — Oleksandriia
(M -22/E-584).
RAILWAY NETW ORK
Railway transport is one of the main constituent parts of the transport system of the region. South railway
stably holds its position of the leading enterprise of the region passenger and cargo transportation.
• Rail interchanges: Poltava, Kremenchuk, Hrebinka, Romodan.
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17. 1.9. Socio-cultural sphere
MAJOR HEALTH CARE IN STITUTION S
For the end o f 2012 88 hospitals worked in Poltava region with the total number of 12.9 thousand beds.
The number of outpatient departments equalled to 337 units.
Including:
- State higher education institution of Ukraine «Ukrainian Medical Stomatological Academy» (Poltava,
Shevchenko Str., 23)
- Perinatal Centre of Sklifasovskyi Poltava Regional Clinical Hospital (Poltava, Zalizna Str., 17-a)
- Regional Clinical Hospital of medical rehabilitation and diagnostics together with the regional centres
o f family planning and human reproduction, medical genetics (Poltava, Shevchenko Str., 10)
CULTURE, SPORT, TOURISM
For the end of 2012 809 libraries worked in Poltava region, including 44 children libraries, 858 clubs, 6
centres of culture and recreation, 3 parks of culture and leisure (Poltava, Kremenchuk, Lubny). The
following professional art institutions function in the region: Regional Ukrainian Gogol Opera-and-Drama
Theatre, regional Puppet Theatre and Municipal enterprise o f art and culture «Poltava Regional
Philharmonic Society», recreation palace «November» with auditorium for 1200 people, equipped with
modern sound and light technologies, that can make a good competition not only for Ukrainian but also
for European concert halls.
M ajor leisu re and recreation spots
Name
I
D escription
Sports complex Dynamo
(Chervonoarmiiska Str., 2-a)
Spartak Sports club
(Maidan Nezalezhnosti, 24-A)
The longest swimming pool in the region — 50 m long, weight
rooms, ping-pong, fitness club, a sports hall for children, saunas.
Ltava Sports-technical complex
(Komarov Str., 1)
According to its characteristics the go-cart track o f Ltava complex
is considered to be one o f the best in Ukraine and former CIS
countries. The 1,050 m long and 9 m wide track meets the
international standards. Stands are designed for 2,500 people
audience. Bellow the stands there are special boxes for equipment
keeping and its preparation for trainings and competitions,
working rooms, shower cabinets and ambulance room. There is
also a room for press-conferences, commentators booths, platforms
for cameras.
V itam in Fitness-club
(Paryzkoi Komuny Str., 4 0 )
Aerobics, aqua aerobics, children club, sauna, swimming pool,
relaxation capsule, group programs studios, ambulance room, cafe.
Kyiv REC
(Zinkivska Str., 6A)
Total area o f 100 thousand m2: concert hall, children
entertainment centre with royal-manage, merry-go-round, roller
rink and children play room, laser shooting gallery, 4D-cinema,
billiards club, bowling, rock-climbing wall, restaurants and cafes.
C oncord REC (Frunze Str.,
60-A)
Total area o f 10 thousand m2: three-hall cinema Concord-cinema
and multimedia shooting gallery of the new generation Ranger,
numerous cafes etc.
Equator REC (Kovpak Str., 26)
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Is being used for holding competitions in game sports (volley
ball, handball, football, basketball, tennis). International sport
competitions can be held in the sports complex, the height of the
sports hall is 12.5 m. There is also an equipped conference hall for
360 people, weight rooms, locker rooms, working cabinets, rooms
for referees, coaches and an ambulance room.
Total area o f 30 thousand m2: Turbine entertainment centre with
24 tracks bowling and billiards. The best city skittles alley, holding
city and Ukrainian competitions, tournaments, championships in
sport bowling; all-year-round skating ring, the best ice arena of
Poltava and children entertainment centre Play-land, providing
simulators and sports amusements, various development games
attractions, cafes, restaurants.
18. MUSEUMS
Poltava region is a place with the ancient traditions and culture.
The rich history of the region is carefully kept for the future generations. For the end of 2012 36 state
museums saved more than 5 2 7 thousand artefacts of Ukrainian Museum Collection.
The best in the region is Poltava Local History Museum, founded in 1891 under the rule ofPoltava province
territorial council, its main exposition being a collection of soils and herbarium gathered by the expedition
of a well-known soil scientist, professor V. V. Dokuchaev. Nowadays 4 0 museum halls and depositories
contain more than 200 thousand exhibits. Annually, more than 140 thousand sightseers visit Poltava Local
History Museum.
Poltava Art Museum which depositories contain collections of local and foreign masters, is well-known far
beyond Ukraine. In 2004 museum celebrated its 85-th anniversary.
Nowadays State historic-cultural reserve «The Field o f Poltava Battle» became a significant cultural and
scientific centre for the exploration of Ukrainian history of the XIV-XVII centuries in the context of
European history. The reserve is a part of the International Organisation of national military parks IAMAM
(under auspices of UNESCO) and is included into the world tourist route.
Unique historical artefacts and valuable collections are kept in local history museums of Kremenchuk,
Lubny, Myrhorod, Dykanka, Khorol, Karlivka, Komsomolsk.
Zinkivtsi district is notable for the National Culture Preserve o f Ukrainian Pottery in Opishnia village — the
only Ukrainian specialised ethno-art, research-and-development, cultural and educational institution, that
plays the role of the main Ukrainian centre for exploration, preservation and popularisation of Ukrainian
pottery heritage.
There is also Poltava Museum o f Aviation and Astronautics, that holds creative heritage of the well-known
specialists in the field of rocket production, aeronautics, aviation and astronautics, who were born or spent
some years of their life in Poltava region.
NATURAL RESERVES
Natural-reserve fund (N RF) of Poltava region holds 387 territories and objects of total area of 142
thousand hectares, that constitute approx. 5% o f the total area of the region. 29 have national status: 2
national parks (Pyriatyn National Park, Nyzhniosulsk National Park), 20 wildlife preserves, 1 botanic
memorial (Parasotsk H ole), Khorol Botanic Garden, Ustymivka Arboretum, 4 park memorials of land
design (Berezovodsk, Khomutets, Poltava parks).
SANATORIUMS
For the end of 2012 1 recreational vacation house, 13 sanatoriums and 5 after work sanatoriums were
functioning in Poltava region. The most well-known:
• Spa, water and m ud cu re resort «M yrhorod» (Myrhorod), widely known in Ukraine and beyond
its borders. Consists from sanatoriums «Poltava», «Birch Grove», «Myrhorod», «Khorol».
• Sanatorium «Pine Forest» (Vlasivka village of Zinkivtsi district). Specialises in disease treatment of
locomotor apparatus, respiratory system and kidneys.
• Sanatorium «Novi Sanzhary» (Novi Sanzhary) well known for its medicinal water «Novosanzharska Dzherelna» close by its structure to «Yesentuki».
NATIONAL SOROCHYNTSI FAIR
Every year in the last week of August 16.2 hectare fair
square in Velyki Sorochyntsi village of Myrhorod district
in Poltava region sees the biggest Ukrainian fair —
NATIONAL SOROCHYNTSI FAIR.
This fair is really unique as it dates back to the XVIII
century when it was colourfully portrayed by one of the
world’s best writers Mykola Hohol in his story «Fair in
Sorochyn» («Sorochynska Yarmarka») (from the story
cycle «Evenings on isolated farmstead near Dykanka»
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19. («Vechory na khutori bilia Dykanky»)).
In the conditions of today’s development of Ukraine, its
market being full of goods and services, the role of this
fair is in its being the centre of national culture.
Preserving its old traditions, the fair manages to combine
them with the new trends and styles, thus combining
history and modern culture.
HOTELS
Gallery Hotel 4 * (Poltava, Frunze Str., 7)
www.galerea-hotel.org.ua
Palazzo Hotel 4 * (Poltava, Hohol Str., 33)
www.palazzo.com.ua
Alleia Grand Hotel 3* (Poltava, Zhovtneva Str., 57)
www.alleya-grand.com.ua
Kyiv Hotel 3 * (Poltava, Sinna Str., 2/49)
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Tourist Hotel 2 * (Poltava, Myru Str., 12)
www.tourist-poltava.com.ua
Riviera Hotel (Poltava, Rybalskyi All., 16)
www.riviera.poltava.ua
Gold Hotel (Poltava, Pershotravnevyi Ave., 176)
www.gold-hotel.com.ua
Almaz Hotel 1* (Poltava, Kyivske Shose Str., 60)
www.almaz.poltava.ua
European Hotel 4 * (Kremenchuk, 50 Rokiv Zhovtnia Ave., 35)
Ontario Hotel 4 * (Kremenchuk, Butyrin Str., 15)
www.gotel.pl.ua
www.hotel-ontario.com.ua
Grace Hotel (Kremenchuk, Zhovtneva Str., 29)
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1.10. Rating
RATING OF COMPETITIVENESS OF REGIONS City of Kyiv
Kharkiv oblast
Dnipropetrovsk oblast
Donetsk oblast
Kyiv oblast
Odesa oblast
Zaporizhzhia oblast
City of Sevastopol
Poltava oblast
Lviv oblast
Ukraine (average by regions)
Volyn oblast
Rivne oblast
Sumy oblast
Mykolaiv oblast
Vinnytsia oblast
Chernivtsi oblast
Zakarpattia oblast
Cherkasy oblast
Autonomous Republic of Crimea
Luhansk oblast
Ivano-Frankivsk oblast
Khmelnytskyi oblast
Ternopil oblast
Chernihiv oblast
Zhytomyr oblast
Kirovohrad oblast
Kherson oblast
4,37
4,14
4,12
4,10
4,07
4,02
4,02
4.00
4.00
3,98
3,97
3,97
3,95
3,95
3,94
3,94
3,93
3,93
3,92
3,87
3,87
3,84
3,82
3,2
Source: «Effective M anagem ent» Fund, 2 0 1 2 .
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9th place
3,4
3,6
3,8
4,0
4,2
4,4
21. 2.1. Priority spheres for investment
1. Agro-industrial production
3. Manufacturing of electric products
2. Machine-building (including automobile
4. Production of construction materials
construction)
• 2.2. National projects in the region
- «NEW LIFE» — opening of Region Perinatal Centre (2 0 1 2 ).
- «OPEN WORLD» — providing comprehensive schools o f Poltava region with information-computer
technology and multimedia equipment, access to Internet network (computer hardware was installed
in two education institutions of the region).
- «GREEN MARKETS» — creation of modern wholesale market of agricultural products in Poltava
region.
- «CLEAN CITY» — provision of the necessary documentation for the implementation o f the national
project and construction of firm domestic wastes recycling complex.
- «INDUSTRIAL PARKS» — worked out a concept of an industrial park creation.
• 2.3. Strategic regional projects
initiator
cost
term of
implementa
tion
implementa
tion stage
Poltava
state
executive
committee
(SEC)
242 mln
UAH
(according
to Annex 5
to the
Cabinet of
Ministers
of Ukraine
resolution
from
august 8,
2912. #
695-p)
3 years
prior
developed
technical
expert
evaluation
(feasibility
study)
Up to 100 new created jobs.
«Creation of
Kremenindustrial park
chuk SEC
«Central» in
Kremenchuk city
as part of National
project «Industrial
Parks of Ukraine»
realization
approx.
4,012 mln
UAH
up to 50
years
working out
of the
concept of
industrial
park, busi
ness plan
preparation
Approximate number of new
created jobs — 4,225.
Bridge construc
tion across the
river Dnipro in
Kremenchuk city
5,263.5
mln UAH
7 years
feasibility
study
Increase of transport
throughput capacity, removal
of transit traffic flows beyond
the borders o f the city,
construction of logistic
infrastructure, boosting
international cooperation.
Name of the
project
«Construction of
waste recycling
plant in Poltava
city» as a part of
National project
«Clean City»
realization
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Kremenchuk
SEC
expected results
22. 2.4. Industrial property and land plots
Area
Location
B rief description
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY
54 ha
Hrebinka, Hrebinkivtsi
district
Territory of the former military base. Possible use: industrial
construction. Near the land plot there is a local road with
hard surface. Distance to the motorway Kyiv — Kharkiv
(E -40) — 12 km. Availability o f engineering networks:
electricity, gas and water on the land plot.
9 ha
Rudenkivka, Novi
Sanzhary district
Territory of the former Novosanzhar Canning Plant, LLC.
Possible use: canning production. Available infrastructure:
water supply, drainage system, gas, electricity on the territory
of the enterprise. Distance to the motorway Poltava —
Kremenchuk — 12 km.
7.8 ha
Kremenchuk
Possible use: construction o f an enterprise of food, processing
and mining industries, wholesale trade, construction,
transportation and warehousing. Available infrastructure: water
supply, drainage system, gas, electricity on the territory of the
enterprise. Close to the motorway Poltava — Dnepropetrovsk.
5.8 ha
Karlivka, Karlivka
district
Territory of Karlivka Dried Milk Plant, PJSC. 16 buildings are
situated on the plot of the total area o f 15,734 m2. Possible
use: to change the line of business. Distance to the place of
water supply is 800 m, designed water supply from private
wells. Gas and electricity are connected. Distance to the
motorway — 2.5 km. Distance to the airport — 65 km.
3.9 ha
Karlivka, Karlivka
district
Territory of the former Karlivka Furniture Factory, PJSC.
Possible use: production of soft and cabinet furniture. Available
infrastructure: water supply on the territory, centralized water
supply system, sewerage and drainage systems. Gas is supplied
to the factory boiler room. Furniture factory transformer
substation has the capacity of 1,000 kW. Located on the
motorway.
Area
Location
B rief description
LAND PLOTS
131.5 ha
Zhovtneve,
Hrebinkivtsi district
Possible use: onstruction o f an industrial enterprise or logistic
centre. Electricity is on the land plot. The territory is near the
road. Distance to the motorway Kyiv — Kharkiv (E -40) —
4 km.
50.76 ha
Industrial area
«Zanasyp» of
Chervonoznamiansk
village administration,
Kremenchuk district
Possible use: industrial enterprises construction. Road Poltava
— Oleksandriia (E -584) is on the border of the land plot.
Distance to the railway road — 1 km. Available infrastructure:
water supply, drainage system, gas and electricity supply are on
the land plot.
33.4 ha
Derevky, Kotelevsk
district
Possible use: recreation centre construction. Distance to the
national motorway H -12 — 5 km. Electricity supply — 0-500
m, gas, water — 200 m.
23
23. 30 ha
Land plots o industrial use. Engineering networks: electricity
supply is on the territory, centralised water supply. The
territory is near the road. Distance to the motorway Kyiv —
Kharkiv (E -40) — 12 km.
25.5 ha
Hradyzk, Hlobyno
district
Possible use: industrial construction. Distance to water supply:
250 m, gas supply — 500 m. Distance to the motorway —
0.5 m.
21 ha
Zinkiv, Zinkivtsi
district
Possible use: industrial construction. Available infrastructure:
electricity, gas and water supply — 100 m.
19.4 ha
Holoborodkivske,
Karlivka district
Possible use: cattle-breeding production. Available infrastruc
ture: electricity — 200 m, gas — 500 m. The land plot is
located 3 km off the motorway Poltava- Simferopol. Electricity
— 200 m, gas — 500 m.
16.9 ha
Davydivka, Pyriatyn
district
Possible use: cattle-breeding complex construction. Distance to
the road — 0.25 km. Distance to the motorway Kyiv —
Kharkiv (E -40) — 15 km.
16.1 ha
Bodakva, Lokhvytsia
district
Possible use: cattle-breeding complexes construction. Distance
to the road — 50 m. Electricity — 50 m.
15.9 ha
Maiachka, Novi
Sanzhary district
Possible use: cattle-breeding complex construction. Available
infrastructure: Electricity — 1 km, gas — 10 m, water supply -;
there is an abandoned well on the territory. Motorway is near
the land plot.
15 ha
Zapsillia, Kremenchuk
district
Possible use: cattle-breeding farms construction. Available
infrastructure: Electricity — 500-700 m, gas — 2,000 m.
Distance to the motorway — 100 m.
10.2 ha
Burty, Kremenchuk
district
Possible use: cattle-breeding farms and recycling enterprises
construction. Electricity — 100 m, gas — 250 m, water — 200
m. Distance to the motorway — 50 m.
8.4 ha
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Hrebinka, Hrebinkivtsi
district
Rymarivka, Hadiach
district
Land plot of industrial use.
Hard surface motorway leads to the land plot. Distance to the
motorway — 465 m, to the highway — 5.6 km. Distance to
engineering networks: electricity — 100 m, gas — 100 m, water
- 100 m.