Economy of Kazan

Kazan is one of the largest industrial and financial centres of Russia, and a leading city of the Volga economic region in construction and accumulated investment.[1] Total banking capital of Kazan banks is third in Russia. The main industries of the city are: mechanical engineering, chemical, petrochemical, light and food industries. An innovative economy is represented by the largest IT-park in Russia which is one of the largest of its kind amongst Eastern Europe science parks.[2][3] Kazan ranks 174th (highest in Russia) in Mercer’s Worldwide Quality of Living Survey.[4]

Kazanorgsintez chemical plant
Korston-Kazan with local World Trade Center
Tupolev Tu-160 strategic bomber built by Kazan Aircraft Production Association
Tupolev Tu-204 airliner built by Kazan Aircraft Production Association
Mil Mi-17 middle helicopter built by Kazan Helicopters
Mil Mi-14 amphibious helicopter built by Kazan Helicopters
Mil Mi-38 intermediate helicopter built by Kazan Helicopters
Kazan Ansat light helicopter built by Kazan Helicopters
Kazan Aktai ultralight helicopter built by Kazan Helicopters

Macroeconomics
Main indicators of 2008[5][6]
Indicator Value Gross to 2007
Total output volume, rub 123,6 bln. 107,4 %
Employed, inh. 565 000
GRP, rub 271,3 bln 105 %
Average income, rub 17 300 [7] 134 %
Retailing turnover, rub 211 bln 120,5 %
Investions, rub 102 bln [8]
Expenditure, rub 18,361 bln
Revenue, rub 17,76 bln
Deficit, rub 0,601 bln

Plant facilities

Several Top-500 Russian companies[9] are headquartered within city boundaries:

  • TAIF (192,10 bln rub. annual receipt)
  • Tatenergo (47,13 bln rub.)1
  • Kazanorgsintez (21,19 bln rub.)
  • Transtechservice (14,87 bln rub)
  • Vamin (9,7 bln rub.)

There are 151 large- and middle-scale enterprises in Kazan city, 98 of them are JSCs. Main industries are: machinery construction, chemicals and petrochemicals, light and food industries. Factory shipments in 2008 year total 94,8 bln rub.

Main enterprises of the city:

"Kazanorgsintez" JSC produces 38% of Russian polyethylene. It also produces a large variety of petrochemical and chemical products.

KAPO currently produces the Tu-214 passenger plane and the Tu-160 strategic bomber. There are also plans to start producing Tu-334 regional airliners and Tu-330 freighters.

Produces "Mi" helicopters.

  • Kazan State Powder Mill

Founded in 1788.

  • Kazan optical mechanics plant
  • Kazan motors building production association
  • "NEFIS-cosmetics" JSC (Kazan chemical complex)

Produces a large variety of cleaning agents

  • Kazan brewery

Is a proper of EFES group.

  • Kazan medical apparatus plant
  • Kazan rubber plant ("KVART" JSC)
  • Kazan heat devices plant
  • Kazan artificial leather plant

Banks

Largest banks of Kazan city are:

  • Ak Bars Bank — net wealth for 01.10.08 — 190 bln rub.[10]
  • Tatfondbank — 40 bln rub.
  • "Kazansky" bank — 10 bln rub.
  • "Spurt" bank — 9,4 bln rub.
  • Energobank — 9,0 bln rub.
  • Intechbank — 5,6 bln rub.
  • "Ipoteka-invest" — 3,6 bln rub.
  • "Zarechye"
  • Tatecobank
  • Tatinvestbank
  • Akibank
  • BTA-Kazan
  • Alfabank

Tourism

A unique combination of historic city and modern megalopolis attracts tourists to Kazan. More than 1,000,000 tourists visited Kazan in 2010.[11] Kazan Kremlin attracts more than 200,000 tourists per year.[12] There are more than 83 hotels (5700 accommodations) in the city,[13] including:

Riviera resort hotel
Grand hotel
Stars Hotel name
* * * * *Mirage
* * * *Courtyard-Marriott Kazan
* * * *Bon Ami
* * * *Grand Hotel
* * * *Giuseppe
* * * *Corston Hotel
* * * *Riviera resort
* * * *Suleiman Palace
* * * *Shalyapin Palace
* * * *Park Inn
* * *Ryan Johnson
* * *Amax-Safar
* * *Bulgar
Stars Hotel name
* * *Ibis
* * *Volga
* * *Gulfstream
* * *Derbyshky
* * *Dusliq
* * *Kolvy
* * *Novinka
* * *Teatral'naya mansion
* * *Premium
* * *Prestige House
* * *Polyot
* * *Regina (network)
* * *Hayall
* * *Tatar Inn

Construction
Apartment house construction (thousands m²)[14]
Year Value
2000 541.8
2003 611.3
2004 874.7
2005 632.0
2006 729.6
2007 742.3
2008 902 [15]
2009 723 [16]
2010 770

References
  1. Основные социально-экономические показатели городов 2008
  2. В строительство IT-парка вложили 3 миллиарда
  3. Инновационный технопарк Идея Archived 2011-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
  4. NZ cities excel in quality of living - Mercer worldwide survey finds Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine
  5. (in Russian) Отчёт мэрии Казани за 2008 год
  6. "(in Russian) Об основных итогах социально-экономического развития г. Казани за 2008 год и перспективах на 2009 год". Archived from the original on 2010-03-06. Retrieved 2011-02-05.
  7. "(in Russian)Среднемесячная зарплата в Казани в 2008 году достигла 17,3 тысячи рублей". Archived from the original on 2010-03-06. Retrieved 2011-02-05.
  8. "(in Russian)Комитет экономического развития". Archived from the original on 2010-03-02. Retrieved 2011-02-05.
  9. Топ-500 крупнейших компаний России
  10. (In Russian)Рейтинг РБК: крупнейшие банки
  11. (RUS) В 2010 году Казань посетил миллионный турист
  12. "(RUS)Депутаты Казани признали программу развития туризма на 2006—2007 гг. выполненной". Archived from the original on 2011-09-25. Retrieved 2011-02-05.
  13. В 2009 году Казань посетили 900 тысяч туристов
  14. (RUS)ВВОД В ДЕЙСТВИЕ ЖИЛЫХ ДОМОВ ПО СТОЛИЦАМ РЕСПУБЛИК, КРАЕВЫМ, ОБЛАСТНЫМ ЦЕНТРАМ
  15. "Сроки переносятся. Планы строителей меняются к неудовольствию дольщиков".
  16. (RUS) В Казани кризис прошел малозаметно
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