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Municipality of
of Prokuplje
Prokuplje
Municipality
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Why Serbia ?
Free trade area
Free trade agreement with
Russia
Free trade agreement with
Southeast European
countries
300 Mil. Consumers
market
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Why Serbia ?
Reasons for investing
Lowest corporate tax rate 10%
10 years tax holiday
Free from paying taxes and
contrbution on wages for new staff
2.000-10.000 eur per new
employed
GDP Growth Rate
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Background information
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South East of Serbia
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Corridor 10 - 24 km
Car Konsantin Airport – 25 km
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Belgrade 230 km
Sofija 200 km
Skoplje 195 km
Thessaloniki 400 km
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Center of Toplica District
Area - 759 km2
Population 48,501
Latitude 43 13‘ and Longitude
21 35'
Altitude 250-350 m
Moderately – continental
climate with mild climate in the
valley and cold winters in the
mountains
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Population
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48.501 inhabitans
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27.160 city
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21.341 villages
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Why Prokuplje ?
Free use of city construction land
10 years municipality`s tax holiday
Credits lines with 1% interest rate
Infrastructure support
Logistic support from LED team
Availability of municipal capacities
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Berilje – eastern free zone
Surface 10,182 ha
Distance from the center of
the town 2,8 km
Connection with the main
road
Connection with the railroad
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Solunska – central free zone
Surface 14,16 ha
Distance from the center of
the town 0,7 km
Connection with the main
road
Connection with the raiload
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Brownwnfield
Space – 50.000m2
(production and offices space)
Infrastructure
(electricity,water and sewerage
system, phone lines and
internet, heating system)
Ownership
(private and state ownership)
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Logistic support
LED office can help You to
obtain
Registration papers
Facility permissions
Public companies
permissions
Services companies
contact
(accounting, lawers offices
and other)
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Logistic support
Available approach to
Business Incubator Centre
facilities for:
Workforce development
Administrative center
(offices, internet, conference
rooms, etc.)
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Labor force
Trained and qualified labor force
with the possibility of reeducation and
retraining
Average salary 236 euro (gross)
43% of Republic average
Unemployed rate (36%)
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Unemployed
unemployed by education
unemployed by age
6%
50>
16%
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1%
19-25
17%
2%
39%
basic school
26-30
13%
secondary school
high school
41-50
26%
colegge-faculty
31-40
27%
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Unemployed women
unemployed women by age
women-educational level
colegge-faculty
high school
2%
5%
50>
12%
18
1%
19-25
17%
basic school
37%
26-30
13%
41-50
27%
secondary school
56%
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31-40
30%
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Industry
Food industry
Metal industry
Non-metal industry
Textile industry
Wood processing industry
Construction industry
Services
Tourism
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Entrepreneurship and SME’s
200 SME’s
1200 entrepreneurs
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Investors
The biggest investors are
Pionir-Serbia
(Brownfield, 5 Mil. euro)
Konus Konex-Slovenia
(Brownfield, 2Mil. euro)
Hellenic Petroleum-Greece
(Greenfield, 1.5 Mil. euro)
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Our partners
US Agency for
International Development
European Commission
Standing Conference of
Towns and Municipalities
Serbian Investment and
Promotion Agency
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Other important facts
Nearness of University center - 20 km
Digital phone lines in
Municipality
Available optical connections
Fast internet connections
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Thank you for attention
Local economic development Office
Tatkova 2/32
18400 Prokuplje
+381 27 329 703
[email protected]
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