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Municipality of of Prokuplje Prokuplje Municipality www.prokuplje.org.rs Make life better Municipality of Prokuplje Why Serbia ? Free trade area Free trade agreement with Russia Free trade agreement with Southeast European countries 300 Mil. Consumers market www.prokuplje.org.rs Make life better Municipality of Prokuplje 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 www.prokuplje.org.rs Make life better Municipality of Prokuplje Background information • South East of Serbia • • Corridor 10 - 24 km Car Konsantin Airport – 25 km • • • • Belgrade 230 km Sofija 200 km Skoplje 195 km Thessaloniki 400 km www.prokuplje.org.rs Make life better Municipality of Prokuplje Background information • • • • • • 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 www.prokuplje.org.rs Make life better Municipality of Prokuplje Population • 48.501 inhabitans • 27.160 city • 21.341 villages www.prokuplje.org.rs Make life better Municipality of Prokuplje 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 www.prokuplje.org.rs Make life better Municipality of Prokuplje 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 www.prokuplje.org.rs Make life better Municipality of Prokuplje 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 www.prokuplje.org.rs Make life better Municipality of Prokuplje 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) www.prokuplje.org.rs Make life better Municipality of Prokuplje Logistic support LED office can help You to obtain Registration papers Facility permissions Public companies permissions Services companies contact (accounting, lawers offices and other) www.prokuplje.org.rs Make life better Municipality of Prokuplje Logistic support Available approach to Business Incubator Centre facilities for: Workforce development Administrative center (offices, internet, conference rooms, etc.) www.prokuplje.org.rs Make life better Municipality of Prokuplje 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%) www.prokuplje.org.rs Make life better Municipality of Prokuplje Unemployed unemployed by education unemployed by age 6% 50> 16% 18 1% 19-25 17% 2% 39% basic school 26-30 13% secondary school high school 41-50 26% colegge-faculty 31-40 27% www.prokuplje.org.rs 53% Make life better Municipality of Prokuplje 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% www.prokuplje.org.rs 31-40 30% Make life better Municipality of Prokuplje Industry Food industry Metal industry Non-metal industry Textile industry Wood processing industry Construction industry Services Tourism www.prokuplje.org.rs Make life better Municipality of Prokuplje Entrepreneurship and SME’s 200 SME’s 1200 entrepreneurs 500 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 456 415 369 352 255 267 240 211 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 www.prokuplje.org.rs Make life better Municipality of Prokuplje 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) www.prokuplje.org.rs Make life better Municipality of Prokuplje Our partners US Agency for International Development European Commission Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities Serbian Investment and Promotion Agency www.prokuplje.org.rs Make life better Municipality of Prokuplje Other important facts Nearness of University center - 20 km Digital phone lines in Municipality Available optical connections Fast internet connections www.prokuplje.org.rs Make life better Municipality of Prokuplje Thank you for attention Local economic development Office Tatkova 2/32 18400 Prokuplje +381 27 329 703 [email protected] www.prokuplje.org.rs www.prokuplje.org.rs Make life better