Transcript For a Better Future

OPŠTINA PREŠEVO
Invest in Preševo !
For a better future
Fatmir Azizi, Mentor Nuhiu
Tel: 017/669-797 and 669-137
Fax: 017/660-320
August 2008
Co-ordinates
Co-ordinates 42° 18′ 33" Northern latitude
21° 38′ 57" Eastern longitude
Key advantages of Preševo
Borderline zone
Closeness to the Macedonian border
Transport routes-Corridor 10, a railway line up to
Corridor 10, connection with Macedonia and Greece
M-25.2 highway - connection with Kosovo, Priština
airport - 75km away from Preševo
34,904 inhabitants (plus 13,000 imigrant workers that
are abroad, which makes the total number of inhabitants
to around 48, 000), the most inexpensive labor force
Around 450,000 people in the region
A lot of arable land
Production plants are unused and inactive
Tradition in agriculture and cattle-breeding
Disapora
Advantages of Serbia
A democratic country on the way of EU accession
(Stabilization and Accession Agreement )
7,5 million inhabitants, GDP per capita - 5,764 €, including
the growth of 7,5% per month (2007)
Average gross salary - 485€, industrial production growth
- 13.5% per month (2007)
Agreements on free trade with the south-eastern European
countries (CEFTA) and Russia
13,5 billion US$ - the overall inflow of FDI in the period
from 2001 to 2007
Favorable taxation policy - facilities and financial
incentives for investors
COMMUNITY CENTER IN PREŠEVO AND TELEVISION PREŠEVO
Main reasons for investing ...
Suitable location – closenss to the border with
Macedonia, foreign investors are exempt from
paying municipal taxes and dues over a 10-year
period
Well-connected to major transport routes –
Corridor 10 - 3km from the city
M-25.2 Highway,
Three international airports: Niš, Skoplje and
Priština
Qualified, inexpensive and young labor force
Large areas of arable land that is provided with
the irrigation system
Preševo – a municipality of the
future
Efficient municipal administration – the
municipal service center
Over the past five years, a continued
investment in the infrastructure was made
The strategy for development of Preševo
from 2007 to 2015 was adopted
Support to investors
Evrope, Serbia – South Serbia- next to the
border with Macedonia to the south and
with Kosovo to the west
Territory – 264 km2, a fertile valley and
Mt. Karadak which is rich in trees
Climate – a moderate continenal one,
including some characteristics of the
Mediterranean climate
Taxes and incetives
A favorable taxation policy - 10%, capital gains
tax – from 8 to18%, income tax -12%
In case of large investments (7,5 million € and 100
employees) , examption from paying capital gains
tax over a 10-year period
An investor gets from 2,000 to 10,000€ for each
new work place
Capital gains tax is reduced by 80% of the value
of the investment in fixed assets
Reduced taxes and dues for unemployed persons
Education
10 primary and 2 secondary schools
Over 8,000 pupils
187 employed persons - 80% of them have university
education
Types of secondary schools – a grammar school, a
secondary technical school with the following departments:
technological, mechanical engineering, traffic, wood
processing, programming etc
Grammar school“SKENDERBEU”-Preševo
Secondary technical school “PREŠEVA”-Preševo
The nearest faculty is in Vranje (45km away) and in Niš
(180km away)
GRAMMAR SCHOOL “SKENDERBEU” AND SECONDARY TECHNICAL SCHOOL
Traffic network
E-75 highway - Corridor 10 – the connection
with the entire Europe (Macedonia, Greece), 3 km
away from the city, the main road
The railway line Preševo, Corridor 10, a local road
and the main road
Airport Niš - 250km away
M-25.2 highway, through Macedonia, to Greece
and Bulgaria, a connection with Kosovo
Infrastructure
Electric power – 110/10 KW sub-station, around
95% of the territory is covered
Mobile and fixed telephony – a partial coverage of
the entire territory of the municipality, 45% of
fixed telephony and 80% of mobile telephony
The Internet (partial coverage), ADSL and cable
TV (partial coverage)
Water supply system - a 35% of coverage
(partial) – Sewage - a 90% of coverage
Human resources
A great potential of young (from 20
to 30 years old) and capable labor
force – over 60% of the population
Available working potential
(unemployment rate - over 70%) –
over 5,000 unemployed young people
A great many persons with university
qualifications
Average gross salary – 11,188 dinars
Economy
Over 500 entrepreneurs, over 95% of private ownership, which is prevailing
Major companies: the “Budućnost” construction company and a tobacco
purchase company
Banking services – branch offices of four banks( Alpha Bank, Komercijalna
Bank, Procredit Bank and OTP Bank)
34,904 inhabitants (as well as 13,000 immigrant workers, which makes the total
number of inhabitants around 48, 000)
Privatisation of the tobacco manufacturing factory, as well as of the glass
processing plant “KRISTAL”
A lot of farming land situated on Corridor 10, which makes the land attractive to
investors
Production plants unused and inactive (agricultural co-operative, crystal glass
manufacturing plant, tobacco manufacturing plant)
Private companies“Fluidi”- manufacturing of fruit juices, “Fontana” and
“Doda” – manufacturing of dairy products, “Nura”- a joiner’s workshop, “Saba
Belča”- the largest construction company
Tradition in agriculture and cattle-breeding
Free industrial zone
Institutional support to investors
Service information center
A technical team for preparation of projects, which is within
the municipal administration
The Agency for Development of the Municipalities of
Bujanovac and Preševo
The Leskovac -based Center for Development of Jablanica
and Pčinj Districts
The Assembly adopted the strategy for development of the
municipality in the period from 2007 to 2015
Giving the land for construction of facilities to investors
that don’t lease the land, the time-limit for getting the
permit is 7 days
Exemption from paying a capital gains tax over a ten-year
period
Quality of life
RECREATION
Mountain - village tourism
Organization of competitions in
swimming and fishing at the artificial lake
near Oraovica
UNSPOILT COUNTRYSIDE
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Mt. Karadak
ORAOVAC DAM
Phone us !
Na ftoni!
Tel: 017/660 137
Fax: 017660 320
Together for the future!
Së bashku për një ardhmëri!