Transcript ABOUT THE REGION This is where we are located Distance from Airports.

ABOUT THE REGION
This is where we are located
Distance from Airports
About the Region
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Position – located in the middle of the Balkans region;
border areas - Macedonia on the South and Bulgaria on the
East
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Area of 6289 km with more than 500.000 inhabitants
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2 districts, Jablanica and Pcinja with two centers (Leskovac
and Vranje)
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13 undeveloped municipalities, from which 7 are the most
undeveloped in the Republic of Serbia
Corridor 10
About the Region
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Intersection of main roads and railway routes between West
and East Europe and Mediterranean
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Good geographic position, vicinity of airports and roads
(Corridor 10 and M-9)
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Water supply system – covers 85% of the territory
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Sewage system – covers 70% of the territory
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The internet – wireless, ADSL
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Mobile and landline telephone lines - full coverage
About the Region
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National income per capita is 650 € (lower for 54% in regard
to the Republic of Serbia)
Total employees 79.773, in the economy 61.356
(around 30% woman)
67.477 unemployed persons
About the Region
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Economical structure is of dominantly processing character,
represented by woodprocessing, food, chemical
pharmaceutical, metal and textile industry
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Cultivable agricultural land 44% from which 60% is not
cultivated for 10 years
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Forest fund of 117.527 ha of total timber cubage 15.336.000
m3
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Moderate continetal climate, favorable for development of
agriculture, vegetable and fruit cultures
About the Region
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The most important education institutions:
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Secondary schools - 38
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High education schools - 5
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University -2 and 9 branch offices within other universities
(Belgrade, Nis, Pristina, Bor..)
ECONOMY
Economy
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The largest contribution is from (with about 80%) industrial
branches
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Food production and processing industry, wood industry,
chemical and textile industry
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Besides agriculture, most important industrial offer: metal
processing, wood processing, pharmaceutical industry,
electro industry and materials
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2.378 active companies and 13.048 active entrepreneurs
Economy
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Only 1% - large companies
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94 companies are privatized
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Privatization process is not finished in 53 companies mostly
in textile industry – which is a good reason for investing
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Foreign trade exchange decreased by 25% in 2008. year
Export - import
Country
Export
Import
Total
Italy
Germany
Slovenia
France
FRY
Macedonia
BIH
Montenegro
Russia
4,2
2,1
1,3
0,9
2,3
2,2
2,2
1,1
8,6
3,4
1,7
0,2
1,4
0,5
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12,8
5,5
3,0
1,1
3,7
2,7
2,2
1,1
*numbers in millions of dollars
Export - import
Industry
Wood industry
Export
2008
69,7*
Import
2008
Foreign trade
exchange in
total
13,8
83,5
Metal processing 69,5
industry
65,2
134,7
Textile and
41,2
footwear industry
51,8
93,0
Chemical
industry
29,9
48,8
78,7
Agriculture and
food industry
31,8
29,3
61,1
Other industries
7,3
24,6
31,9
Total
249,4
208,9
482,9
*numbers in millions of dollars
WOOD PROCESSING
INDUSTRY
Wood processing industry
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Prevailing production of finished products (massive wood
products, school and nursery and office furniture)
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Employs more than 12.000 workers
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All companies completed privatization process
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The largest companies: “Simpo” Vranje, “Lagado”
Bujanovac, “Drvopromet” Leskovac…
“SIMPO”
Wood processing industry
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Foreign trade exchange 83,5 mil. €, export 69,7 mil. €
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In total export of wood industry of Serbia our region
participate with 32,6%
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Partner countries - Italy, Germany, Spain, Sweden, Russia,
Greece, France
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Comparing to last year, in 2008. wood industry increased
export for 38,8%
AGRICULTURE AND
FOOD INDUSTRY
Agriculture and food industry
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Over 90% of fruits is distributed at foreign market
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Cold storage capacity over 40.000 tons of truck farming
products and berries
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Large resources of natural and mineral water
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Thermal heating water (possibilities for greenhouse,
etc.)
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Non-privatized companies: ”Porecje” Vucje and
“Jugocop” Bujanovac
70 YEARS LONG TRADITION
Agriculture and food industry
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Agriculture and Food industry are strategic sectors for future
economic development of South Serbia
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Long tradition of specific production process as well as
specific characteristics of agro-food products
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Large number of small individual farmers
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Unsatisfactory level of existing networks
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Primary production - satisfactory level
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Low level of processing of agriculture products
Agriculture and food industry
• The faster development of food industry will be realized by
new investments, product certifications and modernization of
existing production facilities
• The meat processing industry well known by “Leskovac grill
meat” (already certified by POD) and “Leskovacki Ajvar”
(ongoing process) will maximize quality and profits on
product
• Projects realised by Regional Chamber of Commerce and
Industry Leskovac (HACCP/ISO 22000, Leskovacki Ajvar,
Alco Cluster)
PROJECT – HACCP/ISO
22000
PROJECT - AJVAR
PROJECT – ALCO CLUSTER
METAL PROCESSING
INDUSTRY
Metal processing industry
• Represent production of cast iron, tin, panel sandwiches,
fitting agricultural machines, central heating kettles, solid and
liquid fuel furnaces, ovens for floor heating, lightning
products
• “ALFA-PLAM“ Vranje – 2nd exporter in Serbia
• “INTER LEMIND“ Leskovac
• “ZAVARIVAC“ Vranje, welding
• “TIM TRADE“ Leskovac
• “MACKATICA” Surdulica, foundries
• “LEMIND” Leskovac, foundries
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Chemical industry
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Represented production of pharmaceutical raw materials,
medicines, comestic products, polypropylene and
polyethylene products, thermoisolating and hydroisolating
materials
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“ZDRAVLJE - ACTAVIS“ – Leskovac
the fifth
factory in the world in production generic drugs, produces,
pharmaceutical raw materials and medicnes
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“NEVENA“ - Leskovac
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“DCP HEMIGAL“ - Leskovac
CONSTRUCTION
INDUSTRY
Construction industry
Famous companies from South Serbia:
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Mladost, Leskovac - brick and shard factory
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Product, Pecenjevce – civil engineering
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Knauf Insulation, Surdulica - rook wool
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And SME producers of aluminum windows and portals
TEXTILE INDUSTRY
Textile industry
• Leskovac, former “Little Manchester“
• Prevalence from primary yarn production of different
composition to finished product (knitted fabrics, socks, yard
goods, light and heavy ready made clothes)
• Non-privatised companies: Yumco Vranje, Leteks Leskovac,
Vucjanka Vucje, Exportex Lebane, Zele Veljkovic Leskovac,
Sintetika Leskovac
OTHER INDUSTRIES:
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Leather industry
Clothing industry
Footwear industry
Most sucsesssful companies
Textil industry
• “Simpo – decor”Vranje
• “Grupo fiorentino”Vlasotince
• “Bim tex” Leskovac
Footwear industry
• “Sanch” Vranje
• “Minex” Vranje
• “Sport ekstrim” Vranje
• “Stefi Komerc” Vranje
• “A.L.E.” Vladicin Han
Leather industry
• “Leboks” Lugare, Lebane
• “Leder tehna” Vranjska Banja
• “Kozar” Lopardince, Bujanovac
POTENTIAL
OF SOUTH SERBIA
TOURISM
Potential of South Serbia
tourism
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Spa tourism
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Rural and ethno tourism
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Cultural tourism
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Hunting tourism
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Manifestation tourism
GASTRONOMY
”Caricin grad” – “Justiniana
Prima”
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Archeological site “Justiniana Prima“ – “Caricin grad“ nearby
Lebane - about 30 km from Leskovac
This settlement was administrative and governing center of
Byzantium region in Balkans.
Byzantium
Empire Justinian Prima - was born here
SPA TOURISM
Sijarinska Spa, Medvedja
Sijarinska Spa, Medvedja
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Northwest from Leskovac, on the road Leskovac – Pristina
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In diameter of only 300 m, 15 active thermo mineral waters
of different chemical and physical properties
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Mineral water with temperature of 63 centigrades
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Special attraction is natural geyser with water fountain
10 meters high
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Services in the field of physical medical rehabilitation
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Vranje Spa, Vranje
Vranje Spa, Vranje
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Very low concentration of sulphur, alkali and iron features
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123 beds in dispensary and large number of beds in private
accomodations
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Medical indications: rheumatic diseases, postoperative
diseases, digestive tract diseases
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Many springs of mineral water with temperature of 96
centigrades
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Unused potentials of hot water
Bujanovac Spa, Bujanovac
Bujanovac Spa, Bujanovac
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The oldest spa in Balkan with unique localities in Europe
(water-gas-mud)
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Certification on healing features (water, mud, CO2) from the
Medicine University From Belgrade and institute for spa
development from Pjestan-Slovakia and British Royal society
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Treatment applies, kinezi therapy, electro and hydro
therapies with mineral water, peloid (gas method) and laser
method
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With 220 beds in the dispensary
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Water temperature 43 C°
Vlasina Lake
Vlasina Lake
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Vlasina lake is an artificial lake at the highest altitude sealevel in Europe
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Vlasina lake with area complex of 16,5 km2, depth of about
22 meters at altitude of 1200 meters
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Presence of peat floating islands
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Ecologically clean environment
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Possibilities for vacations, recreation, hunting and fishing
Tourism manifestations
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Grill festival – Leskovac (september)
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Wine festival – Vlasotince (september)
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Vlasina summer – Surdulica (august)
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Vranje days – Vranje (august)
Grill Festival
(Competition for the Guiness Book of World Records)
REASONS FOR
INVESTMENTS IN
SOUTH SERBIA
Largest investors on South
Serbia
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Place of largest Green field investments in SEE 2003-2006
(OECD)
Largest investors on South Serbia:
Actavis - Iceland
Knauf Isulation – Austria
Coca Cola – SAD
British American Tobacco
Advantages of the region
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Good geographic position, vicinity of air ports and roads
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Good existing infrastructural capacities
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Resources for development of wood, food industry,fruit
production and an organic production
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Possibility for construction of mini power plants, alternative
energy sources (thermal water, biomass, wood waste)
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Potentials for development of spa touristic economy, sportrecreative and hunting toursim
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Human resources - highly educated but underpaid labour
force
Strategic documents
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Regional development strategy for Jablanica and Pcinja
districts financed by EU
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Other Strategic documents on regional level
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Municipality Strategic Plans
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Municipalities services centers
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Offices for local economic development - supported by
USAID
Market
• Region – 500,000 consumers
• Serbia, Macedonia and Bulgaria - 17 million consumers
• Profit-free export to the Russian – 147 million consumers
• Free trade agreements between Russia, Belarus and Serbia
• Trade with the EU under preferential terms and conditions
CEFTA
Encouragement for investments
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Development fund of the Republic of Serbia finances
investments in reconstruction, modernization and building of
capacities, in working capital by granting of favorable credits
with interest of 1-2%, in five years and grace period of 1 year
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SIEPA - Agency for stimulation of export and attracting of
foreign investments of the Government of Serbia grants
irreversible funds for opening of new job positions (50) from
2000 - 5.000 euro per employee
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SIEPA - using of irreversible funds up to 1.000.000 dinars for
financing of participation in fairs, preparation of advertising
materials with objective to stimulate export
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For equipment import, foreign ivestors operating on the
territory of Serbia are exempted from customs duties and
other customs expenditures
Encouragement for investments
•National
employ service allows employer to be exepted of some
taxes and total amount of contribution for the number of employed
persons in the period of 2 years, and for the persons employed for
the first time, in the period of 3 years
•National
employ service gives irreversible payment to employer in
the amount of 100.000 dinars for newly employed person (at least
5) younger than 30 years and older than 50 years
•New
regulations of the Republic Government
•Local
communities for greenfiled and brownfield investments,
provide free locations and other benefits for construction of
capacities
Chamber as partner
Chamber as partner
Cooperation with:
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Government
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Municipalities
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Universities, institutes and certification agencies
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Chambers of Commerce and Industries: Austria, BIH,
Belarus, Bulgaria, China, Cuba, Croatia, Italy, Greece,
Kazakhstan, FYR Macedonia, Morocco, Romania, Russia,
Slovenia
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Partner in inter regional and cross-border cooperation
Our team
Regional Chamber of Commerce and
Industry Leskovac
Stojana Ljubica 12, 16000 Leskovac
phone:+381 16 250 011;
fax:+381 16 212 203
e-mail:[email protected]
www.rpkle.rs