Www.prokuplje.org.rsMake life better Municipality of Prokuplje.

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Municipality of ProkupljeMunicipality of Prokuplje


Why Serbia ?

Free trade area

Free trade agreement withRussia

Free trade agreement withSoutheast European countries

300 Mil. Consumers market

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



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


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


Population

• 48.501 inhabitans • 27.160 city

• 21.341 villages



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



Berilje – eastern free zone

Surface 10,182 ha

Distance from the center ofthe town 2,8 km

Connection with the main road

Connection with the railroad



Solunska – central free zone

Surface 14,16 ha

Distance from the center ofthe town 0,7 km

Connection with the main road

Connection with the raiload



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)


Logistic support

LED office can help You to obtain

Registration papers Facility permissions Public companies

permissions Services companies

contact(accounting, lawers offices and other)



Logistic support

Available approach to Business Incubator Centre facilities for:

Workforce development

Administrative center (offices, internet, conference

rooms, etc.)



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%)



Unemployed


unemployed by education

39%

53%

6% 2%

basic school

secondary school

high school

colegge-faculty

unemployed by age

181%

19-2517%

26-3013%

31-4027%

41-5026%

50>16%


Unemployed women


women-educational level

basic school37%

secondary school56%

high school5%

colegge-faculty2%

unemployed women by age

181% 19-25

17%

26-3013%

31-4030%

41-5027%

50>12%


Industry

Food industry Metal industry Non-metal industry Textile industry Wood processing industry Construction industry Services Tourism



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)



Our partners

US Agency for International Development

European Commission

Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities

Serbian Investment and Promotion Agency



Other important facts

Nearness of University center - 20 km

Digital phone lines inMunicipality

Available optical connections

Fast internet connections



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.rsMake life better Municipality of Prokuplje.

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