city of nis investements

The third largest city in Serbia, the biggest one in Central Serbia

Economic, administrative, health, educational and cultural center of

South-eastern Serbia

Nis surroundings – from peace to adrenalin

Numerous festivals, cultural and sport events

Abundant cultural and historic heritage

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Population:

City of Niš – 260.237 (2011 census)

Nišava District - 393. 357 (2011 census)

It covers an area of 597 km2.

Rich in water resources such as thermal waters, mineral

waters, and especially spas.

Niška Banja (Spa of Niš)

Pleasant and popular destination for summer holidays,

sightseeing, medical therapies and rehabilitation even in the

Roman times.

It has healing water springs, pleasant climate and excellent

medical treatments.

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• FLAVIUS VALERIUS CONSTANTINUS,

later great Roman Emperor, the

protector of Christianity, a great

warrior and statesman, was born in

Niš

• Constantine the Great signed the

Edict of Milan in 313 and made

Christianity equal to other religions in

the Roman Empire

• The intention of the City authorities

is to celebrate 1700 years since the

proclamation of Christianity as a

religion in 2013, together with City of

Milano (ITA), City of Trier (GER) and

City of York (GBR) and revive the first

Christian Emperor, Constantine the

Great

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• Economist Intelligence Unit: "Serbia is forecast to make the largest improvement in the business environment in the region of Eastern Europe between 2009 and 2013. Out of 16 countries included in the research, Serbia will be leading the region in terms of business reforms by a wide margin".

• PricewaterhouseCoopers ranked Serbia as the 3rd most attractive manufacturing and 7th most attractive services FDI destination among emerging economies.

• Ernst & Young recorded nearly 150 inward investment projects in Serbia in 2007, 2008 and 2009 - the 2nd best performance in the South-East Europe.

• City of Nis became „Business Friendly Municipality“ and the best ranked local – selfgovernment according to National Alliance for Local Economic Development in 2011

• City of Nis implemented the local regulations reform (named „GUILLOTINE OF REGULATIONS“) with International Finance Corporation in 2010

Attractive free trade agreements, subsidies and taxes

Serbia is a member of CEFTA – a free trade area in South-

East Europe with 25 million people

This region is among the fastest growing in Europe

7.5 million people

The second largest market in the region

Free Trade Agreement with 320 million consumers in total

Duty-free export to:

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Competitive taxes:

VAT Standard rate – 20 % , Lower rate – 8 %

Corporate Profit Tax – Uniform rate - 15 %

Withholding Tax - 20 % (for dividends, shares in profit,

royalties, interest income, capital gains, lease payments for

real estate and other assets)

Personal Income Tax – Salaries -12 %, other income – 20 %

Annual Income Tax - 10/15 % (for annual income below or

above 8 average annual salaries)

Social Insurance Contribution – pension and disability

insurance - 11 % Health insurance- 6.15%, Unemployment

insurance - 0,75 %

Property Tax – Progressive rates ranging between 0,4% to 3 %,

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Attractive free trade agreements, subsidies and taxes

Incentives in manufacturing activities per new job created :

(www.siepa.gov.rs)

• from €4,000 up to €10,000

• minimum investment € 1.000.000

• minimum number of new jobs created 50

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Incentives from local self-government:

(www.ni.rs)

• Reduced land price due to emloyment generation

• Reduced land development fee due to emloyment generation

The National Employment Service Grants (www.nsz.gov.rs):

Logistics, excellent market accessibility, Corridors X and VII and

International Airport Constantine the Great

As a logistics base Serbia and Nis are the perfect

place to:

Efficiently serve its EU, SEE or Middle

Eastern customers.

It borders the EU, offering a possibility of

production outside the European Union.

Provide services and transport goods in

projected and flexible time frames.

The main transport axis, highway and railroad,

comes from the direction of Belgrade to Niš where

it branches towards the south leading to

Thessaloniki and Athens (E - 75) and towards the

east to Sofa, Istanbul and further towards the

Middle East (E-80).

Air traffic is carried out through the airport

Constantine the Great, the second passenger and

cargo airport in Serbia.

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University, secondary school network, industrial tradition and

competitive labor costs

Based on educational system generating well-educated,

fast learning, multilingual and IT literate people

Technical education is particularly strong

University of Nis – in fugures:

• Thirteen faculties at the University of Niš,

• founded in 1965

• 55869 students have graduated from our

faculties

• 2504 postgraduates acquired their master

degrees and 1437 candidates defended their PhD

theses

• In the academic 2010/2011 year, the University

of Niš numbers 27088 students at all levels

Industrial tradition – former Yugoslav Industrial center

(electronics and mechanical engineering industry, textile,

construction, tobacco) 11

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University of Niš with Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Faculty of Electronics

provide excellent tecnical experts and the developed network of secondary schoolls

produces qualified labor.

Secondary school network:

• 4 grammar schools,

• 2 art schools,

• school of law and administration, • school of tourism and catering,

• medical school,

• chemical school,

• food production school,

• construction and architecture school,

• 5 technical schools (electronics, ICT and mechanical engineering),

• school of economics,

• school of commerce.

Industrial Development Policy of the Republic of Serbia defines City of Niš as

Serbian Center of Electronics, ICT and Mechanical engineering.

• Phillip Moris International, Tobacco

Industry, USA

• YURA Corporation, Automotive

Industry, South Korea

• SHINWON – YURA Eltech, Automotive

Industry, South Korea

• DYTECH Dynamic Fluid Technologies,

Automotive Industry, Italy

• BENETTON Group, Textile industry,

Italy

• METRO CASH & CARRY, Trade,

Germany

• LMB Soft, Electronics / Medical,

• Germany

• HARDER DIGITAL,

Electronics/Optical, Germany

• Batiquoque, Mechanical Engineering, Construction, France

• KOPEX MIN, Mechanical Engineering, Construction, Poland

• VOSSLOH COGIFER, Mechanical Engineering, France

• HAJ ARARAT / Kozmetik plus, Food processing, Bulgaria

• ERGO MADE, Furniture, Denmark

• PCB Factory, Electronics, France

• ENGEL, Electronics, Spain

• MESSER TECHNOGAS, Industrial Gas, Germany

• SEAVUS, IT, Sweden/Macedonia

• ARCADIA, IT, USA

• TROXO, IT, Sweden

• IDEA, Trade, Croatia

• JYSK, Trade, Denmark

• INTEREX, Trade, France/Bosnia

• MERCATOR, Trade, Slovenia

• OMV, Trade/Petrol station, Austria

• LUKOIL, Trade/Petrol station, Russia

• MOL, Trade/Petrol station, Hungary

• NIS Petrol, Trade/Petrol station, Russia

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City of Nis Infrastructure Projects with potential for International

funding:

• City of Nis WWTP (Waste Water Treatment Plant)

(Prepared Feasibility Study, and Location determined)

• City of Nis Regional Solid Waste Management Project


• Former Electronic Industry - Brownfield Industrial Park

(520.000 m2 of land and 200.000 m2 of buildings with 50% public ownership)


• City of Nis Railway By-Pass Development (Prepared Feasibility Study, and Location determined - Implementation started)

• City of Nis Airport Development Project

(Passenger Terminal and Traffic) (Prepared Feasibility Study, and Location determined)

• City of Nis – Intermodal Logistic Centre Free Zone South (Ffeasibility Study in progress)

FREE TRADE ZONE SOUTH – IZ DONJE MEDJUROVO NIŠ

Location

The property is located at the southern exit of the

City of Niš which provides accessibility to all kinds of

vehicles. The city airport is near; the railway is

passing through the zone and Coridor X is 2 km

away.

The size is approx. 274 ha and it is divided into

smaller lots.

It is intended for light industry, logistics and

respective services.

Development

Free zone has been established in May 2012

Current tenants - greenfield investments:

YURA Corporation, South Korea, over 1500 jobs

DYTECH, Italy, 403 jobs,

SHINWON - YURA ELTECH, South Korea, over 300

jobs,

LMB SOFT, Germany, 100 jobs

Infrastructure

The location is connected to the waste water

network, water supply network, gas, optical network

and internal roads. 21

INDUSTRIAL ZONE EAST– NIŠ

Industrial Zone East consists of the

Greenfield which amounts up to 20 ha

and the Brownfield within the former

Electronic Industry which covers 53.7ha

IZ East, P=73,7 ha

According to the General Urban Plan it

is intended for industry, storages and

services.

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INDUSTRIAL ZONE EAST –Brownfield,

TECHNOLOGY PARK AND INCUBATOR NIŠ

Size of the Industrial zone: 77,4 ha

Area for new Greenfield investments: 20 ha

Area for new Brownfield investments: 101.000

m2

General Information

Technology Park and Incubator Nis is an attempt

of recovering a brownfield industrial area of

former Electronic Industry Nis.

According to these potentials, the strategic

development envisages Technology Park and

Incubator TEHNIS Niš being developed in a form

of a park and an incubator within the industrial

zones and technology parks of a national

importance.

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Infrastructure

The location is connected to the waste water

network, water supply network, gas, optical

network and internal roads.

INDUSTRIAL ZONE EAST –Greenfield, Centar za vinogradarstvo

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Ownership: City of Niš

Total area: ≈30 ha

(≈ 20 ha – construction land (yellow); ≈ 10ha agricultural land)

Purpose according to the new general plan: business and trade complex, industry and agricultural land (red)

Infrastructure: electricity, gas, water, sewerage

INDUSTRIAL ZONE NORTH NIŠ, P=650 ha

Location

North Niš Industrial Zone is located in the

northeastern part of the City. Within the very

Industrial Zone there is a traffic crossroad, a

freeway intersecting the railway Belgrade-Niš-

Sofa-Istanbul and Belgrade-Niš-Thessaloniki-

Athens. Its southern side borders with the City of

Niš International Airport Constantine the Great.

Development

The development of the Industrial Zone, covering

more than 200 ha out of which the majority is

private property, started in the ‘90s, but it was

not until lately that the investors started

coming.

Infrastructure

The infrastructure is available in the bordering

parcels and in some parts there is also a

secondary network including access roads, water

supply and sewerage system, electricity, gas and

telecommunication networks. 25

INDUSTRIAL ZONE WEST - NIŠ

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IZ West, P = 248,4

Owned by the City: 15 ha

According to the General Urban Plan it is intended for industry, storages and services.

INDUSTRIAL ZONE WEST , Ivana Milutinovića, NIŠ

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IZ Ivana Milutinovića,

P = 13,93 ha ili 15 ha

According to the General Urban

Plan it is intended for industry,

storages and services.

European Crossroads

Incentives

Human Resources

Quality of Life

Streamlined Investment Procedures

and Supportive Local Government

Investment Opportunities

Attractive subsidies, taxes and free trade agreements

Logistics, excellent market accessibility, Corridors X and

VII and International Airport Constantine the Great

University, secondary school network, industrial

tradition available and competitive labor costs

The third largest city in Serbia, the biggest one

in Central Serbia.

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