Why invest in Zrenjanin

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WELCOME
ZRENJANIN
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Where is Zrenjanin?
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• ZRENJANIN
• The capital city of Banat region.

The largest municipality in AP of Vojvodina
covering 1.326 km2.
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Population 140. 000 Municipality of
Zrenjanin 85. 000 - city 55. 000 -
villages 700.000 Banat region
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• Zrenjanin Small Switzerland in Serbia
• Multiethnic and multicultural city
• 4 official languages
• ( Serbian, Hungarian, Romanian, Slovak )
• 23 ethnic groups living together for
  centuries

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Position and Transportation advantages

• Good road connection Corridor X

Distances from surrounding industrial centers
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Transportation advantages (2)

• Center of regional railroad network
• The biggest C class airport in the Balkans
  Airport Ecka

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Transportation advantages (3)
- River Begej as a part of Danube-ReinMein
hydro system connecting North sea and Black sea
- Harbor on river Begej
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Free Zone Zrenjanin
Free Zone Zrenjanin is one of three Free zones in
Serbia

• Doing business in the free zone is significantly
  reducing expenses up to 40

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Example of savings in a free zone

• On import and export of 1.000.000 worth of
  goods
• Savings on VAT basis - 175. 000
• Saving for custom fees - 200. 000
• TOTAL SAVINGS 375. 000
• (enough to pay 70 employees for one year)

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Industrial park South
Area space 120 -1100 ha
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Industrial park South

• Advantages
• River Begej,
• Airport
• Regional road to Belgrade

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Industrial park South
Construction land is given
FREE OF CHARGE
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Industrial park South
Only expense 6 /m2
( Price for equipping the land with all
necessary infrastructure )
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Industrial park South

• Location is equipped with necessary
  infrastructure
• ( road, industrial power lines, water, sewage and
  drainage system, natural gas, telephone and
  internet lines )

• Connections to infrastructure are FREE of charge.
• Investor is also freed from paying connection
  fees to Municipal public utility companies

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Unique offer

• Investor can choose
• position, shape and volume of the lot
• Connection points to infrastructure

This way engineering and construction costs can
be reduced by 30
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Investment Centre LED Office

• Organized support for the investors
• - All licences and permits in One stop shop
  within 24 hours
• - All sorts of assistance available
• ( finding accommodation, renting offices,
  cars, telephone and internet connections,
  connecting with institutions and organizations )

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BIZ - Business Incubator center Zrenjanin

• Special incentive
• 25 of total office space in BIZ is given free
  of charge to new investors

• Main purposes of BIZ
• Support for newly founded IT companies in
  Zrenjanin
• Development of the most advanced technologies

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Zrenjanin The leader in Serbia

• The biggest Greenfield investment in the Balkan
  region Bioethanol factory

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Greenfield investments in Zrenjanin (2006)

• More than
• of foreign direct investments

560.000.000
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Greenfield investments in Zrenjanin (2006)

• POMPEA ITALY
• Manufactoring underwear and hosiery.
• PECOCAR HOLLAND
• Pecocar manufactures high quality composite
  panels.
• MECHANICAL WORKS- ITALY
• Mechanical parts for industry.
• FULGAR ITALY
• Manufacturing of yarns for textile industry.
• MAGNETRON Supermarkets and warehousing
  business.

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Greenfield investments in Zrenjanin (2006)

• Phiwa- Walther Group
• Germany Warehousing and supermarkets
• Um-ING
• Consulting, engineering and trade services
• BTE CSLM Development Hungarian-American
  consortium for Bioethanol production

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Brownfield investments in Zrenjanin

• K. Damen Holland - Shipyard
• Bongrain Europe Sas France Milk processing
  factory
• Agrokor Croatia Sunflower oil products
• Kolpa San Slovenia - furnishing
• Hajdu-avis rt. Hungary - agriculture

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Zrenjanin - university center

• 2 Technical faculties
• Departments
• IT, Mechanical, Management, Textile
• 2000 students

• 8 Secondary schools
• Based on the investors needs for certain type of
  workers City of Zrenjanin is preparing special
  programs for pupils.

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Workforce and industries in Zrenjanin (2006)
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Why invest in Zrenjanin?

• Free construction land in new industrial parks
• Industrial parks fully equipped with
  infrastructure
• Free zone in Zrenjanin
• Geographical and transportation advantages
• Qualified, experienced and affordable workforce
• Very long industrial and corporate tradition
• Quick and efficient administration

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