INVEST IN SERBIA
Serbia Investment and Export Promotion Agency Aleksandra Pastor FDI Advisor
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WHY SERBIA? Increasing stability Strategic position and Adequate infrastructure Market access & Market potential Valuable human capital Improved legal framework Favorable tax & Investment regime Sourcing opportunities & Local suppliers FDI track record SIEPA services tailored to your needs
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INCREASING STABILITY WTO accepted Serbia’s application; working group established in January 2005, accession planned for 2008 Serbia initialed the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) with the European Union, in November 2007; SAA with the EU to be signed in 2008 Credit rating: * Standard & Poor's: BB-, stable outlook * Fitch ratings: BB-
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STRATEGIC POSITION Crossroad of two high - priority transportation corridors: Corridor X: Highway Salzburg Thessalonica, including branches Budapest - Belgrade and Nis Sofia – Istanbul Corridor VII: Danube, access to the Black Sea, and through Rhine - Main - Danube Canal system to the North Sea -- Corridor VII
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MARKET ACCESS SEE is one of the Europe’s fastest growing regions Serbia is in the center of the SEE CEFTA Area – duty free access to a 29 million people market Autonomous Trade Measures granted by the EU in December 2000 provide for duty free exports to the EU Serbia - the only country outside the CIS that has an FTA with the Russian Federation – a market of 142 million people pdfMachine - is a pdf writer that produces quality PDF files with ease! Get yours now! “Thank you very much! I can use Acrobat Distiller or the Acrobat PDFWriter but I consider your product a lot easier to use and much preferable to Adobe's" A.Sarras - USA
VALUABLE HUMAN CAPITAL Number of graduated students from universities in Serbia (1/3 of all students are from technical schools) 2002 2003
12,099
835
303
13,224
1,101
14,968 978
2004
19,678
2005
394 1,154 20,872
2006 Undergraduate Degrees
359
Master Degrees
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PhD Degrees
468
VALUABLE HUMAN CAPITAL
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IMPROVED LEGAL FRAMEWORK More than 260 laws passed since 2004 Majority related to economic environment: Bankruptcy
(avg. 7 years -> 1 year)
Business Registration
(51 day -> 18 days )
Company Law A package of tax laws, including VAT
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FAVORABLE TAX REGIME
Source: PricewaterhouseCoopers
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FAVORABLE INVESTMENT REGIME Corporate profit tax rate – 10% 10 - year corporate profit tax holiday for large investments Corporate profit tax relief for hiring new workers Corporate profit tax credit up to 80% of investment amount for investing in fixed assets Accelerated depreciation Import of in-kind equipment exempt from custom duties Financial incentives for direct investments pdfMachine - is a pdf writer that produces quality PDF files with ease! Get yours now! “Thank you very much! I can use Acrobat Distiller or the Acrobat PDFWriter but I consider your product a lot easier to use and much preferable to Adobe's" A.Sarras - USA
INCENTIVES FOR DIRECT INVESTMENTS Financial incentives for direct investments: PRODUCTION: from 2,000 EUR up to 5,000 EUR per new job created The minimum investment amount – between 1 million EUR and 3 million EUR and the minimum of 50 employees SERVICES: from 2,000 up to 10,000 EUR per new job created The minimum investment amount – 0.5 million EUR and the minimum of 10 employees R&D: from 5,000 EUR up to 10,000 EUR per new job created The minimum investment amount – 0.25 million EUR and the minimum of 10 employees
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SOURCING OPORTUNITIES Decades of cooperation with International companies Vs, licensing and other partnership forms Automotive component, textile, electronics, food and beverages, and IT industry leading the way
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WHAT CAN SIEPA DO FOR YOU? Information on general business environment and specific industries Information on taxation, employment, customs, real estate and other relevant laws and regulations Linking potential investors to Brownfield, Greenfield, and JV opportunities, including site visit organization Advice on business service providers: financial, consulting‌ Assistance with registration, licensing, work permits, and other documentation Assistance in dealing with administration at all levels pdfMachine - is a pdf writer that produces quality PDF files with ease! Get yours now! “Thank you very much! I can use Acrobat Distiller or the Acrobat PDFWriter but I consider your product a lot easier to use and much preferable to Adobe's" A.Sarras - USA
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INVEST IN SERBIA! THE TIME IS NOW! Serbia Investment and Export Promotion Agency 3/V Vlajkoviceva St. 11000 Belgrade Phone: + 381 11 3398 550 Fax: + 381 11 3398 814 Email: office@siepa.sr.gov.yu www.siepa.sr.gov.yu pdfMachine - is a pdf writer that produces quality PDF files with ease! Get yours now! “Thank you very much! I can use Acrobat Distiller or the Acrobat PDFWriter but I consider your product a lot easier to use and much preferable to Adobe's" A.Sarras - USA