REASONS TO INVEST IN SERBIA

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2013
CITY OF NIŠ
Serbia has connected West with East for centuries – a land in which civilizations, cultures, faiths,
climates and landscapes meet and mingle.
It is located in the center of the Balkan Peninsula, in southeastern Europe. The northern portion belongs
to central Europe, but in terms of geography and climate it is also partly a Mediterranean country.
Serbia is landlocked but as a Danube country it is connected to distant seas and oceans. Serbia is a
crossroads of Europe and a geopolitically important territory. The international roads and railway lines,
which run through the country’s river valleys, form the shortest link between Western Europe and the
Middle East.
With its outstanding location, a thriving real estate, widely available healthcare institutions,
outstanding international schools and wide range of cultural and tourist attractions, Serbia is truly the
right choice for foreign citizens and foreign investments.
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Official name
Republic of Serbia
Form of state
Počitical Structure
Area
Population
Geographic Position
Demoratic Republic
President, Unicameral assembly with 250 seats
8,361 km2
7,12 milions
South East Europe, central part of the Balkan Peninsula at the intersection
of Pan European Coridors X and VII
Temeprate continental, with monthly average temperature ranging
between 0,70 C January and 17.50 C in July
Serbian
Christian Ortodox
Roman Catholic, Islamic, Jewish, Protestant
Belrgade: 1.639.121
Novi Sad: 335.701
Niš: 260.237
Dinar (RSD)
32.993 billion
4,543 eur
Central European Time (GMT + 0,1:00)
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Climate
Official Language
Main Religion
Other Religions
Major Cities
Currency
GDP (2011)
GDPpc (2011)
Time zone
Domaine internet
Serbia is an internationally recognized leader in business reforms, as well as a proven investment
location in the SEE. It offers highly capable intellectual capital and customs free access to the 15% of the
world market.
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THE ADVANTAGES OF INVESTING IN SERBIA
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Favorable geographic position and geo politically important territory - As a logistics base, Serbia
is the perfect location for a company to efficiently serve its EU, SEE or Middle Eastern
customers.
It has the most Improved Business Environment
Quality human resources - Serbia offers a wide availability of highly qualified staff.
Signed CEFTA agreement – Serbia is located at the center of the CEFTA zone with non-tariff
access to the market of 30 million consumers
Duty-free Access to a Market of 1 Billion Consumers
The only country outside of CIS that has an FTA with the Russian Federation
Reforming Business Start-Up-Simple procedures for setting up a company and registering it (5
days)
Simple procedure in foreign trade and foreign investments
Low Overhead Costs, favorable tax regime (for more information look above)
Serbia is a home of the Largest Investors
Belgrade, the capital, has been awarded as the City of the Future for Southern Europe 2007 by
the FDi Magazine etc.
GLOBAL MARKET
Externally, Serbia can serve as a manufacturing hub for duty-free exports to a market of 1 billion people.
It includes the European Union, the United States of America, the Russian Federation, Kazakhstan,
Turkey, South East Europe, the European Free Trade Agreement Members and Belarus.
This customs-free regime covers most key industrial products, with only a few exceptions and annual
quotas for a limited number of goods.
Upon the completion of negotiations with Egypt, the territory with duty-free access for Serbia will be
increased by the population of additional 77 million.
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SERBIA’S PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
MARKET
European Union
USA
Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan
CEFTA
EFTA
Turkey
Total Market Size
TRADE REGIME
Preferential Trade Regime
Generalized System of Preferences
Free Trade Agreement
NUMBER OF INHABITANTS
494,070,000
302,558,000
168,640,600
29,990,542
13,000,000
75,000,000
1,083,259,142
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The free trade agreement with the Russian Federation makes Serbia particularly attractive to
foreign investors and manufacturers since Serbia is the only country outside the Commonwealth of
Independent States that enjoys customs - free trade with Russia. Goods produced in Serbia, or whose
prevailing value is added in Serbia (at least 50% of ex works price of goods) are considered of Serbian
origin and are subject to a 1% customs rate when entering the Russian market. The list of products
excludes passenger cars, but automotive parts, trucks, buses and agricultural tractors can be exported at
1% customs rate.
The free trade agreement between Serbia and Belarus stipulates mutual removal of customs
duties and other taxes for numerous products. Goods produced in Serbia, or whose prevailing value is
added in Serbia (at least 50% of ex works price of goods) are considered of Serbian origin and, if directly
distributed, are subject to a 1% customs rate when entering the Belorussian market. This free trade
regime does not apply to the following goods: passenger cars, tractors, buses and tires, although it does
apply to automotive parts.
The free trade agreement between Serbia and Kazakhstan took effect when Kazakhstan
entered into a Customs Union with the Russian Federation and Belarus. Therefore, the free trade regime
which Serbia has signed with Russia and Belarus has been expanded to include Kazakhstan.
The Interim Trade Agreementbetween Serbia and the European Union enables customsfree export of all products originating from Serbia which are completely produced in Serbia or use
materials originating from EU countries, Turkey, or countries in the EU accession process, provided that
such products have undergone sufficient processing in Serbia. Furthermore, according to General
Permission for Inward Processing, importing goods into Serbia with EU origin goes with 0% custom rates
and no VAT.
The free trade agreement between Serbia and EFTA countries (Norway, Liechtenstein,
Iceland and Switzerland) allows Serbian exporters to export products to these countries without
paying customs or other fees. Goods completely produced in Serbia, or which use materials originating
from the EFTA countries, EU countries, Turkey, the Faeroe Islands, or countries in Euro-Mediterranean
partnership (Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Syria, Tunisia and Palestinian
Authority),are considered to be of Serbian origin, if they have only undergone minimal processing in
Serbia.
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The CEFTA (Central European Free Trade Area) agreement includes the following countries:
Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia and the United
Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo. The Agreement stipulates accumulation of products
origin, meaning that products exported from Serbia are considered of Serbian origin if integrated
materials originate from any other CEFTA country, provided that such products have only undergone
minimal processing, i.e. if the value added outside of Serbia is less than the value of the materials used
in Serbia.
Serbia and Turkey have signed a bilateral economic free trade agreement based on a trade
liberalization model that allows Serbian exporters to sell their products customs-free to the sizeable
Turkish market. Goods completely produced in Serbia, or which use materials originating from EU
countries, or countries in the EU association process,are considered products of Serbian origin, provided
that such products have undergone minimal processing in Serbia. These products must be distributed
directly.
Regime No. of Inhabitants
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TARGETED INDUSTRIES
Electronics Industry
Sector Highlights
• Significant investment track record - Siemens, Panasonic, Gorenje, Elrad, ATB, Gruner, Eaton
• Manufacturing tradition and skillset in place
• Sector of high priority - investors are entitled to more favorable investment incentive packages.
Automotive Industry
Sector Highlights
• Wide availability of high-qualified staff; top technical education at both the secondary and
tertiary levels.
• Perfect geographic location for efficiently serving EU, SEE and Middle Eastern customers.
• Sufficient capacity for even larger volumes of production.
ICT Industry
Sector Highlights
• Serbia - home to 1,600 innovative IT Companies employing more than 14,000 people
• Microsoft's 4th development center in the world opened in Serbia, evolving over time into an
innovation center
• Expertise in custom, high-end IT development services including web design, hardware, and
software solutions
Food processing
Sector Higlights - Possibilities of the region
• Processing / Packing meat and poultry
• Processing / fruit and vegetables
• Manufacture of prepared meals and food products
• Fish farm and fish processing
• Dried products and bakery industry
• Production of dairy products
• Production of beverages and beers, carbonated and non-carbonated soft drinks
Spirits and wine industry
Textile Industry
Sector Highlights
• One of the most price-competitive industries in Europe with a respectable tradition and vast
availability of skilled workforce
• Numerous business opportunities, primarily in yarn, fabric and ready-made garment production;
more than 25 investors have already taken advantage of this opportunity
• Existing FTAs all encompass textile products, enabling efficient access to various markets.
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Renewable Energy
Sector Highlights
• Favorable conditions for energy production from almost all types of renewable energy sources.
• The renewable energy market is unsaturated and ready to receive new investments.
• Extensive marketing opportunities: stimulating feed-in tariff system on the local market and
preferential export opportunities.
REASONS TO LOCATE YOUR BUSINESS IN THE REGION OF SOUTH EAST SERBIA
AND NIŠAVA DISTRICT
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Incentives
European crossroads
Human Resources
Quality of life
Streamlined investment procedures
Supportive local governments
South East Serbia is one of the five statistical
regions of Serbia. The Region includes the
following districts: Danube, Braničevo, Bor,
Zaječar, Toplica, Nišava, Pirot, Jablanica and
Pčinja.
Division of Serbia into statistical regions was carried out in order to comply with EU countries that use
the NUTS standards. Statistical rergion Southern and Eastern Serbia has no authorities and
administrative chain of command.
The region which includes Nišava, Pirot, and Toplica administrative districts has a total number of 14
municipalities and the City of Niš with 766 settlements. The total area of the territory is 7,716 km2,
which makes 8.73% of the territory of the Republic of Serbia.
According to Census 2011, 589,486 people inhabit the territory of this Region, which makes 7.86% of the
population of the Republic of Serbia.
The region is situated on the crossroads of Balkan
and European roads, and has excellent national
and international accessibility, considering the
fact that Corridor X stretches along the entire
region. The important fact is that the road
infrastructure of Corridor X is followed by the
railway infrastructure in its entire length. Special
significance for the region represents the
international airport Constantine the Great,
ituated in Niš
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INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL
With a unique combination of high-quality and low-cost skill-set, Serbian workforce is widely regarded
as a strong business performance driver.
Serbia has fostered extensive relationships with western economies for decades. Throughout years of
cooperation Serbian workers have received specific know-how and, having vast experience both in
manufacturing and management, local staff requires minimum training to adopt cutting-edge
technologies and assembly processes.
Labor Supply
The number of engineers, managers, and other specialists is sufficient to meet the growing demand of
international companies. The labor market in Serbia has become truly vibrant as a rising number of
international investors have opened their businesses in the country. International as well as local headhunting agencies operate in major Serbian cities, offering a full range of consulting services, including
executive search, staff training, and salary surveys.
Education System
Since 2003, universities and colleges
in Serbia have produced about
35,000 graduates, 1,000 Masters of
Science, and 400 PhDs annually. Of
the total number of graduates,
technical universities account for
approximately 30%.
Management education in Serbia is
provided through joint graduate and
post-graduate courses and, in
addition, international elementary
and high schools are widely available
in Serbia. They offer curricula in
English, German, and French,
including internationally recognized
examinations.
POPULATION BY EMPLOYMENT
Population 15 years and over
Unemployed
Employed
Serbia- totsl
South-East Serabia
7431594
671143
1694229
171695
Woman
80100
1746000
306000
130000
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INVESTMENT INCENTIVES
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State Grants
The National Employment Service Grants
Corporate Income Tax Holiday
Corporate Income Tax Credits
Corporate Income Tax Holiday for Concessions
Carrying Forward of Losses
Avoiding Double Taxation
Salary Tax and Social Insurance Charges Exemptions
Annual Income Tax Deductions
Value Added Tax Exemptions in Free Zones
Customs-Free Imports
Local Incentives
State grants are offered for Greenfield and Brownfield projects in all industries, except for primary
agriculture, the hospitality industry, retail, and the production of synthetic fibers and coal.
For standard-scale Greenfield and Brownfield projects in the manufacturing, export-related services
sector and tourism, non-refundable state funds are offered in the range between €4,000 and €10,000
per new job created within three years of the day of signing the contract on awarding funds.
For large investors, special financial packages are available:
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If a project's value exceeds €200 million, with the minimum of 1,000 new jobs created within 10
years, the state may award up to 17% of the investment's total value.
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Large investment projects - investments of over €100 million that create a minimum of 300 new
jobs within an agreed-upon timeframe of no longer than 10 years - can be subsidized for up to
17% of the project's value.
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Large investment projects - investments of over €50 million and less than €100 million that
create a minimum of 300 new jobs within an agreed-upon timeframe of no longer than 10 years
- can be subsidized for up to 20% of the project's value.
Medium-sized projects - investments of over €30 million that create at least 150 new jobs within 10
years of the day of signing of the agreement on awarding funds - are eligible to receive up to 17% of
the total investment value
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Financial Incentives
Eligible
Projects
Amount of funding
(€)
Minimum Investment
amount
Minimum number of
new, full time jobs
created
Investments of
special
Importance
Up to 17 % of
the total
Investment
amount
€ 200 million
Large investment projects
Up to 17 % of the
total Investment
amount
Up to 17 % of the
total Investment
amount
€ 200 million
Between 50€
Million and 100 €
million
1.000
300
Mid-sized
investment
Projects
Up to 17 % of the
total Investment
amount
50 € million
150
Financial Incentives
Eligible
investment
projects
Amount of
funding €
Minimum
investment
amount
Minimum number
of new, full time
jobs created
Direct investments
Internationally
Manufacturing sector
marketable
services
Investments in the Investments in the
4th group of local
1th, 2nd and 3rd
The entire
administration and
groups of local
territory of the
devastated
administration and republic of Serbia
regions
devastated regions
4 - 10.000 for each 4 - 10.000 for each 4 - 10.000 for each
new job created
new job created
new job created
Strategic projects
in the field of
tourism
The entire
territory of the
republic of Serbia
4 - 10.000 for each
new job created
€ 500.000
€ 1.000.000
€ 500.000
€ 5 million
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50
10
50
The terms of financial incentive funding for investments of special importance are negotiated upon
directly with the highest level of government.
Applications for funding are submitted to the SIEPA after the announcement of a public call for the
awarding of non-refundable funds. Following the completion of project scoring, funds are awarded to
companies in accordance with the number of points received.
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Extremely competitive environment provides second lowest corporate income tax in Europe, together
with other favorable taxes and costs.
Tax Rates
Serbia's tax regime is highly conducive to doing business. Corporate income tax is the second lowest in
Europe, while Value Added Tax is among the most competitive in Central and Eastern Europe.
TAX RATES
Value added tax
Social Security Contribution
Standard rate
20%
Reduced rate
8%
Pension and Disability
Health insurance
Unemployment insurance
13%
6,15%
0.75%
For Legal Entities
Corporate profit tax
Taxes on dividends, shares in profits,
royalties, interests and capital gains
Personal income tax
Wages and incomesof self-employed
15%
20%
10%
15%
Prihodi od kapitala i kapitalni dobici
Copyright,property, profits from
gamblingand other types of income
Annual income tax
20%
10/15%
Value added tax VAT
General rate-for mosttaxablesupplies
Special rate - (lower rate of VAT
Forbasic groceries, newspapers,
utilities, etc.
20%
8%
Value Added Tax
The VAT rates are as follows:
 The standard VAT rate - 20% (for most taxable supplies);
 The lower VAT rate - 8% (for basic food stuffs, daily newspapers, utilities, etc.).
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Labor costs
Average salaries in Serbia are low enough to ensure cost-effective operating. Total costs for employers
stand at merely 50% of the level in EU countries from Eastern Europe. Social insurance charges and
Salary Tax amount to roughly 65% of the net salary but the tax burden for employers can be reduced
through a variety of financial and tax incentives.
Average Gross Monthly salary (EUR)
Serbia
Bosnia and Heryzgovina
Hungary
Slovakia
Poland
Czech Republic
Croatia
508
660
771
805
846
999
1.048
Source. The Vienna Institute for international economics tudies
Annual Income Tax
Annualincome tax is paid by individuals- residents, including foreigners- residentswhose income ina
calendar year wasbigger three times than the averageannual income per employeepaid in the
Republicin the year forwhich the tax is determined, according to the nationalauthority responsible
forstatistics.
The annual income is taxed if exceeding the amount of threefold the average annual salary in Serbia.
The tax rate is:
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10% for the annual income amounting up to 6 times average annual salary in Serbia,
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15% for the part of the annual income exceeding 6 times average annual salary in Serbia.
MAYOR UTILITY FEES
Item
Amount
High Voktage Electricity for Industrial consumers (Eur/KWh)
0.0112-0.0336
Middle Voltage Electricity for Industrial Consumers(Eur/KWh)
0.0123-0.0369
Low Voltage Electricity for Industrial Consumers(Eur/KWh)
0.0162-0-0487
Gas for Industrial consumers (Eur/m2)
0.3057
Water for Industrial Consumers (Eur/m2)
1.2800
Based on a sample of 22 municipalities
Source : Electric Power Industry of Serbia, SRBIJAGAS,Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbi
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STATISTICS
Working populationof
15yearsand over
Serbia - total
7.431.594
South-East Serbia
1.694.229
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia 2012
Employed 2011
Serbia
South-East Serbia
Unemployed
671.143
171.695
Total
1.746.000
306.000
Unemployedlooking for
jobfor the first time
78.827
15.287
Women
801.000
130.000
Employedbythemanufacturing
387.255
116.851
Serbia - total
South-East Serbia
Number of companies -Serbia
Total
83787
Micro
72191
Small
8958
Medium
2129
Big
509
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia
Numberof
unincorporated Serbia
enterprises by type
Total
Unincorporated
Manufacturing
Employment inmanufacturing
345719
39205
57259
94969
154826
South East Serbia Region
in the field of
219156
41767
36459
7487
Employedby the degreeof
expertisein 2011
Serbia - total
2253209
14590
119840
350705
1280692
157061
Without school
Incomplete primary school
Primary school
Secondary school
Viša škola
Faculty, Academy. Higher
330321
education
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia
South-East
Region Serbia
494421
4789
38689
97030
271259
31526
53129
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PROCEDURE OF COMPANY REGISTRATION
The registration procedureisinitiated by filing anapplication for registrationto the Agency forBusiness
Registers(APR) on a form thatcontains the datato be received.
Registration applicationsareavailable at the AgencyforBusiness Registersin Belgradeand organizational
unitsAPRwith proofof payment.
Beograd, Brankova 25, Info center APR: 011 20 23 350
Register of Business Entities: Phone for information: 011 20 23 350 i 011 360 77 00
www.apr.gov.rs - [email protected]
Niš, Obrenovićeva bb, TPC Kalča, lamela b, lokal 40, Tel: 018 296 00
LTD START -UP PROCEDURE
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Authentication of incorporation Act and Signature form by the Representative
Court aqnd opening of a temporary banc account for share capital deposit
Registration of incorporation Act and share capital deposit by business registry
Make Stamp and seal
Open a permanent business account with the commercial bank and transfer of
share capital from temporary account
Register with local tax authority and VAT registration
Time to complete
1 day
3 days
1 day - less than half a
day
1 day
1 day
Total minimum of 7 working days for the procedures in the institutions of the Republic of Srebiua. All
aditional time depends on the lowers and the prepaton of documents required.
Types of registrations-company types: Joint Stock Company, Limited Liability Company, General
Partnership or Limited Partnership. The minimum capital required is as low as RSD 100 for a Limited
Liability Company and RSD 3,000,000 or more for a Joint Stock Company. The expedient and costeffective procedure of registration and incorporation at the Business Registers Agency, will cost you only
€350 in fees.
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WHY TO INVEST IN CITY OF NIŠ AND THE REGION
Reasons to locate your business in the City of Niš:
1. European Crossroads - logistics, excellent market accessibility, Corridors X and VII and
International Airport Constantine the Great
2. Human Resources – University, secondary school network, industrial tradition and competitive
labor costs
3. Experience in FDI investment
4. Incentives – attractive subsidies, taxes and free trade agreements
5. Quality of Life – the third largest city in Serbia, the biggest one in Central Serbia. Economic,
health, educational and cultural center of the Southeastern Serbia. Abundant cultural and
historic heritage.
6. Streamlined Investment Procedures and Supportive Local Government
7. Investment Opportunities
City of Nis became „Business Friendly Municipality“ and the best ranked local – selfgovernment
according to National Alliance for Local Economic Development.
EUROPEAN CROSSROADS
City of Niš is one of the oldest cities in the Balkans. It is the third largest city in Serbia with 260. 237
citizens and the centre of the Southeastern region of the country.
The city area covers 596.71 square km of five municipalities.
City of Niš is the crossroads of the most important Balkan and European traffic routes. The territory of
the City is intersected by three important directions of international road and railway traffic – several
roads that connect the Balkans with Central and Western Europe, including Corridor X, and the axis
which connects the Adriatic, Aegean and Black Sea intersect the territory of City of Niš
INDUSTRIAL CENTER
City of Niš is one of the most important industrial centres in Serbia, well-known for its industry of
electronics and mechanical engineering, and the textile and the tobacco industry. Statistics show that
the system of education is quite elaborate in our city: there are 50 000 pupils/students attending 32
primary and 21 secondary schools. There are 14 000 students at City of Niš University composed of 10
faculties.
Region and City of Niš represent the crossroad of two most important corridors in this part of Europe.
One of them, known as E75, connects central and western Europe with Greece and Macedonia,
whereas the other, highway E80, leads to the east toward Sofia and Istanbul. Highway E75 that leads
to Belgrade and Athens, lies only 2,5 km to the north, and can easily be accessed from both directions
of the regional freeway R214.
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INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CONSTANTINE THE GREAT
The second by size in Serbia, Constantine the Great Airport is an important facility connecting Nis with
the world. It was completelly renewed in 2003. Since then, it has operated international flights to
Montenegro, Switzerland, and Turkey. The current tendency is to reintroduce traffic to other European
locations, too.
Important ifnormation:
 Excellent weather conditions during the whole year, with a few foggy and snowing days
 Alternative airport for the airports: Pristina, Belgrade, Podgorica, Tivat,
 This airport was used as an alternative airport by the following airlines: Jat Airways, Aviogenex,
Montenegro Airlines, Olimpic Airlines,… Thanks to a very good organization, passengers arrived
to their final destination only a few hours after scheduled time.
 The lowest airport service prices in Serbia.
Runway:
 Length: 2500 m
 Width: 45 m
Additional services:
 Cargo/Customs terminal for the ground transportation of goods
 Retail trade of the general type
 Storing of the goods during the import process
 Public transportation of the passengers by buses (Lines 34A and 34B)
 Tourism and catering (the company “Aerodromturs”)
International Airport Constantine the Great generates enormous investment potential of the City of Niš
and is constantly a center of attention of many successful companies with great development solutions.
HUMAN RESOURCES
A quality of intellectual capital in Niš Region is based on an education system which schools highly
educated people in almost all areas, but especially highly educated people in the areas of technical
sciences and computer technologies.
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STRONG SUPPORT OF LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT
City of Niš has a great developing chance in the field of economy and development trend in the light
of the SME sector and entrepreneurship. City of Niš participates with 4.13% of the total in the
creation of national income of Serbia and with 84,31% in the creation of income of Niš District
STREAMLINED INVESTMENT PROCEDURE:S
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Local Economic
Development (LED) Office,
Capital Investment department
Personal Assistant / project manager
University of Niš support and assistance.
City of Nis Call center
Center for issuing
building permits
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OFFICE FOR LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Office for Local Economic Development was established within USAID MEGA Programme and the
financial and technical support was provided through LEDIB Programme by the Danish Ministry of
Foreign Affairs. OLED was established within the City of Niš Mayor’s Office, as an intermediary unit
between the business sector and the City Administration and the main instrument for attracting
investments. This Office is expected to become the main pillar for the City of Niš development and the
main generator of its transformation into a regional center of development for Southern Serbia.
Mission and goals
Office forLocal Economic Development of the City is a unit with special position within the Mayor’s
Office, intended for special purposes of:
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improving the local economic development,
attracting new investments,
providing assistance through the investment process
providing support to local business sector,
promoting entrepreneurship and creating favorable preconditions for improving the quality of
life, economic development of the City of Niš, through local economic development project
initiatives, their management, monitoring and implementation.
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INTELECTUAL CAPITAL
A quality of intellectual capital in Niš Region is based on an education system which schools highly
educated people in almost all areas, but especially highly educated people in the areas of technical
sciences and computer technologies. Among 19 secondary school network, there are 5 technical
schools (electronics, ICT and mechanical engineering), food production school, school of
economics,school of commerce
In the past 10 years, approximately 3.000 students a year graduate from elementary schools,
approximately 4.000 from high schools and approximately 1.500 students graduate from The University
of Niš, which is the second biggest university in Serbia.1.502 professors and teachers are employed in 13
faculties which make part of The University of Niš, founded in 1965.
The University of Niš is a state-governed educational and research institution. At present, the University
comprises 13 faculties:
Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture,
 Faculty of Economy,
 Faculty of Electronic Engineering,
 Faculty of Medicine,
 Faculty of Mechanical Engineering,
 Faculty of Law,
 Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics,
 Faculty of Technology in Leskovac,
 Teacher-training Faculty in Vranje,
 Faculty of Occupational Safety,
 Faculty of Fine Arts,
 Faculty of Sport and Physical Education and
 Faculty of Philosophy
In the academic 2012/2013 year, the University of Niš numbers 27884 students at all study levels. There
are 22531 students at the basic professional, the basic academic and the integrated studies, 60 of them
are foreign students (mostly from Greece: 23, Montenegro: 7, Macedonia: 5, Jordan: 5, Germany 2, and
1 from each of the following countries: from Bulgaria, Slovenia, Turkey, USA, Australia).
1719 students attend master academic studies, 52 specialist professional studies, 10 specialist academic
studies and 1377 doctoral academic studies.
The teaching process at the University is covered by 1594 teaching staff members.
From the foundation until the academic 2012/2013 year, 58557 students have graduated, 1347 of them
are foreign students. 2528 postgraduates acquired their master’s degree and 1492 candidates defended
their doctoral dissertations.
The University of Niš was accredited as an independent public higher-education institution on January
31th, 2009. All its constituent Faculties were also duly accredited in line with the Law on Higher
Education.
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In compliance with the Law on Higher Education of the Republic of Serbia, by the Decision of the
Commission of Accreditation and Quality Assurance of the Republic of Serbia, the faculties of the
University of Niš were accredited, as well.
City of Nis is defined as a center of electronics, ICT and mechanical engineering by Republic of Serbia
Industrial development concept due to quality of intellectual capital, industrial tradition and availability
of low-cost workforce. Human capital is based on well educated, fast learning, multilingual and IT
literate people. This unique combination of high-quality and low-cost skill-set workforce in electronics,
ICT and mechanical engineering is widely regarded as a strong business performance driver.
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SUPPORT TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
FREE ZONE SOUTH
Free Zone South location in Niš represents one of the high
priorities in the politics of the balanced regional development of
The Republic of Serbia.
The founding of the Free trade zone South in Niš and Prokuplje, on Donje Međurovo location and
former “NITEX” textile industry complex (now owned by “Benetton” company), as well as on the
location of The Industrial Zone in Prokuplje (where “LEONI” company operates), represents a part of a
long-term strategy of the City of Niš, its municipalities, the Region of Niš, Prokuplje and Toplica District,
and also all the companies and other parties interested in the development of the free trade zone.
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The founding of the Free trade zone South in Niš and Prokuplje will significantly, encourage and
motivate investors from the neighboring countries.
The most important economic and side effects of the Free trade zone South founding in Niš and
Prokuplje, are reflected in:
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Attracting and increasing the volume of foreign investments, as an intent to quicken regional
development
Connecting domestic and foreign partners, and also generating foreign currency inflow.
Increasing the local workforce employment rate and improving standards and working
conditions.
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Taking advantage of geostrategic location and strengthening the economic leading position,
using the most favorable set of facilities for doing business in the region (especially between
CEFTA agreement country members, which are, in some way “competitive” in attracting and
acquiring new foreign investments)
Concentrating services and necessities in one place – creating logistics center
Acquiring and installing technically and technologically up to date programs
Development of personnel resources
Significant savings in founders’ companies business operations, as well as zone users companies
Accomplishment of accompanying positive economic effects and overall industrial and non
industrial development, outside the Free trade zone.
BENEFITS OF INVESTING IN FREE ZONE:
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Fiscal benefits (exemptions from any tax burden for FDI, VAT and specific local taxes)
Free of custom duties on import of goods, equipment and raw material used in exporting
production and construction material for building of infrastructure
Financial benefits (free cash flow)
Efficient administration (one stop shop)
Simple and fast customs procedures (each zone has a Customs Administration Office)
Local subsidies for using free zone infrastructure (Community offers low prices and service cost)
A set of services is available to users under preferential terms (transportation, loading,
reloading, freight forwarding services, insurance and banking services)
ADVANTAGE
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The intersection of Pan-European corridors no. 10 and no. 7 gives Europe an easy access to
Middle East.
Interim Trade Agreement with EU
Free Trade Agreement with Russian Federation (0% customs rate)
Free Trade Agreement CEFTA
Free Trade Agreement with EFTA
Free Trade Agreement with Belarus
FreeTrade Agreement with Turkey
Free Trade Agreement with Kazakhstan
Corporate profit tax is a one of the lowest in Europe - 15%
Law on VAT Convencies
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In the free zone VAT is not paid for the goods provided for performing business activity, for
which the taxpayer would have the prior tax deduction right in case of providing those goods for
its operational needs out of the zone.
VAT is not paid for providing to free zone users the transport and other services directly related
to carrying in the goods into free zones, for purpose of performing business activities.
General conveniences of VAT exemptions
- For the goods temporarily imported within the customs procedure and actively refined
with the storing system;
- For the goods temporarily imported and exported in unchanged conditions;
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For the goods for which the processing procedure has been approved under customs
control;
- For the goods for which storing procedure has been approved;
- For the goods exempted from paying of customs duties and dues, on the basis of Law on
Customs;
VAT-exempted services to users:
- Free zone area tenancy: open and closed storage, area for performing production and
office activities;
- Goods loading, reloading, unloading services;
- International transport of goods related to import and export;
- Intermediary services.
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INTERMODAL LOGISTICS CENTRE FREE ZONE SOUTH
Project was approved by EU Municipal Infrastructure Support Program (EU MISP) in March 2012
Policy context - The European Commission White Paper – “Roadmap to the Single European Transport
Area - ”Towards a competitive and resource efficient transport system issued in Brussels, 28.3.2011”,
amongst other key priorities, provides supports to the establishment of intermodal terminals in
particular in the eastern parts of Europe, in order to reduce pollution and the formation of a faster,
cheaper and healthier transport systems in the EU.
Phase 1:
Base infrastructure for 26.4 ha intermodal logistics and distribution centre, adjacent to Konstantin the
Great Airport
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Development of Logistics Centre (20,000m ) of which 3,000m will be utilised for office space - for
customs, logistics and offices of the Free Zone users, and for the HQ of the Free Trade Zone “South”
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Development of storage and warehousing(17,000m )
Development of other logistics/warehousing for private operator (based on plot of 8.4ha)
Development of integrated road network to/from the centre and rail access arrangements
Construction of about 2km of internal roads with street lighting
Construction of new underground 35kV and 110kV electricity cable; new transformer stations 10/0.4kV,
630kVA and 10kV underground cable network
 Installation of telecommunication system
 Construction of about water supply pipelines
 Construction of about of surface water drainage network
 Construction of wastewater network with a Waste Water Treatment Plan (WWTP)
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SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICALPARK NIŠ
Scientific and Technological Park Niš (STP Niš), current city project in the progress, is an organization
which will provide the infrastructure and services to help innovative companies to achieve business
success in the market, especially in the area of high technologies
Founders of STP Niš
 Ministry of Education and Science
 City of Niš
 University of Niš
Park activities:
 Services
 Infrastructural support to companies
 Local and regional cooperation
 Promotion of STP Niš
Current state
 Development of the main project
 Location preparation
 Forming the management for the promotion of the Park with the aim of ensuring the Park
inhabitants by the end of the construction period
Investors:
 Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of Serbia,
 European Investment Bank,
 City of Niš,
 University of Niš
In the immediate vicinity of the Scientific and Technological Park Niš, there are:
Faculties (Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering and Architecture), College
of Professional Studies, Technical secondary schools (Electrical Engineering, 2 Mechanical Engineering,
Civil Engineering), Student dorm and restaurant S. Sindjelić In the mere neighborhood there are airport,
highway, city center, University
BUSINESS INCUBATOR CENTER
Business Incubator Center - BIC has been set up in the frame of
the project ENTRANSE – Private Sector Development - financed
by Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The project objective
was establishing the business incubator and implementing the
training programme for starting business with a clearly defined
strategy to gradually grow into an industrial park.The basic
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concept of BIC is best explained in their mission aiming to “help
the development of small and medium-size entrepreneurship
through providing business premises, offering business and other services in the most critical stages of
company development and thus influence the rise of employment and become a respectable initiator of
the economic development of the Nis region. BIC has the capacity to accommodate 24 tenants.
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CLUSTER OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES
Niš City supports new trends in business networking and strongly believes that establishment and
development of professional clusters should be priority in local government planning and should be
integrated in local development concept. 28 small and medium enterprises, dealing with the production
of electronic and electro mechanic devices as well as with information and communication
technologies,2 scientific research institutions, 3 economic develepomentn isntitutions, formed cluster
Ni-CAT, which ia among 6 best clasters in Serbia. NI CAT has a cohesiverole in the society linking all
stakeholders in the areas of IT, automation, optoelectronics, elektromedicine and mechanical
engineering. Besides the local companies the cluster members are the institutions which are supporting
those companies: University of Niš Faculty of Electronics and Mechanics, Regional Chamber of
Commerce Niš, Business Incubator Niš and Regional Development Association South.
START - UP CLUSTERS
With technical support of LEDIB 5 start-up clusters were registered by Nis Region Start-Up Cluster union
as its business organization. By signing the cooperation memorandum with the union, the cooperation
with RCE Nis, National Employment Service and the University of Nis as well as the cooperation with the
entrepreneurs from Pirot, Kursumlija and Nis was established.
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Agro start-up claster-26 members
Textile start-up claster-18 members
Construction start-up claster-36 members
Cluster Service start-up -50 members
Medical start-up-21members
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RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE NIRI
Research and development isntitut NIRI hire top experts, PhDs in the field of automatic text analytics,
data analytics, data warehousing and other areas of artificial intelligence. he project team consists of 11
experienced professors, PhD students and engineers. Leading engineers have more than 15 years of
experience and are dedicated to the development and maintenance of complex software systems. NIRI
has extensive experience in working with partners from Western countries
CENTER OF EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION – CEI
Center of Excellence and Innovation was founded in Nis-Regional Chamber of Commerce, 2012. , with
support from USAID Regional Competitiveness Initiative and the Nis Cluster of Advanced Technologies
and Regional Development Agency South. CEI is an active member of a network of related centers in
South East Europe, which provides associated services and experience.
ICIT - INNOVATION CENTER FOR DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
IInnovation Center for Development of Information Technologies ICIT on Faculty of Mechanical
Engineering in Niš is an organizational unit for the needs of universities and other entities:
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organize, maintain and develop the information infrastructure
provides a number of information systems and libraries
organize, store, publish and issue information in classical and electronic form
ICIT is focused on application development of the ICT industry and support the SME sector in the
implementation of innovation. ICIT has successfully implemented more than 100 projects funded by the
Ministry of Science and Environment, as well as bilateral projects with international partners in the field
of industry
SAMSUNG APPS LABORATORY IN NIŠ
A product of long-term cooperation of Samsung company and Higher Technical school in Niš, for:
• creating applications for mobile phones
• 10 working stations for students, 2 working stations for professors, multifunctional areas
for presenting Samsung products, projector, TV and white board for efficient lectures and
presentations.
• teachings from highly educated experts from Samsung company;
• solving latest programming problems and applying new solutions from Samsung engineers
• newest models of phones, tablet computers, TVs, so that applications, made in laboratory,
get tested on newest models of Samsung phones.
Students of the Higher Technical school are the only ones in the world who have opportunity to develop
new software solution and solve latest programming problems in this type of laboratory.
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EMPLOYMENT AND LABOR MARKET - NIS DISTRICT AND CITY OF NIS
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Unemployed persons in City of Niš - 36 289 – for the first two month 2013.
Out of the total number of unemployed persons, 32,2%, or, respectively, 1/3 were the first-time
job seekers.
Among the first-time job seekers 55,2 % are woman
In addition 67,8% persons were previously employed, what is the remaining 2/3 of the
unemployed, out of which 46,5% are women.
The biggest numbers, out of the total number of unemployed persons, are:
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persons without occupation, which means unskilled workers and secondary school graduates
(13.615 persons or 25,7%, - which is more than 1 / 4 )
From the field of mechanic – 8022 persons,
Field of economy, law and administration - 6512
Trading and tourism – 4967
Average net salary in City of Niš (in first 6 months in 2013 ) - 326 € net
Unemployed bylevel of educationin Serbia
Total
745 187
University, Higher and
secondary educational
301327
level
Woman
388443
Sout-Easst Serbia
171 698
181295
Average earningsof employeesin legal entitiesby level ofeducation RSD
Total
Higher education
High education
Secondary schools
Elementary school
Highly qualified workers
Qualified workers
Semi-qualified workers
Unskilled workers
Serbia
Sout-East Serbia
57580
90 023
60930
50854
35176
61488
43477
35942
31867
50363
74535
53548
46032
31793
65255
42225
35830
30769
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UNEMPLOYMENT, NEEDS FOR WORKERS AND EMPLOYMENTBYOCCUPATIONAND GENDERIN
JUNE2013TH
FIEKD OF WORK /OCCUOATIONAL GROUPS
UNEMPLOYED
Total
TOTAL
01
04
05
01 Agriculture,food production and processing
01 Plant producers
02 Farmers and poultry producers
03 Fishermenand breedersof other animals
04 Veterinarians
05 Food processingand beverage
06 Tobacco manufacturers
04 Engineeringandmetalworking
18 Metal processing
19 Fittersand installers inmechanical engineering
20 Mechanicaldesigners and engineers
21 Mechanical Engineeringtechnologists
22 Mechanicsandmachinists
05 electrical engineering
24 Electric Power
25 electricians
26 Electronic engineers
27 telecommunications occupations
28 Occupationsof computer technology
THE NEWLYREGISTERED
Women
Total
Women
54.181
25.607
2.037
997
2.651
764
24
0
176
1.537
150
8.500
3.580
370
1.025
275
3.250
4.694
799
1.258
1.515
662
1.377
420
9
0
52
779
117
986
195
15
312
63
401
1.028
158
209
376
174
108
27
1
0
9
64
7
279
106
10
43
10
110
146
23
48
40
24
52
12
0
0
3
32
5
37
9
0
15
3
10
27
5
5
10
5
460
111
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UNEMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYMENTBY EDUCATIONALATTAINMENT AND GENDERDURING THE
MONTHOF JULYIN 2013,NIS DISTRICT
TOTAL
EDUCATIONAL OLEVEL
I
Unemployed persons
First time seeking job
New registred
Employed from the evidence
Deleted from the evidence
IV
Women
Total
VII-1
Total
Women
Total
Women
Total
Women
VII 2013
54.284
25.712
10.676
4.638
17.977
9.660
5.203
3.161
VII 2012
53.161
26.272
11.004
5.259
17.480
9.746
4.571
2.756
Index
102,11
97,87
97,02
88,19
102,84
99,12
113,83
114,70
VII 2013
17.099
9.081
4.256
2.332
5.675
2.992
2.080
1.304
VII 2012
Index
17.079
100,12
9.479
95,80
4.472
95,17
2.629
88,70
5.612
101,12
3.098
96,58
1.741
119,47
1.110
117,48
VII 2013
2.328
1.153
389
203
957
480
285
182
VII 2012
2.650
1.294
537
272
982
506
283
177
Index
87,85
89,10
72,44
74,63
97,45
94,86
100,71
102,82
VII 2013
489
262
89
34
153
92
49
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VII 2012
1.078
582
179
75
434
267
78
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Index
45,36
45,02
49,72
45,33
35,25
34,46
62,82
94,12
VII 2013
2.986
1.335
660
329
1.003
469
292
167
VII 2012
3.189
1.424
737
365
1.035
483
292
148
Index
93,63
93,75
89,55
90,14
96,91
97,10
100,00
112,84
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LABOR CHART FOR NIŠAVA DISTRICT
Contributions paid by the employer
Pension and disability insurance
Health insurance
- 11.00%
- 6,15 %
- 0,75 %
Contribution paid by the employee
Pension and disabiliy insurance
Health insurance
Personal Income Tax
Labor law
Woorking week
Overtime
- 11.00%
- 6,15 %
- 0,17 %
-12.00 %
- 40h
- up to 8h per week – not more than 4h a day 8
hours per week, not more than 4 hours per day
Overtime is paid +26% of the salary!
No. of shifts
- According to Labor low there is work in the night shift and work in shifts
THE AVERAGE MONTHLYSALARY INSERBIA 2013. godina
Month
"Sl. glasnik
RS"
Salary
Amount
Januar 2013.
Februar 2013.
Mart 2013.
April 2013.
Maj 2013.
Jun 2013.
Jul 2013.
Avgust 2013.
18/2013
28/2013
38/2013
46/2013
55/2013
65/2013
76/2013
85/2013
54.447
60.199
57.628
64.249
57.921
61.399
60.896
61.797
Chain
index
83,6
110,6
95,7
111,5
90,2
106,0
99,2
101,5
Salary without taxes and
contributions
Amount
Chain index
39.197
43.371
41.689
46.530
41.821
44.394
44.182
44.770
83,5
110,6
96,1
111,6
89,9
106,2
99,5
101,3
AVERAGEQUARTERLY SALARY PEREMPLOYEEIN SERBIA Year 2013
Quarter
First quarter 2013.
Seconf quarter 2013.
"Sl. glasnik RS"
38/2013
65/2013
Salary
57.401
61.190
THE AVERAGE ANNUALSALARY INSERBIA Year 2012
Year
2012.
"Sl. glasnik RS"
8/2013
Salary
689.160
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FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
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Phillip Moris International, Tobacco Industry, USA
YURA Corporation, Automotive Industry, South Korea
SHINWON -YURA eltec–Automotive Industry, South Korea
JOHNSON ELECTRIC - Automoto Industry, Hong Kong
BENETTON Group, Textile industry, Italy
METRO CASH & CARRY, Trade, Germany
LMB Soft, Electronics / Medical,Germany
HARDER DIGITAL, Electronics/Optical, Germany
Benlianh food / Kozmetik plus, Food processing, Bulgaria
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Batiquoque, Mechanical Engineering, Construction, France
KOPEX MIN, Mechanical Engineering, Construction, Poland
VOSSLOH COGIFER, Mechanical Engineering, France
Benlian Food, 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
Vulkan gume, NIŠ
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INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
With its geostrategic position within Serbia and the Balkans, Niš has great potential for industrial and
logistics development.Many investment incentives contribute to the attractiveness of this investment low labor costs and production, one of the lowest corporate tax rates in Europe - 10% ; new road
infrastructure;strong manufacturing activity in the Central and Eastern European countries and many
other countries.This is one of the most attractive location with gratest potential for industrial and
logistics development in the Balkans
CITY OF NIS MAYOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS ONGOING AND WITH POTENTIAL FOR
INTERNATIONAL FUNDING:
City of Niš Clinical Center Construction – Ongoing 40 milion euro
Science and Technology Park TEHNIS Niš – Ongoing 10 milion euro
 City of Nis WWTP (Waste Water Treatment Plant)
o (Prepared Feasibility Study, and Location determined)
 City of Nis Regional Solid Waste Management Project
 Former Electronic Industry - Brownfield Industrial Park
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City of Nis Railway By-Pass Development
o (Prepared Feasibility Study, and Location determined - Implementation started)
City of Nis Airport Development Project
o (Passenger Terminal and Traffic)
City of Nis – Intermodal Logistic Centre Free Zone South
o (Feasibility Study in progress)
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GREENFIELD AND BROWNFIELD LOCATIONS
NIŠKA BANJA SPA - LOZNI KALEM LOCATION
Location represents unique combination of natural wealth and business opportunities and it is an
excellent investment concept – sport & recreation with health & spa, divisible on smaller loations
Niška Banja Spa is only 10 km from the City of Niš center and has always been a cozy, pleasant and
healthy place for relaxation, summer holiday sightseeing, medical treatments and rehabilitation. It
offers healing water springs, pleasant climate and excellent medical assistance.
Niska Banja Spa is situated in the eastern part of the City of Nis and it is just 1 km away from Niska Banja
Spa center. Furthermore, the site enjoys easy access from all means of transport, Niš Airport is only
10km away and Corridor 10 – one of the main European highways few kilometers away.
In the sphere of Medicine, Niška Banja heals coronary and blood vessel diseases, increased blood
pressure and rheumatic disorders. It also offers the treatment of orthopedic injuries, body weight
control, anti - cellulite treatments and postoperative rehabilitation.
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Healing waters are used for drinking and bathing in Niska Banja. There are five different sources
temperature from 28 to 39 C and the average yield of approximately 50 liters per second. Spa water
contains sodium, calcium, magnesium, potassium, hydrocarbons, sulfate, chloride and nitrate as well as
dissolved and colloidal silicon dioxide, iron and aluminum oxides and free carbonic acid. In addition to
the water, the gas Radon (used for inhalation) and sinter (used for mud pack therapy).
Under forest-covered Koritnik hill, rich in freshair, thermal waters and radon gas, Nish spa was used
by the Romans, two millennia ago.
Recreation Facilities/Aqua Park/Hotel/Spa Center/ Shopping Mall/Retail Park
Terms of construction
Plan of general regulation defines the purpose of the land:
• Sport and Recreation center,
• Tourism, Health, Recreation, Commercial center
• Business, Commerical and Trade center.
Size: 27 ha 40 a 4 m2
Ownership: City of Niš
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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 South has been established in May 2012
Current tenants - greenfield investments:
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YURA Corporation, South Korea, over 1500 jobs
DYTECH, Italy, 403 jobs,
SHINWON - 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
INDUSTRIAL ZONE EAST NIŠ
Industrial Zone East, total land P - 73,7 ha, consists
of :
 the Greenfield which amounts up to 20 ha
and
 the Brownfield within the former
Electronic Industry which covers 53.7ha
Owned by the Republic of Serbias: 20 ha
Greenfield
According to the General Urban Plan it is intended
for industry, storages and services.
Infrastructure: Connected to electricity, gas, water
, optic network, sewerage and has its own roads
network.
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INDUSTRIAL ZONE EAST – BROWNFIELD, TECHNOLOGY PARK AND INCUBATOR
NIŠ
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.
Size of the Brownfield zone:
77,4 ha
Area for new Brownfield investments: 101.000 m
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Infrastructure
The location is connected to the waste water network, water supply network, gas, optical network and
internal roads.
HISTORY OF EI
Holding Corporation Electronic Industry (EI) Nis in reconstruction - BROWNFIELD Since its establishment,
Electronic Industry has developed itself from a company of simple organization with limited production
capacity and a small number of workers to a large complex business system with a wide range of
products of high technological level and a large number of employees.
The company started working on 10.04.1948. when RR Zavodi (RR Institutions) were established in Nis
for the production of radios. In the following years, the company mastered the
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Production of:
 Electron (vacuum) tube (1951
 X-ray tubes and black and white TV tubes (1952)
 Switches, button and potentiometers (1955)
 KT devices (1957)
 Speakers (1959)
 Transistor radios (1960)
Electronic Industry Nis had approximately 26,000 employees (about 18,500 only in Nis) and more than
50 companies with the following production programs: medical equipment, - Electro medicine, railway
signaling, telecommunications equipment, metal products, televisions and radios, washing machines,
semiconductors, meters and teleprinters, Military program, color cathode and electronic tubes, Program
of computer technology, - Maintenance, system protection and energy supply Program
After the year 2000, owing to the lack of privatization concept for the whole EI complex, individual
purchasing of companies by private enterprises commenced. Therefore, today there are about 100
private companies doing business in EI, engaged in production, trade and services, and employing
approximately 1,800 employees.
The government of the RS in 2006. made a decision regarding the introduction of restructuring
programs into the Holding Corporation (HC) and a privatization consultant was appointed.
The Concept of restructuring and privatization was designed for the HC and its subsidiaries in the form
of developing a Science and Technology Park (STP).
EXISTING COMMUNAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND EI COMPLEX FACILITIES
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Business, industrial and storage area – 220,000 m2
Restaurant
Technical school
Ambulance and pharmacy
Physical protection and fire protection of the objects and persons
Water supply and sewage system
Reni Wells (with horizontal pipes) and industrial water wells
Electrical network with the system 35/10/04 KVA
Gas station with reloading stations
Heating plant with steam and hot water system network and a system or storage and reloading
of crude oil, rail-car
Roads – about 5 km, driveways and fire roads – 4km.
Parking lot of 2 hectares
Parks and green areas – about 40 hectares
Industrial railway, crane for loading heavy loads
Public and local telephone network
INFRASTRUCTURE AND LOGISTICS
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Energetic capacity/installed capacity of 5 megawatts (2 electrical substations)
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Water supply network with two connections
Compressed air network
Possibility of connection to the gas
Excellent transport communications with the loading and unloading ramp
Companies in the former EI complex:
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150 companies
Business Association Medianum
Biggest companies:
1. Jugo-Impex,
2. Jugo-impex E.E.R.
3. Engel System,
4. HD Sova,
5. Ei PSB Factory,
6. Tagor Electronic,
7. Yumis,
8. Benlian foods,
9. Eco food
„STRENGTHENING OF LOCAL LAND MANAGEMENT IN SERBIA „
Ministry of Environmental Protection and Spatial Planning of RS and GIZ-AMBERO Consulting Belgrade
are conducting project „Strenghtening of Local Land Management in Serbia“
Project duration: 6 years, throught 2 phases of the project
Technical assistance – Analysis of Ownership and Development of Detailed Regulation Plan and
Reparcelation Project for the Science-technology Park – TEHNIS
Result – Feasibility Study
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INDUSTRIAL ZONE EAST –Greenfield, Centar za vinogradarstvo
Ownership: City of Niš
Total area: ≈ 20 ha – construction land (yellow)
Purpose according to the new general plan: business and trade complex, industry
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-NišThessaloniki-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
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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.
INDUSTRIAL ZONE WEST , Ivana
Milutinovića, NIŠ
IZ West - P = 248,4 ha
Ivana Milutinovića street - Owned by the City: 15 ha
According to the General Urban Plan it is intended for
industry, storages and services.
Infrastructure: electricity, gas, water, sewerage
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BROWNFIELD
EI HOLDING KORPORACIJA
No
Cpompany name
Object name
Realestate
Cadastre
Niš
No.
Certificate
of titel
No Parcel
Po Overall size
of object
(m2)
LOCATION NIŠ
1.
Ei HOLDING
COORPORATION ad
, Niš, ID
07210892
8.279
Novi Komerc – IV floor
1.2.
Deaf Room, ground floor
1.3.
Building Components
Niš-Ćele
Kula
Niš-Ćele
Kula
Niš-Ćele
Kula
11
10998/8
342
own
146
10998/17
122
holder
33
10998/30
5.723
Basement
1.856
1.140
I floor
314
II floor
821
III floor
296
Eight building
1.296
Niš-Ćele
Kula
10998/46
1.176
own
198
I floor
577
II floor
140
III floor
261
Tool room
Niš-Ćele
Kula
74
10998/71
456
own
Ground floor
59
I floor
397
Syndicate –Independence
Niš-Ćele
Kula
1.7.
Compressor house balloon
1.8.
1.9.
Building IRIN – Annex - I
floor
Building IRIN – III floor
1.10.
Ambulance
School
49
Ground floor
1.6.
1.11.
own
Ground floor
IV floor
1.5.
Kind of
property
78.930
1.1.
1.4.
Floors
10998/94
67
Holder
Niš-Ćele
Kula
10998/98
16
Holder
Niš-Ćele
Kula
Niš-Ćele
Kula
Niš-Ćele
Kula
10998/139
77
103
10998/140
300
own
89
10998/86
724
Share
holder
Niš-Ćele
93
90
10998/87
1.624
Share
40
Kula
2.
property
Ei KOMERC, doo,
Niš, matični broj
07211295
10.028
2.1.
Warehousefloorelements
2.2.
New Commerce
Niš-Ćele
Kula
Niš-Ćele
Kula
9
10998/6
2.122
own
11
10998/8
1.799
own
Basement-ground floor
648
III floor
813
IV floor
338
2.3.
Old Promet – I floor
2.4.
Warehouse for finished
goods
Ground floor
Niš-Ćele
Kula
Niš-Ćele
Kula
15
10998/12
615
holder
17
10998/14
1.774
holder
459
I floOr
2.5.
Wooden warehouseGround floor
Warehouse for paints and
varnishes - ground
Finished goodswarehouseGround floor
2.6.
2.7.
3.
3.1.
1.315
Niš-Ćele
Kula
Niš-Ćele
Kula
Niš-
9
10998/25
235
holder
9
10998/39
455
holder
9
10998/65
3.028
Ei TELEVIZIJA, doo,
Niš, ID No
07211015
15.697
3.2.
CustomswarehouseGround floor
color sets
3.3.
Elevator near Collor sets
3.4.
Eight Building
Niš-Ćele
Kula
Niš-Ćele
Kula
Niš-Ćele
Kula
Niš-Ćele
Kula
18
10998/15
1.324
holder
18
10998/40
3.907
own
18
10998/42
15
49
10998/46
5.211
3.6.
3.7.
3.8.
3.9.
3.10.
3.11.
3.12.
holder
own
Basement
526
Ground floor
4.325
I floor
3.5.
own
360
Annex I - next to Eight
Building
Annex III - next to Eight
Building
Annex II – hall ( next to
Eight Building ) - basement
Niš-Ćele
Kula
Niš-Ćele
Kula
Niš-Ćele
Kula
monitor production ground floor
Green storage - ground
floor
Green storage - ground
floor
Hawk magazine– ground
floor
Hawk magazine– ground
floor
Niš-Ćele
Kula
Niš-Ćele
Kula
Niš-Ćele
Kula
Niš-Ćele
Kula
Niš-Ćele
Kula
18
10998/49
174
own
18
10998/51
231
own
18
10998/52
201
own
10998/54
375
10998/58
1.549
10998/59
582
78
10998/75
1.793
holder
18
10998/76
335
holder
18
own
41
4.
Ei ELMAG, doo, Niš,
ID No 07211872
4.1.
4.555
Power stationOldturnover
-Transformer station
andsubstationbuildingeigh
t
Basement
4.2.
Niš-Ćele
Kula
Niš-Ćele
Kula
10
10998/19
10
49
10998/46
1.103
switchyard
4.4.
Reciprocating
Compressors - ground
floor
Warehouses
4.5.
4.6.
4.11.
Ware hous
chemicals -paint shop
Management and
workshops
Power stations
andsubstations – building
SD- basement, groundfloor
Transformer station –
building Tool room,
basement, ground floor
Water station - ground
floor
Tanks forprocess water
4.12.
Gas station
4.7.
4.8.
4.9.
4.10.
5.
own
849
Ground floor
4.3.
holder
254
Niš-Ćele
Kula
Niš-Ćele
Kula
10
10998/55
183
own
59
10998/56
753
own,hol
der
Niš-Ćele
Kula
Niš-Ćele
Kula
Niš-Ćele
Kula
Niš-Ćele
Kula
10
10998/62
494
own
10
10998/63
20
holder
10
10998/64
1.476
holder
69
10998/66
319
holder
Niš-Ćele
Kula
72
10998/69
52
own
Niš-Ćele
Kula
Niš-Ćele
Kula
Niš-Ćele
Kula
10
10998/103
91
own
10
10998/109
20
own
118
10998/121
34
holder
Ei COMPONENTS
Niš, mb 06793690
5.006
5.1.
warehousechemicals
5.2.
ManagementandProductio
n
Basement
Niš-Ćele
Kula
Niš-Ćele
Kula
47
10998/24
175
33
10998/30
4.165
holder
own
928
Ground floor
1.248
I floor
620
IIfloor
898
III floor
391
5.3.
Technical gasstation ground floor
Niš-Ćele
Kula
46
10998/43
156
holder
5.4.
Station for technicalgases
– bunker - ground floor
Niš-Ćele
Kula
47
10998/44
191
holder
5.5.
Management
Niš-Ćele
Kula
48
10998/45
319
Groundfloor
113
I floor
206
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6.
Ei INDUSTRIAL
ELECTRONIC
ELEKTRONIKA, doo,
Niš, mb 07360754
6.1.
1.236
Chemical Store - ground
floor
Management and
production
Basement
6.2.
Niš-Ćele
Kula
Niš-Ćele
Kula
6913
10998/41
54
49
10998/46
1.182
1.046
Ei METAL, doo, Niš,
mb 07211031
7.1.
6.875
Management and
production
Basement
Niš-Ćele
Kula
69
10998/66
6.044
517
5.385
I sprat
142
Air ventsgalvanizing
7.3.
Air ventsgalvanizing
7.4.
Warehouse and plants for
water treatment in
electroplating
Niš-Ćele
Kula
Niš-Ćele
Kula
Niš-Ćele
Kula
70
10998/67
20
holder
70
10998/68
20
holder
70
10998/72
295
holder
Basement,
ground floor
ground floor , sprat
Soko magazine - ground
floor
metalstorage - shed
7.6.
8.
8.2.
Management and
production
Niš-Ćele
Kula
Niš-Ćele
Kula
78
10998/75
254
holder
143
10998/136
242
holder
Niš-Ćele
Kula
Niš-Ćele
Kula
86
10998/84
515
own
86
10998/83
13.048
own
Ei AIR
CONDITIONING ,
doo, Niš, mb
17430327
9.1.
2.313
Eight building
9.2.
10.1.
159
13.563
Management-shelter
10.
136
Ei ČEGAR, doo, Niš,
mb 07210922
8.1.
9.
holder
Ground floor
7.2.
7.5.
own
136
I floor
7.
holder
Niš-Ćele
Kula
49
10998/46
1.737
own
Basement
758
Ground floor
932
II floor
47
Soko magazine - ground
floor
Niš-Ćele
Kula
78
10998/75
Ei 7. OKTOBAR,
doo, Niš, mb
07318359
576
holder
1.982
Eight building
Niš-Ćele
Kula
49
10998/46
1.769
own
43
10.2.
11.
Basemen
297
Ground floor
32
I floor
1.440
Garages
Niš-Ćele
Kula
10998/134
Ei IRIN, doo, Niš,
mb 07308515
11.1.
11.2.
11.3.
Building IRIN-KVALITY
Niš-Ćele
Kula
Niš-Ćele
Kula
Niš-Ćele
Kula
100
10998/97
1.011
144
10998/99
9
103
10998/140
2.390
14.
own
580
Attic
880
2.480
Niš-Ćele
Kula
69
10998/66
2.480
holder
88
2.392
Ei SYSTEMS, doo,
Niš, mb 17211749
775
Building Ei Honeywell
Niš-Ćele
Kula
107
10998/107
Ei SASTAVNI
DELOVI, doo, Niš,
mb 07210949
14.1.
holder
III floor
Management and
production
Basement
13.1.
own
930
Ground floor
13.
holder
II floor
Ei FACTORY METAL
COMPONENTS,
doo, Niš, mb
07211007
12.1.
213
3.410
Building IRIN – three
floors
Trafo station
12.
127
775
own
2.731
Sapoce in the building
Niš-Ćele
Kula
69
10998/66
2.731
holder
II floor
1.357
III floor
1.374
LOKATION ŽITORAĐA
1.
1.1.
Ei HERCULEM, doo,
Žitorađa, mb
17552228
9.636
Management and
production
Boiler roomwithcoal store
Žitorađa
3487
5300/38
7.845
own
Žitorađa
3487
5300/38
636
own
Žitorađa
3487
5300/38
170
own
1.1.
Storageof
flammablematerials
Shelter
Žitorađa
3487
5300/38
757
own
1.1.
storagebottles
Žitorađa
3487
5300/38
54
own
1.1.
1.1.
44
1.1.
Reception
Žitorađa
TORAL
TEHNIS
3487
5300/38
174
own
88.566
BROWNFIELD LOCATIONS
1. BASIC INFORMATION : EI Televizija d.o.o.
Location: Real-estate Cadaster Niš
Location name: EI Televizija d.o.o.
LAND AND BUILDING SIZE:
Total land size (m2): 18039
Total object surface (m.): 16790
LOCATION DESCRIPTION:
Buildings are locatednext to therailway lineand the roadNis-Sofia, about 6 km from thecity of Nis, and
the distance from thelocation ofNisairport isabout 15km.
2. BASIC INFORMATION : EI Metal
Location name: EI Metal
Buildings are locatednext to therailway lineand the roadNis-Sofia, about 6 km from thecity of Nis, and
the distance from thelocation ofNisairport isabout 15km.
3. BASIC INFORMATION : EI Jugorendgen ad
Location name: EI Jugorendgen ad
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This partof the complex"Electrical Industry"was usedfor the production ofx-ray machines. The site
consistsof 10.000m2 production halls,warehouses3.500m2 and 2.500m2in the basement andthreestoryadministration building.
The site isintended forindustrialactivity, with well-equipped infrastructure
4. BASIC INFORMATION : Pomoravlje a.d
Location name: Pomoravlje a.d
Formerfactorypaint. City ofNis, near the airport'' Constantine The Great'' (300m), , Close to the
highwayNis-Belgrade(800m), two railway tracks in the factory,Filling Station withoverheadstored
reservoircapacity of850m3
LEND AND OBJECTS
1. Paints andvarnishes8822m2
2. Central warehouse of728m2
3. Proizvodnja suvih boja 250 m2
4. Productionof drypaint250m2
5. Administration Building 850 m2
6. Warehouse370 m2
7. Entrance/porter building 130 m2
8. Boiler room
offer:Differentoptionson request
Construction land
Advantages:

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



City of Nis
Vicinity of airport „Constantine the Great “ (300 m)
Vicinity of high way Ni[/Belgrade, corridor X (600 m)
Two railway tracs inside the factory
Above groundstorage tankswith capacity of 850m3
Shippingandcustoms (300 m)
Posibility of creatingothercontentson the land property
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5. BASIC INFORMATION : MIN (Mechanic industry Nis)
Location name: MIN (Mechanic industry Nis)
Location , Sumadijska 1 Street, area of30 ha ofthe co/co-ownersafter privatization of the
business organizations, the most importantobjectsof societywhichwereterminatedafterthe privatization
contractin restructuring / MIN Vagonka, MIN Lokomotiva and MIN Specijalna vozila
Average monthly rent for a factory/industrial unit in a prime location (per m2 Euro)Rental values for business premises
Rental rates in the pedestrian zone of the City of Niš generally range € 40-50/m2/month, however
certain units achieve even up to € 80/m2/month. The high-street and downtown are the primary
preferred shopping areas of the City of Niš.
Rental levels for non-anchor tenants in shopping centers generally range between € 30-50/m2/month.
Rental rates in old-style shopping centers and department stores generally range between € 1020/m2/month depending on the location, size and condition of the premises.
Rental values for industrial and warehousing facilities
Rental levels of old industrial premises in Serbia are still between € 1.5-3.0/m2/month. Average rental
levels for old industrial facilities in the City of Niš are at the lower end of Serbia average, standing at € 12/m2/month.
Demand for modern warehouse facilities in Serbia is still unmet and average rental rates in this segment
of the industrial market reach € 3-6 m2/month. Rental level is mostly determined by an object’s
amenities, ceiling height, location and accessibility. The City of Niš could be found in the level between €
3-5/m2/month.
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TARGETED INDUSTRIES - CITY OF NIŠ
WHY TO INVEST IN THE SECTORS OF:
1. ELECTRONIC / MECHANIC / AUTOMOTIVE
2. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
3. FOOD PROCESSING
SECTOR OF ELECTRONIC AND MECHANICAL INDUSTRY / AUTOMOTO
LONG HISTORY OF ELECTRONIC INDUSTY IN NIS
At the beginning of the 60s of the XX century, City of Niš, as one of the biggest centers in the Republic of
Serbia, with the developed industry and wide network of various institutions, established the Technical
Faculty that comprised: the Department of Mechanical Engineering, the Department of Civil
Engineering, the Department of Architecture and the Department of Electronics
With its geographical position and size, developed industry and a wide network of infrastructure, Niš
was eligible to become a university and electronic center.From the moment when the first graduated
student defended his diploma paper till today, 5509 candidates obtained diplomas of the Faculty of
Electronic Engineering in Niš, 516 defended master theses, and 187 candidates defended doctor
theses.
An unavoidable cornerstone for the establishing of the Faculty of Electronic Engineering was laid by
Zavodi PP, later The Electronic Industry in Niš , that made Niš - well known CITY OF ELECTRONIC
INDUSTRY
The company Electronic Industry Niš started working on 10.04.1948. when RR Zavodi (RR Institutions)
were established in Nis for the production of radios. In the following years, from 1951 till 1960, the
company mastered the production of: Electron (vacuum) tube, X -ray tubes and black and white TV
tubes, Switches, button and potentiometers, KT devices, Speakers and Transistor radios (1960)
In later years, Electronic Industry Nis had approximately 26,000 employees (about 18,500 only in Nis)
and more than 50 companies with the following production programs: medical equipment, - Electro
medicine, railway signaling, telecommunications equipment, metal products, televisions and radios,
washing machines, semiconductors, meters and teleprinters, Military program, color cathode and
electronic tubes, Program of computer technology, - Maintenance, system protection and energy supply
Program
After the year 2000, owing to the lack of privatization concept for the whole EI complex, individual
purchasing of companies by private enterprises commenced. Therefore, today there are about 100
private companies doing business in EI, engaged in production, trade and services, and employing
approximately 1,800 employees
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NIŠ UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
Today the Faculty of Electronic Engineering in Niš represents a prestigious educational and scientific
research organization that successfully follows the developments in electronic engineering, information
and communication technologies in the world, and which represents a basis for a modern economy in
the technological development of our country in the 21st century, with its study programs of
professional, bachelor, master and doctoral studies
The Faculty of Electronic Engineering enrolls up to
- 540 students for the first degree studies
- 352 students for second degree studies
- up to 100 students for third degree studies.
The teaching process at the Faculty of Electronic Engineering is performed by 166 teachers and
associates
Syllabi of the subjects, adapted to the requests of modern economy and technical engineering. provide
knowledge necessary for certain fields, such as: computer science and informatics, multimedia systems,
industrial control systems, industrial electrical power engineering, telecommunication systems and
technologies and applied electronics.
Basic academic studies
After the two first years at the study programe. Students can choos more specialized fields within
existing modules:
 Electric Power Engineering
 Electronic Components and Microsystems
 Electronics and Microprocessor Technology
 Computer Science and
 Telecommunications
 Control Systems
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Through the study program Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, students gain competencies to design,
produce, test and maintain devices and systems, as well as necessary software logistics in the field of electric power
engineering, microelectronics, electronics, computer science and informatics, telecommunications and control
systems.
Master academic studies present the continuation of basic academic studies with programs:
 Control Systems with modules: Automatic Control Systems and Computer Control Systems
and Measurement Engineering.
 Telecommunications
 Computer Science and Informatics with 3 modules: computer engineering, Information
Technologies and Software Engineering
 Electronics and Microprocessor Technology with two modules: Electronic Components and
Microsystems (ECM) and Electronics and Microprocessor Technology (EMT)
 Electrical Power Engineering - Special goals of the study program Electrical Power Engineering
are aimed at additional education in the fields of exploitation and planning of electrical power
networks, electrical machines, regulated electrical drives and their design, measurement and
information systems in industry, electric traction, the application of telecommunications in
power engineering, electromagnetic compatibility and static electricity in industry
Doctoral academic studies - Departements :
 Control systems departmant (works on robotics and automation problems)
 Electronics departmant (works on computer aided design of Electronic Circuits)
 Power engineering departmant (works on energy transmission systems)
 Mathematics departmant (works on new matematical -numerical- models)
 Measurements departmant (works on new measurement methods and tools)
 Microelectronics departmant (works on energy harvesting problems and new electronic circuits)
 Computer Science departmant (works on new information systems)
 Telecommunications departmant (works on filter and feding problems)
 Departmant of Theoretical Electrical Engineering (works on permanent magnet problems and
new mathematical models for fast field computation)
 General education departmant (mproves foreign language knowledge and business
correspondence skills)
Laboratories
Teaching laboratories
- The Laboratory for Telecommunications
- TheLaboratory for microwave technique and satellite television
- Laboratory for electro-acoustics
Research and scientific laboratories:
- Laboratory for Telecommunication Systems
- Laboratory for Telecommunication networks and Audio signal processing
- Laboratory for microwave and sub millimeter technique and wireless communications
- Laboratory for multimedia communications
- Laboratory for Computer Graphics and Geo-Information systems (CG&GIS Lab)
- CIITLab Laboratory (Computation Intelligence and Information Technologies Laboratory)
- Laboratory for parallel, distributed and specialized computer systems
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Laboratory for Intelligent information systems, InfosysLab laboratory
Laboratory for medical informatics
Laboratory for Device Characterization
Laboratory for Electrical Materials
Laboratory for Modeling and Simulation of Microelectronic Devices and Microsystems
(MICROSIM)
Laboratory for Applied Physics
Laboratory for vacuum and gas technology
Laboratory for electrical measurements, Laboratory for electronic measurements and
Laboratory for measuring systems
FACULTY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NIŠ
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Nis (FME) is an independent department of the University of Nis. It
was established at 1960. The faculty employs 50 research & teaching assistants, 10 research assistants, 8
assistant professors, 10 associate professors, 30 full professors and 42 administrative staff. Separate
organizational structure is formed for the purpose of the research and development, which is performed
in 6 accredited laboratories and 4 research departments, coordinated by the faculty institute office.
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Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Niš provides three levels of academic studies:
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

the first studying level – basic academic studies;
the second studying level – graduate academic studies – master
the third studying level – doctoral (PhD) academic studies.
Studies are organized in the ﬁelds of
-
Energy and Process Engineering
Information and Production Technologies Engineering and Industrial Management
Machine Construction
Development and Engineering
Mechatronics and Control
Traffc Engineering
Transport and Logistics
In the Department of Mechanical Engineering following centers are working: Center for Development
and design of machinery (CERP), Center for Quality and Standards, Center for Welding and Welded
Structures, Centre for transfer of new technologies (TTC), Training Center, Center for Applied
Mathematics, Center for Transportation and Logistics, Center for nonlinear dynamics and the active
construction. In addition to these centers of Mechanical Engineering in Nis, there are centers that
operate as a separate organizational unit of the Faculty, as follows: Regional Center for Energy
Efficiency, Innovation Centre for Information Technology, Center for engines and vehicles
ICIT –Innovation Centre for Information Technology
ICIT is focused on the development for the application of ICT in industry and support to SMEs in the
implementation of innovative research results. ICIT has conducted numerous projects, funded by the
Ministry of Science and Environmental Protection, as well as bilateral, for customers in the industry.
Innovation Centre for Information Technology was founded in 2002 with the assistance of the Ministry
of Science, Technology and Development, on the basis of the innovation centers. The center is
characterized by excellent results in many fields of research and implementation of ICT in collaboration
with global industry, government and public sector. ICIT has successfully developed more than 100 local
and international projects in recent years, primarily in the field of ICT education, innovative research
and development and capacity building. In addition to research full-time, in ICIT's development center
work a number of external consultants.
The range of skills and experience ICIT's staff has been successfully applied in practice for over 10 years,
particularly in the following areas:
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Organization and implementation of training, international workshops and seminars;
Development of e-banking, e-government applications and content management, library
information systems and e-training for numerous local and European companies;
Consulting for business development and e-business processes and use different tools,
international cooperation and the inclusion of ICT projects in Serbia;
Design and implementation of flexible PLM, CAD / CAM solutions and providing high quality
services for international manufacturing companies;
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Years of training in ICT - databases, e-business and Java programming courses for different
target groups
CIT operates in almost built, modern research facility with 58 work stations at more than 1000 square
meters of space, with the most modern, powerful and reliable communication and energy
infrastructure, meeting rooms, rooms for presentations and recreational facilities
FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS
The academic studies at I degree studies (3 year academic studies) and II degree studies (2 year
postgraduate academic studies and 1 year specialized academic studies) are organized within the
following areas:
– Mathematics,
– Informatics,
– Physics,
– Chemistry,
– Geography,
– Biology.
The III degree studies have 4 study programs of doctoral studies in the following areas:
– Mathematics
– Informatics
– Physics
– Chemistry.
The Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics prepares its students for the number of activities in the
industry, IT companies, State bodies, stock exchanges, banks, touristic organizations, and for the variety
of other activities. Founded in 1999.
FACULTY OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETU
Faculty of Occupational Safety in Nis is an educational and scientific institution which organizes and
implements academic and professional study programmes at all study levels, innovation of knowledge,
and other forms of professional education and development. The Faculty conducts basic, applied and
developmental research pertinent to its accredited activities.
The Faculty has advisory and professional bodies, or Chairs for related courses:
 CHAIR OF SYSTEM RESEARCH IN SAFETY AND RISK
 CHAIR OF PREVENTIVE ENGINEERING
 CHAIR OF ENERGY PROCESSES AND SAFETY
 CHAIR OF WORKING AND LIVING ENVIRONMENT QUALITY
 CHAIR OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND HUMANIZATION OF WORKING AND LIVING
At the Faculty of Occupational Safety there are 19 laboratories for different purpose’s. Laboratories
were equipped for teaching purposes, but also through the work of the Institute of the Faculty and
cooperation and services provided to other organizations.
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Laboratories:
Chemical Laboratory, Noise and Vibration Laboratory, Ecotoxicology Laboratory, Electro Laboratory
Laboratory for Thermo-technical Examinations, Air Pollution Control Laboratory,Information Technology
Center, Physics Laboratory, Artificial Neural Networks Laboratory, Laboratory for Risk and Accident
Management, Laboratory for Safety Systems of Machines and Transportation Devices, Water Protection
Laboratory, Fire Alarm Systems Laboratory, Explosion Protected Electrical Devices Laboratory,
Electromagnetic Radiation Laboratory, Ergonomic and Health Risks Laboratory, Environmental
Protection Economics and Ecological Management Study, Study for Economics and Organization
Researches in the area of Occupational Safety and Fire Protection, Technical Fire Protection Study
On completion of the study programme, the student becomes professionally competent for:
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ecological risk assessment,
developing local strategies of sustainable development and environmental protection,
assessing effect on the environment and making study reports on the effect assessment
and on the strategic effect assessment,
making study reports on assessing risk from hazardous materials,
devising prevention plans and programs for hazardous material accidents, their
sanitation and recovery,
conducting integrated pollution prevention and control and creating documentation on
the integrated license,
evaluating efficiency and effectiveness of processes, equipment, and devices as they
relate to environmental protection measures,
projecting systems and devising and realizing plans and programs for environmental
protection monitoring,
creating and updating a registry of conditions and pollutants,
preparing reports and reporting on the environmental condition,
realizing procedures for waste and hazardous material management,
establishing and developing an integrated system of management,
providing supervision in environmental protection,
organising environmental protection in a business system,
education and management of knowledge about environmental protection,
managing projects and innovations in a system for environmental protection,
developing metrics and methods to assess the effectiveness of an environmental
protection system,
applying IT in Environmental Engineering,
developing engineering ethics
pursuing doctoral studies in the same or related areas.
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
ICT is among the most vibrant and the fastest growing Serbian sectors
Information technology, along with education and development, in recent years, have been recognized
by the state as well as the City of Nis and the region, as an important aspect for the development of
society and the Serbian economy.
Modern IT production in Serbia and in the region, are:
 manufacturers and distributors of computer and computer equipment
 manufacturers and distributors of computer services and computer software
Serbian IT industry in 2011
 A total of 1,704 active enterprises, which created revenues higher than 1 million RSD,
 A total number of employees is 14,876 and represents 10% of total workforce in Serbia.
 The average number of employees is 8.7 and
 The average revenue and added value - per employee, were €80,034 and €26,598, respectively.
 The number of IT companies increased by 5.6% in comparison to 2010.
Why Particularly IT Investments?
The main reasons are:
IT infrastructure is the important condition for economy, society and government
development;
For taking part in global economy the IT industry requires significantly smaller resources than
the other industries;
IT industry is significantly cheaper but more profitable than other industries;
ICT industry development prevents the “brain drain”.
Why to invest in IT in NIš?
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system provides graduates with an excessive theoretical knowledge
university education has been under reform, introducing new curricula in line with the Bologna
Accords
significant involvement in development of new innovative products
cooperation of existing IT companies with companies from other sectors that are operating in
the area related to the targeted product:
General Statistics-Serbia
GDP (absolute): €29.5 billion (per capita: €3,994)
GDP - composition by sector: Manufacturing (18.3%); Real estate, renting and other business
services (16.4%); Wholesale, retail and repairs (12.8%); Agriculture, hunting, forestry and
water works supply (11.2%); ICT (6.1%) and Others (35.1%)
55.2% of households have personal computers
47.5% of households have Internet access
83.9% of households have mobile phones
143 Mobile telephone subscriptions/100 pop
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42.6 Fixed telephone lines/100 pop; 98.5% digitalised network
Per cent of GDP spent on R&D: less than 0.8% (government fund estimated on 0.5%)
Per cent of GDP spent on Education: 2.4%
IT COMPANIES IN CITY OF NIS
Troxo - Sweden company with development office in Nis, founded in 2001. Troxo has been developing
applications for the web hosting industry and web 2.0 companies,provide outsourcing, web
development and PHP development services
Youngculture - Swiss Software Engineering firm, specialized in development of web-based e-business
solutions, founded in 1996. Youngculture was founded in 1996, and has headquarters in Zurich,
Switzerland, and branches in Belgrad and Nis, Serbia.
Motion DSP - USA Company with development office in Nis. They develops video enhancement
software that improves the quality video, including mobile phones, digital cameras
Accordia - USA company, with headquarter in New York and office in Nis. Running server-client
applications, web applications and similar.
Uni4Gold i- domestic company that, oriented on business application and banking systems
development for domestic market.
Energosoft - company based in Novi Sad, with the office in Nis, engagedin
designinganddevelopinginformation systems andtelecommunications networks,deliveryof active
andpassivenetworkequipment.
Ates nearsourcing - Swiss , outsorsing company, with an office in Niš
Ilumnis - company headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with an office in Nis, specialized for
marketingsystems, datacleaning, business intelligenceanddata warehousing.
Horisen - company headquartered in Switzerland; with offices in Serbia located in Paracin and Nis;
software development in mobile and web applications
Autview - joint Austrian and Serbian capital, with head office in Novi Sad and development office in
Nis.They work full cycle custom development and outsourcing
Irvas - company from Nis that provides services in the area of software development, information
systems, and sales of computer and communication equipment
Digit -domestic firm headquartered in Belgrade, with an office in Nis. Beside software development,
they also sell HP computer equipment and provide trainingof ITstaff intheir owncenter with license of
OracleUniversity.
Cim college -a company from Nis providing consulting services for management systems
implementation, and software development and implementation
ING Software - young domestic company founded in 2009 in Nis. They are development and offshore
outsourcing company, providing R&D, software engineering, SEO, industrial design and IT consulting
services.
IT on the FACULTY OF ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
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Computer Science and Informaticswith 3 modules:
computer engineering, Information Technologies and Software Engineering
The aim of the study program Computer Science and Informatics at the master academic
studies is education of students for acquiring academic title master engineer of electrical
engineering and computer science. Master engineers have the knowledge of the highest degree
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in the field of computer science and informatics. After finishing master academic studies,
master engineers are competent for the following tasks: independent or team work in the
computer and software industry at the development and maintenance of complex systems and
products, team work in development and research projects of developmental centers,
institutes and other academic institutions in the field of computer science and informatics. They
are also competent for teaching in the field of computer science and informatics in high schools
or tertiary educational institutions (as teaching associates).
PRIVATE FACULTY
METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY
Metropolitan University has four faculties:
Faculty of Information Technology – FIT
Faculty of Management - FM
Faculty of Digital Art - FDU
Faculty of Sport and Tourism - Tims
The Faculty of Information Technology, Metropolitan University, comprises:
Bachelor studies in INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY with majors in:
 Information Systems
 Software Engineering
 Software Development for Computer Games
Graduate studies in INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND SYSTEMS with majors in:
 Information Systems
 Information Security
PhD studies in INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY with majors in:
 Bioinformatics
 Information Security
The Faculty of Information Technology, the founder of Metropolitan University, was the first in the
country to obtain work permit from the Ministry of Education which includes distance learning –
through the Internet, due to the most up-to-date technologies it applies.
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FOOD PROCESING
POSSIBILITIES OF THE REGION
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Processing / Packing meat and poultry
Processing / fruit and vegetables
Manufacture of prepared meals and food products
Fish farm and fish processing
Dried products and bakery industry
Production of dairy products
Production of beverages and beers, carbonated and non-carbonated soft drinks
spirits industry
water production and bottling
poroduction and packaging of fruit juices
beer production
wine productionž
Recognizing the need to provide agriculture and rural areas due consideration, the City of Niš
has established a Directorate for Agriculture and Rural Development
Indicators
Data for the Region -:Nis, Leskovac, Merosina, Doljevac and Gadzin Han.
The region covers parts of central and southern Serbia. It spreads over
2.261 km2, which represents 2,55% of the territory of the RS.
Region covers parts of two administrative districts: Leskovac is
administrative center of the Jablanicki district, while Nis, Merosina,
Gadzin Han and Doljevac belong to Nisava district. Nis is the
administrative center of the Nisava district.
The region's population is 442.543 inhabitants, or 6,21% of total
population of Serbia.
Working capacity in the region
Data
Working population, 2002
% of active population
Total employment
Total unemployment
Unemployment rate
Average gross wage
Average net wage
Leskovac
104.241
66.71
26.122
23.439
26
393
283
Nis
173.151
69.12
64.314
36.947
36
439
317
Gadzin Han
5.621
53.72
1.670
1.514
45
355
257
Doljevac
12.589
64.36
1.505
2.778
58
357
254
Merosina
9.014
60.86
1.210
2.438
55
309
222
Source: www.siepa.com
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Agriculture landThe share of agriculture land in total land surface varies between 56% (Leskovac) and
75,9% (Doljevac).
Table - Land surface, % of agricultural land and no. of cadastral municipalities
Admin. Unit
Land surface, km2
Agricultural land, %
Cadastral municipalities
Serbia
88.407
65.8
Leskovac
1025
56.0
140
Nis
597
63.4
73
Merosina
193
75.8
22
Gadzin Han
325
72.7
34
Doljevac
121
75.9
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Source: Annual year book - Municipalities in Serbia, 2012
Land price
Land price vary a lot, and depend on a number of factors, like position, quality, condition etc. Common
price is 4.000-6.000 Euros per ha, but in a number of cases this price can be higher or lower. Meadows
and pastures are cheapest land, and commonly price of this land is low. Price of arable land is higher,
and can increase significantly if land plot is huge, located around river (possibility for irrigation) or in
vicinity of the village. In these cases land price can reach more than 10.000 Euros.
More common situation is renting of land. Common price for renting is 50-100 E/ha/year. Rented arable
land is expensive, while renters have to pay in cash for rented land.
The region has 135.771 ha of agricultural land, of which 86.481 ha (63.70% of total agricultural land) of
the highest quality, arable, land.
Table - Agriculture land structure
Land type
Agriculture land
Arable land, totally
- Cereals
- Industrial
crops
- Vegetables
- Fodder
Orchards
Vineyards
Meadows
Pastures
Leskovac
Nis
57.404
38.172
24.240
37.836
21.478
11.566
930
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5.364
5.447
3.359
3.248
4.925
7.695
2.681
5.242
1.853
3.250
1.963
9.292
Gadzin
Han
17.085
8.711
3.370
Doljevac
Merosina
Totally, Share,
ha
%
135.771
100
86.481 63.70
51.440 37.89
9.186
7.377
5.580
14.260
10.743
6.684
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0.71
1.045
3.678
1.153
206
2.010
4.976
1.066
404
252
393
306
858
1.397
1.395
1.473
454
544
1.406
11.553
16.166
8.090
7.551
9.748
24.227
8.51
11.91
5.96
5.56
7.18
17.84
Source: Annual year book – Municipalities in Serbia, 2012
In the examined region there are around 9.748 ha of meadows and 24.227 ha of pastures. The pastures
and meadows are usually not cultivated lands
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MAIN PLANT PRODUCTIONS
Crop production
Corn is sown on around 25.000 ha while similar land area is occupied by wheat (around 24.000 ha).
Estimated average annual production, (based on common years) is 100.000-120.000 t of corn and
80.000-90.000 t of wheat. Average yields per ha are low, and quite lower in comparison with Serbian
average.
Vegetable production
Official data shows that different vegetable crops sow on 11.553 hectares (8.51% of total agriculture
land).Potatoes, onions and peppers are planted on the largest area, but the greatest importance in the
region is given to the production of tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers.
Fruit production
Main market oriented fruit production in region are plum, sour cherry and berry production. Basic
figures about these productions in Serbia are given in following table.
Table - Fruit production in examined region
Crop
Sour cherry
Plum
Apple
Pears
Strawberry
Raspberry
Blackberry
Peach
Apricot
Sweet cherry
Grapes
Land area, ha
3.190
1.570
535
455
326
310
140
50
50
30
750
Estimated
average annual
production, t
28.500
24.900
13.975
11.375
3.520
3.350
1.800
1.500
1.500
450
12.600
LSGs with recorded production
All municipalities
All municipalities
Leskovac, Nis and Doljevac
Leskovac, Nis and Doljevac
Lekovac, Nis and Gadzin Han
Leskovac, Gadzin Han
Leskovac, Gadzin Han
Nis
Nis
Nis
Nis and Doljevac
Data source – LED offices, 2013
Fruit production is of significant economic importance for this region
Fruit production has expansion in the region. There are more than 250 ha of new, young, orchards,
primarily sour cherries and plums. Few big cooling facilities established own sour cherry and plum
orchards in the region on large scale. Region also has new apple, pear and sweet cherry orchards. Just in
Nis there are around 30 ha of new sweet cherry orchards. Nis is also trying to restore grape production
by raising new vineyards.
Industrial and other plants
Official data show that industrial crop production is expressed only in Leskovac, where the industrial
plants sow on 930 hectares.
Production of medicinal and aromatic herbs is not developed in the region.
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Mushroom production is also not developed in the region, Farmers, almost exclusively, sell collected
mushrooms to buyers which are collection places for further distribution toward cooling plants.
Collected mushrooms are export product.
Livestock production
Population in rural districts of Jablanica and Nisava traditionally raised cattle.
Table - Number of livestock in Jablanica and Nisava
Unit
Cattle
Pigs
Sheep
Goats
Poultry
Hives
Serbia
908.990
3.403.288
1.729.278
235.576
26.627.308
673.651
Jablanica
26.180
62.202
15.724
5.890
453.760
26.272
Nisava
24.913
92.506
39.500
13.397
578.797
31.833
Totally
51.093
154.708
55.224
19.287
1.032.557
58.105
Source: Preliminary results Agriculture census, 2012
Milk production
Most important livestock production is dairy production. Based on last relevant data from MAFWM,
from 2010, there are 15.786 milking cows in Jablanica district and 15.494 cows in Nisava district.
Estimated milk production in both districts is around 125.120 t of milk per year.
Meat production
Meat production sector is completely unorganized sector. The main suppliers of butchers and
slaughterhouses are small, subsistence, households with few livestock.
Beekeeping
In Jablanica and Nišavski district there are 58.107 registered bee colonies, while in examined region
there are around 40.000 bee colonies. Average honey production per hive is quite small and usually it is
around 15 kg/hive/year
Table - Estimated economic value of farm production - Main products
Crop
Maize
Wheat
Sour cherry
Plum
Apple
Pear
Raspberry
Blackberry
Strawberry
Potatoes
Production, t
105.774
86.724
28.500
24.900
13.975
11.375
3.300
1.800
3.520
63.000
Price, E
0.22
0.25
0.9
0.14- 0.25
0.25-0.40
0.401-0.602
1.0 - 1.35
0.81–0.90
0.60-0.90
0.20 – 0.25
Total value, mil E
23.27
21.68
25.65
3.48 – 6.22
3.49 – 5.59
4.55 - 6.82
3.30 – 4.45
1.45 - 1.62
2.11 – 3.17
12.60 – 15.75
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Black onion
Industrial pepper
Tomato
Pepper
Milk – cows
Honey
Lambs
19.100
26.000
33.800
22.925
125.120
871,5
2.010
0.22-0.27
0.28 – 0.35
0.28 – 0.36
0.28 – 0.33
0,31 – 0.35
2-2.5
1.8
4.20 – 5.15
7.28 – 9.10
9.46 – 12.17
6.42 – 7.56
38.78 – 43.72
1.74 - 2.18
3.62
Food processing capacities
Food industry in Serbia has a significant development in the last ten years, as can be seen by the share
of the food industry in the country's GDP.
Food industry represented in the region is: the tobacco industry, processing of fruits and vegetables,
production of milk and milk products. There is, but not developed, the production of flour and flour
products, and meat and meat products. Production of alcoholic beverages is present in few small wine
cellars and in Porecje company. In the region there are no processing facilities operating with processing
of industrial plants, water factories, juices production, sweeties etc.
The basic characteristics of the food industry in the region are:
 the presence of large capacities from socialistic period that are not in function
 much higher production capacities in relation to the availability of raw material
 low rate of utilization of existing capacities (most common 30-50%)
 old equipment and technological solutions etc.
Milk production
Region has two industrial dairy plants:
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Niska mlekara – Production capacity – 120 t of milk per day
AD mlekara Leskovac, Leskovac – Production capacity - 50 t of milk per day
Region also has few smaller active handcraft dairies:
- Donji Barbes, Gadzin Han
- Gadzin Han, Gadzin Han
- Biomlek, Tulovo
- ZZ MK Petrovic-Gornje Krajince, Lekosvac
- Milk House, Nis
Slaughterhouses
There are several slaughterhouses in the region and most of them are located in Nis.
- Nisprodukt, Nis
- Dakom d.o.o., Nis
- Biftek, Nis
- Mesoprodukt, Leskovac
Registered slaughterhouses have capacities to slaughter 100 heifers or fattened bulls per day (more
than 30.000 heads per year).
Fruit and vegetable processing
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According to informal data from the MAFWM, there are 181 registered coolers in Serbia for the
preservation of fruit and vegetables with a total capacity of 608.000 tons.
In addition there are more than 300 small freezing units (capacities 50-400 t).
There are 81 factories for warm processing and drying of fruit and vegetable with installed capacities of
565.000 tons. Around 20 plants produced juices and concentrates.
Nisavski and Jablanicki districts have around 20-25 processing companies
Other food processors
There are several companies in the region that are dealing with production of powder products. Biggest
and most important ones are:
- Yumis, Nis
- Centropak, Nis
- Unijapak, Nis
- Novi pak Premijum, Nis
- Moravka, Leskovac
Main products of these companies are soups, puddings and whipped creams, various spices and other
powder products in smaller packages. Some of these companies produce different teas.
The main goals of the Development Strategy of the City of Niš (20102020) are:
 Territorial development oriented to environmental sustainability (Transform the Cityof Niš into
an urban regional centre with high environmental quality, communalservices and transport links
in accordance with advanced development policies andbest practices of the developed
European towns and cities)
 Establish a safe and reliable environment for investment conducive to sustainableeconomic
development (Create conditions for adequate workforce formation, openingup of financial
opportunities, logistics, attracting of investments, industrial relocationand creation of new
enterprises in high-added value economic sectors)
 Balanced and comprehensive improvement of the quality of life in the City of Nis(Create an
encouraging and safe social environment in which all citizens will be ableto express and fulfill
their needs for belonging and identity, socialization and personalgrowth)
 Improvement of the institutional setting and the governances processes (Implementinstitutional
reforms aimed at increasing the capacities and the efficiency of thecommunity decision-making
processes, following principles of subsidiary on theterritory of the City).
CITY OF NIŠ STRATEGIC DOCUMENTS AND MASTER PLANS
1. City of Nis Development Strategy, 2007 (City of Nis, UN Habitat);
2. Revision of the City of Niš Development Strategy to 2020 (City of Nis, UN Habitat);
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3. Operating Plan Implementation Strategy for the City of Nis 2009-2011 (City of Nis, UN Habitat);
4. Action Plan of the City of Niš Development Strategy 2010 – 2014 (EAR/EC Exchange2)
5. City of Nis Housing Strategy 2007-2012 (UN Habitat)
6. Strategy for the Development of Small and Medium Enterprises 2009-2013 (City of Nis, LEDIB
programme)
7. Strategy for the Development of Small and Medium Enterprises of City Municipality Palilula
2009-2013 (LEDIB programme)
8. Strategy for the Development of Small and Medium Enterprises of City Municipality Pantelej
9. Strategy for the Development of Small and Medium Enterprises of City Municipality Medijana
10. Strategy for the Development of Small and Medium Enterprises of City Municipality Crveni Krst
11. Strategy for the Development of Small and Medium Enterprises of City Municipality Niska Banja
12. Social Reform Strategy 2010-2015 (City of Nis)
13. City of Nis Culture Strategy 2010-2015 (City of Nis)
14. City of Nis Strategy for Safety 2010-2014 (USAID)
15. Tourism Development Strategy of the City of Niš 2011-2016 (City of Nis, LEDIB programme)
16. Capital Investment Plan 2010-2014 (USAID)
17. Youth Strategy 2010-2014, (City of Nis)
18. Regional Rural Development Strategy of Nis region 2011
19. Rural Development Action Plan 2011, Agricultural Development Fund
20. City of Nis Health Care Strategy with the Action Plan 2010-2015
21. Waste Management Regional Strategic Plan for the City of Nis, Razanj, Aleksinac, Doljevac,
Merosina, Gadzin Han, Svrljig Soko Banja 2010-2030 (USAID Mega programme)
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THE CITY OF NIS IS THE LOCATION ONE SHOULD NOT MISS, BECAUSE OF:
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Big numbers of culrural instituions – National Theatre, National Museum, the Symphony
Orchestra, the Puppet Theatre, Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments, the
University Library, the City Archives, the Gallery of Contemporary Art, etc.
Archeological and historic sites - Mediana, The Scull Tower,The fortress, Čegar, a lot of
imorptant early cristian remainings etc.
Significant cultural manifestations : Nishville Jazz Festival, NIMUS( classical music festival), Film
Festival, International Choir Ceremony in Nis, Art Colony Sićevo, Sićevo Literary Colony, “ETvrđava” Multi Media Festival, Music Festival “Nisomnia” etc.
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Vicinity of Niš - Oasis of adventure, health and recreation
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Rich vicinity - Sićevo Gorge, Jelasnica Gorge, Bojanine vode, Cerje Cave
number of spa in City vicinity
Extreme sports: paragliding, shooting rally, free climbing
Number of mofern festivals
World known kitchen
Hospitability and friendly people
And one more City of Nis cultural, touristic and economic treasure:
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 cities
Carnuntum (AU), Milano (ITA), Trier (GER), York (GBR), Izmit(TR),
Thesalonoki(GR) and revive the first Christian Emperor, Constantine the
Great, as the revival and begining of future long lasting cooperation,
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Investment Implementation Process
1. Letter of Intent from the investor ( sent to the City and the Government / SIEPA)
2. Preparation and negotiations about the Memorandum of Understanding (if required)
a. Voting of the Government on the Consent to the MoU content (if required)
b. Signing MoU (if required)
3. Registration of the company in Serbia (Steps 2,3 and 4 can be parallel) (15 days)
4. Giving the land free of charge and signing of the land ownership transfer
(60 – 75 days)
a. City of Nis Council makes a decision on drafting the Project Analysis for giving the land
away free of charge (Project Analysis) and the Contract which defines the land
ownership
b. Drafting the Project Analysis
a+b 15 days
c. City of Nis Council makes a decision on adopting the Project Analysis and making its
public announcement
d. Public insight
c+d 10 days
e. City of Nis Council makes a decision on adopting the decision draft on the Project
Analysis and directing it to the City Assembly
f. City Assembly adopts the decision on adopting the Project Analysis
e+f 7-30 days
g. City Assembly decision, Project Analysis and the Contract draft is being sent to the
respective ministry which deals with construction (by the City of Nis counsellor) in order
to form the Commission and draft the Report on the Project Analysis
h. Government of Serbia gives consent to the Project Analysis and the Contract,
g+h 15 days
i. Signing of the Contract on giving the land free of charge and supplying bank guarantees
in the amount of the land market value, ratification of the Contract at the Court and
submission of the application for absolute rights transfer tax and issuing the Decision of
the Tax Office
2 days
j. Transfer of ownership in the Cadastre Office
5. Getting a Location Permit
3 days
(20 days)
a. Drafting the Conceptual Design and the Situation Plan and possibly the Urban Project
and its adoption (parallel to processes 2,3 and 4) - (45-60 days)
b. Getting a Location Permit -- (15-20 days)
I.
Getting conditions from public companies based on the Copy of the Plan,
Cadastre of Underground Installations and List of the Immovable Property from
the Cadastre (water supply and sewerage system, heating, electricity, gas,
telephone...)
15 days
II.
Issuing the location permit
1 day
6. Information on Location
Article 53 - Law on Planning and Construction
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+
1.
2.
3.
Required documents
Application
Institution
Centre for Issuing Permits
Time
Copy of the Plan
Republic Geodetic Authority/
Cadastre Off Nis
1 day
Proof on payment of the City tax
Deadline for issuing the Information on Location, when all of the required documents are submitted, is 3
days.
7. Reparcelation and Parcelation project
If the parcel is not defined, the investor should first have the reparcelation or the parcelation project
drafted before submitting the application for the location permit
1.
Required documents
Application for getting conditions
2.
Copy of the Plan
Institution
Administration for Planning
and Construction
Cadastre Office in Nis
Time
1 day
3.
Proof on payment of the City
administrative tax
After drafting the Reparcelation and Parcelation Project, the investor is obliged to submit the
application for the Project verification.
8. Location Permit
Article 54 – Law on Planning and Construction
Required documents
Institution
Time
1.
Application
2.
Copy of the Plan
Republic Geodetic
1 day
Authority/Cadastre Off. Nis
3.
Underground installation cadastre
Republic Geodetic
1 day
extract
Authority/Cadastre Offi Nis
4.
Evidence on property ownership
Republic Geodetic
1 day
Authority/Cadastre Offi Nis
5.
Situation plan containing data on
Design Office
5 - 7 days
planned disposition, type, purpose
and technical characteristics of the
object
6.
Consents and technical conditions
Water Supply Company,
10 - 15 days
from the local self-government and Heating Plant, Electricity
republic institutions (depending on Distribution Company,
the object type)
Telecommunications
Company, etc.
7.
Proof on payment of the
administrative tax
Deadline for issuing the location permit, when all of the required documents are submitted, is 7 days.
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9. Getting a Construction Permit
(60 days)
a. Drafting the main design, technical control of the project, obtaining the consent from the
Ministry of Interior Affairs – Sector for Emergency Situations (fire protection consent) –
parallel to processes 5b and 6b
(45-60 days)
b. Drafting of Environment Impact Assessment Study (parallel to process 6a)
(45 - 60 days)
I.
Making a Decision on whether the investor should draft the Environmental Impact
ssessment Study depending on the technology which should be used in the object for
which the construction permit is being issued
15 days
II.
Drafting the Study, public announcement and drafting the Decision on providing a
Consent to the Environmental Impact Assessment Study
30 – 45 days
III.
Issuing the Construction Permit (3 days)
Construction Permit
Required documents
Institution
1.
Application
2.
Location permit
Administration for Planning
and Construction
3.
Conceptual Design in three copies,
Design Office
together with the report on
technical control
4.
Evidence on property ownership
Cadastre Off Nis
5.
Paying the tax for constructing or
Public Company for Shelters
maintaining of the public shelter Nis
confirmation
6.
Evidence on defining the terms in
City of Nis Construction
relation to the city construction
Directorate
land development fee (should be
submitted after the Administration
for Planning and Construction
revises the project)
7.
Other consents depending on the
object type
8.
Proof on payment of the republic
administrative tax
Time
1 day
Deadline for issuing the construction permit, when all of the required documents are submitted:
5 days
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OTHERS ABOUT INVESTMENT CLIMATE IN SERBIA AND NIS
 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".
rd
 PricewaterhouseCoopers ranked Serbia as the 3 most attractive manufacturing and
th
7 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 region.
 City of Nis was awarded by National Alliance for Local Economic Development in 2011.
as „Business Friendly Municipality“ as the best ranked local – selfgovernment
 In 2010. City of Nis implemented the local regulations reform (named „GUILLOTINE OF
REGULATIONS“) with International Finance Corporation
Source: CBRE Richard Ellis, Industrail Zone Donje Medjurovo Fesibilty Study
www.privredanis.rs – odsek za statistiku Uprave za privredu,
www.statserb.gov.rs republicki zavod za statistiku
www.nsz.gov.rs nacionalna sluzba za zaposljavanje
CITY OF NIŠ
Tel: +381 (18) 504 411; +381 (18) 209 239
[email protected] - [email protected]
www.kler.ni.rs
www.ni.rs
Project Office for Cooperation with the Diaspora Capacity and Activity Building Focusing on Economic
Development of City of Nis is co-financed by the Office for Cooperation with the Diaspora and the Serbs
in the Region and implemented by the Society of Economists of Nis and the City of Nis
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