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Located at Pan-European Corridor X in the CITY ID south of Serbia, City of Leskovac holds favorable geo-strategic position for duty free CITY OF LESKOVAC, SERBIA exports to various European markets. Large number of highly qualified workforce and Area 1.025 km²; 37% arable land, 27% forests, 36% roads and other young professionals live and work in the Population 144.206 region, representing exceptional intellectual Number of businesses 958 companies, 3.268 entrepreneurs potential. The region is well known for its Key industries Food, textile, wood, chemical industry great wealth in natural resources: land, water, mineral wealth, forests, and organic City budget (EUR) 29.651.652 EUR; capital investments 11,26% agriculture potential. Major production se- Contact Pana Đukića 9-11, 16 000 Leskovac, Serbia, +381 16 200 804, Berlin ctors in the food industry include fruit, vege- [email protected], [email protected] table and meat processing. Total number of companies and entrepreneurs in the sector is 189. Annual crop yield is 356.246 tons, in Munich addition to vegetable yields and fruit pro- Budapest Vienna duction of 156.892 and 212.401 tons respe- ctively. In order to promote investments and exports in agriculture and fruit-processing Zagreb Belgrade industry, the City of Leskovac has developed Milan new industrial “Green Zone” covering the Sarajevo Leskovac area of 971.500 m² just 4 km from the city Sofia Istanbul center in the vicinity of E75 Highway. Being Skopje certified as business-friendly municipality, Thessaloniki Leskovac provides high quality service and support to investors interested to develop their business in South East Europe.

Distances from major European cities (km) Belgrade Berlin Budapest Istanbul Milan Munich Sarajevo Skopje Sofia Thessaloniki Vienna Zagreb 279 1.515 652 729 1.305 1.210 486 163 169 362 568 667 Duty Free Access to Markets Serbia has free trade agreements with CEFTA, EFTA, Russia, Turkey, Belarus *(milion consumers) and Kazakhstan, and preferential trade regimes with the EU and USA

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INDUSTRIAL ZONE - GREEN ZONE Location size and purpose 971.500 m², construction purpose – food processing industry INDUSTRY POTENTIAL Ownership structure 100% City of Leskovac Infrastructure Access road, water, sewage, high voltage electricity CITY OF LESKOVAC Distance from city center 4 km Corridor X – E75 Highway (distance 7 km), main road, international FOOD INDUSTRY PROFILE Access to major traffic lines railway, Niš Airport (distance 45 km) SECTOR OVERVIEW Number of businesses – food industry 189 (City of Leskovac); 3.002 (total in Serbia) Major local companies Jugprom Company (frozen fruits), Mesokombinat promet (meet), Fungo-Jug (deep frozen fruits and mushrooms) Major foreign investors Bonafarm Group (milk products, Hungary), Bonta Italiane (processing and preserving fruit and vegetables, Italy), Sonder Dux (processing and preserving fruit and vegetables, Netherlands), Tomaco Line (candy products, Croatia) OVERHEAD COSTS AND INCENTIVES Top import products Oranges, tomato Top export products Cherry, raspberry TAX UTILITIES Key markets Germany, Austria, Italy, Slovenia VAT 20%, reduced rate 10% Electricity 0,06 EUR/kWh AGRICULTURAL POTENTIAL Corporate profit tax 15% Gas 0,42 EUR/m³ Arable land 30.659 ha (City of Leskovac); 65.750 ha (Jablanica district) Personal income tax 10% Water 0,94 EUR/m³ Water resources Water reservoir Barje – total capacity 840 l/s Property tax 0,4% Sewage 0,23 EUR/m³ Major products – annual yield Wheat 30.604 t, potato 11.430 t, plums 8.375 t Livestock Swine 35.841 (City of Leskovac); 62.251 (Jablanica district) INCENTIVES FOR INVESTORS HUMAN RESOURCES Local Up to 100% land price reduction for manufacturing activities and financial incentives Total workforce 99.163, unemployment rate - 20,64% for new employment Education structure 5,95% college or university; 63,75% high school; 22.88% elementary National Corporate profit tax holiday (0% on 10 years) and state grants for large investments and lower Average gross salary 400 EUR/month No of employees in food industry 889 employees in companies Average gross salary in food industry 390 EUR /month Relevant schools and faculties Trade and Catering High School, Faculty of Technology