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GREEN WAY OF TALENT AND OPPORTUNITY STABLE ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT DOING BUSINESS MEET FOR BUSINESS GROWTH WITH EFFICIENT SOLUTIONS Using Port of Koper, the leading cargo Slovenia is an open economy for rd port in the Northern Adriatic, lowers 100% tax deduction for R&D foreign investors, ranking 3 FDI less carbon footprint emissions and provides expenditure restrictive country among OECD (OECD, FDI Regulatory estrictiveness the shortest and quickest way from Far rd members East to CEE countries 3 Index Database 2017) Ideally situated at the crossroads of Slovenia’s talented workforce delivers Doing business is fast and simple in TEN-T corridors with easy access to 700 creative and sustainable solutions Slovenia… as proven by the status of (Global innovation index 2018; Global creativity 30/180 GII leading country in cross-border trade 700 mil. million people in the regional markets st consumers 16/139 GCI index 2015) 1 (WEF - Global Competitiveness Index 2018; World Sustainable use of natural resources Bank Group, Doing business 2019) enables benefits from renewable energy Your business can be easily driven by innovation based on local knowledge: Ranked as worlds 2nd most reliable and 5th and employment in industries producing green goods and services (3rd most 41.2% students graduated with degrees in secure energy supply system, Slovenia forested and 5th richest with internal 41.2% science and engineering 2/125 enables companies to operate 24/7 (IMD world competitive yearbook 2018) in energy 3rd renewable water resources country in EU) security (World Energy Council 2018) (Eurostat 2018; IMD World Competitiveness Index 2018) Your message will be always understood Investors see Slovenia as a leading High quality of life makes Slovenia a in Slovenia. 92% of adults speak at least country in macroeconomic stability and perfect country to live and work in (15th one foreign language, 67% speak 2 one of the safest places in the world place according to Quality of Life Index foreign languages st (WEF - Global Competitiveness Index 2018, Global 92% 1 2019, Numbeo) (European Commission, Europeans and their languages) Peace Index 2018) 3 WHY SLOVENIA? Foreign direct investment (FDI) is equally important to Slovenia’s economic growth as it is for global GDP and jobs worldwide. The Slovenian government has been working on improving the environment to attract quality business to the country and, in turn, create new jobs. For Slovenia as an FDI location quality has always been its core value and its cutting edge. Attention to quality runs in the blood of its people and in combination with vocational and university education makes the country’s workforce often No. 1 reason to invest in Slovenia. Discover Slovenia’s investment opportunities, visit www.investslovenia.org. 3 Copenhagen Warsaw Berlin Amsterdam Baltic -Adriatic London TEN-T Corridor Brussels Prague Frankfurt Bratislava Munich Vienna Paris Budapest Bucharest Ljubljana Bern Zagreb Venice Beograd Milan Mediteranean Sarajevo TEN-T corridor 250 km Sofia Podgorica Skopje Rome Tirana 500 km Barcelona 1000 km 4 / 5 EXPO REAL, Munich Copenhagen Warsaw • GDP growth in 2018: 4.5 % Berlin (4th highest in EU-28) Amsterdam Baltic -Adriatic London FACTS ABOUT SLOVENIA TEN-T Corridor One of the fastest growing CEE countries • Estimated GDP growth for 2019: 3.4 % Brussels Prague Frankfurt • Long-term GDP growth: 2.2 % Bratislava • 25th most developed country Munich Vienna Paris Budapest (Human Development Index 2018, UN) Bucharest Ljubljana th Bern Zagreb • 15 place on Quality of Life Venice Beograd Index 2019 (Numbeo) Milan • 11th safest country (Global Mediteranean Sarajevo TEN-T corridor 250 km Sofia Peace Index 2018) Podgorica Skopje • 2nd most secure energy system in the world Rome Tirana 500 km • Well-developed ICT Barcelona infrastructure • Strong healthcare system 1000 km 5 Developer: HOTEL COMPLEX The Municipality of RIMSKI VRELEC - ROMAN SPRING Ravne na Koroškem Location: 2 The immediate location of the hotel comprises 16.940 m . The plot is Podgora, Kotlje entirely developable for construction purposes without any particular limitations. The area of the hotel is located in the northern part of (46°30’50.5”N 14°59’06.7”E) Slovenia in the Municipality of Ravne na Koroškem, in the immediate vicinity to the Austria–Slovenia border, at the foot of the Karavanke Plot: 16.940 m2 Mountain Range, and in the direction of the Pohorje Hills and the Pannonian Basin. The total net floor area is 6.200 m2. GFA: 6.200 m2 › Advantages Investment: approx. 7.2 mio EUR The hotel can be easily accessed by cars or buses. From the northerly direction, the location is only 20 km away from the highway leading Planning conditions: from Vienna, Graz, Klagenfurt, and Villach, and is easily and quickly Building permit, accessible via the regional road. Detailed plan required The hotel’s location is particularly attractive due to its immediate proximity to the mineral water spring with healing properties. The current water flow of 1.2 l/sec is sufficient for the purposes of the spa and wellness activities of the hotel. In addition to the hotel offer, a full year operation of the hotel is facilitated by many natural or man-made attractions in the region, ensuring the marketing of integrated products in all seasons. › Contact: 6 / 7 EXPO REAL, Munich 7 Developer: MOUNTAIN - SKI RESORT The Municipality of RIBNIŠKO POHORJE Ribnica na Pohorju Location: The Mountain - Ski Resort Ribniško Pohorje is located in the idyllic Ribniško Pohorje landscape of the western Pohorje Hills. The spatial positioning of the new tourist infrastructure is in accordance with the development of (46°31’55.4”N 15°15’53.6”E) winter and summer tourism, including wellness tourism, spa tourism, congress tourism, cycle tourism, golfing tourism, adventure tourism, Plot: 1.200.000 m2 and agro-tourism. The diverse and varied mountainous landscape offers remarkable options for active holidays and relaxation in the Investment: midst of an idyllic mountainous landscape for all generations and 56 mio EUR types of guests as well as in all seasons. Planning conditions: The Mountain-Ski Resort Ribniško Pohorje encompasses Building permit, all the modern trends of a skiing and wellness complex: Detailed plan required 1. The construction of the Pesnik circular cableway (KKS Pesnik) and a connecting way from the village of Ribnica na Pohorju to the existing Ribniška Koča Ski Centre on top of the Pohorje Hills. 2. The construction of a hotel and apartment complex in Ribnica na Pohorju. 3. The construction of the Smolnik four-person chairlift. 4. The construction of three smaller apartment complexes next to the lifts at the Ribniško Pohorje: Pesnik, Smolnik, at the Ribniška Koča mountain lodge. 5. The construction of two connecting four-person chairlifts to Hudi Kot - between the Ski Resort Ribniško Pohorje and the existing Kope Ski Centre (2 four-person chairlifts, 6 drag lifts). › Contact: 8 / 9 EXPO REAL, Munich 9 Developer: THE ČRNA HOTEL The Municipality of Črna na Koroškem The Črna Hotel is located in Črna na Koroškem, a small town that is Location: a special place in many aspects. It is nestled among the surrounding hills and mountains, dreaming in its isolation away from large centres, Center 153, Črna na Koroškem yet open to the world and focused on the future. Črna has a huge (46°28’11.9”N 14°51’08.6”E) potential in tourism development focusing primarily on green and sustainable tourism principles. Plot: 2.057 m2 The hotel is currently used as such. It has got 29 rooms that accommodate 53 people. There are single and twin rooms as well as GFA: 1.205 m2 6 suites or family rooms. All of them have a bathroom with shower and basic equipment for guests. The hotel has not been renovated Investment: approx. 1,3 mio EUR recently so the furniture is old. The installations, windows, doors, roof, and other parts of the building are also old so a complete renovation Planning conditions: has to be done. Building permit, However, the other part of the hotel, meaning the restaurant and the Detailed plan required kitchen, was completely renovated in 2016. Since then, the kitchen has been leased to a company that provides meals for the workers in a big local factory. They also offer meals for different occasions like anniversaries, weddings, birthdays, and other celebrations. › Contact: 10 / 11 EXPO REAL, Munich 11 Developer: THE DOMINICAN MONASTERY The Municipality of RADLJE OB DRAVI Radlje ob Dravi Location: The Dominican monastery was founded in 1251. It was intended as an Samostanska ulica 13, educational facility for wealthy daughters of noblemen, but it also housed pharmaceutical (the first pharmacy in Europe, established in Radlje ob Dravi 1666), educational, musical, charitable, health-related, and pastoral (46°37’05.5”N 15°12’36.8”E) activities. Plot: 2 Today’s image of the complex mainly exposes the architectural 3.548 m details of the 17th century Early Baroque. Although the outstanding 2 structural elements are only preserved individually, the whole GFA: 772 m complex has one of the most beautiful environmental concepts in Slovenia because of its relation to the cultural landscape. Investment: approx. 10 mio EUR The concept of the building includes the following Planning conditions: options: Building permit, • The establishment of dietetic activities (health care, alternative Detailed plan required medicine, and pharmacy). • The production and processing of herbs for the needs of the centre as well as for sale. • Educational activities from the field of dietetics. • The establishment of a holistic centre for spiritual and mental rehabilitation. › Contact: 12 / 13 EXPO REAL, Munich 13 Promotor: AN INDUSTRIAL, STORAGE, RRA Koroška AND DISTRIBUTION BUILDING Location: IN THE INDUSTRIAL ZONE Spodnja Vižinga 69, Radlje ob Dravi The land measuring 62,005 m2 is located in the Spodnja Vižinga (46°36’14.8”N 15°14’16.5”E) Business Zone in the Radlje ob Dravi Municipality.