BUSINESS FRIENDLY MUNICIPALITY E 70 E 70 E 70 E 70 E 70 E 70 Loznica E 75 E 75 E 75 E 75 E 75 E 75 44o32’n, 19o13’e www.loznica.rs Location West Serbia Population 84,925 Territory 612 km²; 59.3% arable land, 27% forests, 13.7% roads and other Budget RSD 2.35 billion, 25% capital investments Contact 2 Karađorđeva street, 15300 Loznica, +381 15 879 200, offi [email protected] e City of Loznica is a favorable investment destination in western Serbia, BUDAPEST (510 km) a local community with great potential and many opportunities. Geostra- PROXIMITY TO NEAREST tegic position of the city, right next to the country border with Bosnia and VIENNA (639 km) BORDER CROSSINGS BiH 3 km Herzegovina, rich cultural heritage and available resources have determined Croatia 100 km industry, agriculture and tourism as the key pillars of local economic devel- Topment. Completely equipped industrial zone, e cient city administration, high-quality in astructure and quali ed work force, have made this city a BELGRADE (139 km) business- iendly environment. Expected highway route Novi Sad-Ruma- Loznica will certainly contribute to be er positioning of the city on the LOZNICA map of Serbia. Loznica has already a racted investors such as Golden Lady-Valy (Italy), DIV Chabros (Israel), Rio Tinto (Great Britain- Australia), Delhaize Group (Belgium), Lukoil (Russia), OMV (Austria), SOFIA (519 km) ISTANBUL Idea (Croatia). Depending on the number of new jobs created, the investors (1,060 km) may acquire the land at a price of only € 1 per m. e local authorities are open for cooperation and nurture partner relations with the businesses, state THESSALONIKI (839 km) and non-government sector, donors and other organizations. 2013 © National Alliance for Local Economic Development invest in LOZNICA HUMAN RESOURCES Work force: 56,277 Education structure: 7.55% college or university degrees, 44.97% high school, 22.29% elementary and lower Education profiles / schools and faculties: High schools in the field of economy, technical education, chemistry, non-metals and graphics, textile and leather, food production and processing, health care, services Number of unemployed: 12,375, unemployment rate 37.3% Average gross salary: € 415 per month LOCAL ECONOMY Number of enterprises: 798 companies and 2,632 entrepreneurs Size: 96.52% small, 3.02% middle-sized and 0.46% large Dominant industries: Textile industry, construction industry, food industry, wood-processing industry, metal and metal-processing industry The largest domestic companies: MN (construction), Nelly (food industry), RT Zajača (metal-processing) The most significant foreign investors: Rio Tinto (metal-mining industry, Great Britain-Australia), Golden Lady-Valy (textile industry, Italy), DIV Chabros (wood-processing, Israel), Delhaize Group (trade, Belgium) TRAFFIC CONNECTIONS Highway (Corridor X): Access to E-70 via main road M-19 – 80 km away Main roads: M-19 (Loznica-Šabac) and M-4 (Loznica-Valjevo) Railroad lines (Corridor X): Railroad line Belgrade-Ruma-Loznica The Danube (Corridor VII): Port of Šabac (Sava) – 55 km away, Port of Belgrade (Danube) – 139 km away Airport: Airport Nikola Tesla, Belgrade – 110 km away INDUSTRIAL ZONE Land area and purpose 826,600 m², construction land Ownership structure 100% state ownership Infrastructure Water, sewerage, gas, high voltage electricity, access road, telecommunications Location 1.5 km from the city center, next to main roads M-19 and M-4 Price and type of acquisition € 9.62 / m², purchase or lease Land development fee € 5.82 to 8.74 / m² Local incentives Reduction of land lease price (up to 90%) and land development fee NALED, Makedonska 30/VII, 11000 Belgrade, +381 11 33 73 063, [email protected] www.naled-serbia.org.