CZECH REPUBLIC BUSINESS DELEGATION accompanying the President of the Czech Republic, H.E. Mr Miloš Zeman, on his visit to the Republic of Serbia 10 – 12 September 2019 BAEST Machines & Structures, a.s. a major engineering and manufacturing company with an extensive production programme Traditional Czech manufacturer of steel vessels & structures: • carbon / stainless steel tanks • pressure vessels • components and complete units for bituminous mixing plants • silos and hoppers • petrol filling stations • equipment for energy industry and environmental projects • stainless steel structures 25 years 400 silos 600 bitumen units 2 500 petrol stations 10 000 tanks Oil & Gas Hydropower Food Petrochemical Construction Off shore & Energy & Agriculture BAEST Machines & Structures, a.s. www.baest.cz Černoleská 1930, 256 01 Benešov, The Czech Republic Phone: + 420 317 753 211, E-mail: [email protected] CZECH REPUBLIC BUSINESS DELEGATION accompanying the President of the Czech Republic, H.E. Mr Miloš Zeman, on his visit to the Republic of Serbia 10 – 12 September 2019 www.komora.cz 3 Ladies and gentlemen, I extend a warm greeting to you on the occasion of my official state visit to Serbia, where I am returning after five years. I am very pleased that, as president, I can take this opportunity to contribute to the promotion of relations between the Czech Republic and the Republic of Serbia, which, thanks to their tra- ditional historical and human ties, are deep and wide-ranging. The Czech Republic supports the integration of Serbia in the EU and gladly passes on to it its experience of the transforma- tion processes. I am pleased to be able to repay today´s Presi- dent Aleksandar Vučić, at least partly for his hospitality during his stay in the Czech Republic in October at this year´s V4+ presidential summit. Last year, the mutual trade turnover between the Czech Republic and Serbia increased by more than 25 percent exceeding EUR 1 billion. The Czech Republic welcomes technically skilled work- ers from Serbia coming to CR. To facilitate their arrival, at the end of last year the Czech Republic launched a special visa ap- plication programme with an annual quota of 2 000 employ- ment visas. I am pleased to note that Czech firms in Serbia are active, especially in the areas of telecommunications, banking, engineering, heat supply systems, and power engineering, as well as water management and transport. Ladies and gentlemen, I am firmly convinced that you will find promising partnerships in Serbia and that the current visit will help strengthen economic cooperation with Serbia, and with the Western Balkans in general, a region which is one of the priorities of Czech foreign policy. I hope that during your busy programme you will also find time to enjoy the beauties of this historically, culturally and culinary rich country. I wish you the best of success. Miloš Zeman President of the Czech Republic 4 Dear friends, I am pleased to address you on behalf of the Czech Chamber of Commerce entrusted with the organisation of the business mis- sion, which accompanies the President of the Czech Republic, H.E. Mr Miloš Zeman, on his official visit to the Republic of Serbia. Economic cooperation between the Czech Republic and the Republic of Serbia dating long back into the past has been for years on a very good standard, mainly thanks to the activity of Czech and Serbian companies. In recent years, mutual eco- nomic relations have been characterised by an increasing trade turnover, especially in respect of Czech exports, with the Czech business community showing growing interest in this impor- tant Western Balkan country. Serbia is one of the priority trade partners of the Czech Republic. Czech business people offer co- operation especially in the traditional sectors, such as transport infrastructure, engineering, the power industry, water manage- ment and the environment. Areas, which have assumed special importance recently, are small hydroelectric power stations, in- vestment in the manufacture of waste management equipment and services, e.g. recycling. Currently, Czech investments in Ser- bia are realised mainly at the level of small and medium-size en- terprises. In the future, wider cooperation is to be expected not only in trading, but also in investment projects, partly in connec- tion with Serbia´s approaching full membership of the European Union, which the Czech Republic supports. I am firmly convinced that this mission will contribute to the further development of mutual commercial and investment cooperation between the Czech Republic and the Republic of Serbia. Thanks to the Czech Republic´s industrial tradition and technological in- ventiveness Czech firms are among the best worldwide and can offer globally competitive products and services. I am pleased that the Czech Chamber of Commerce with the support of the President of the Czech Republic may help with seeking new partnerships and striking new joint projects. I wish you the best of success in your negotiations. Vladimír Dlouhý President of the Czech Chamber of Commerce www.komora.cz 5 Czech Republic – Basic Data Surface area: 78 864 sq. km (common border with the Federal Republic of Germany, Austria, Slovakia and Poland) Population: 10.65 million Capital city: Prague Official language: Czech President: H.E. Mr Miloš Zeman Membership: European Union, United Nations, NATO, WTO, International Monetary Fund, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, OECD, etc. Time zone: Central European Time (GMT + 1), Summer Time (GMT + 2) Currency: 1 Czech crown (Kč/CZK) = 100 hellers; 1 EUR = CZK 25. 685 (cumulative average 2Q 2019) Internet domain: .cz Practical information about conditions of transport into the Czech Republic and stay in the CR available at www.czech.cz. Photo: CzechTourism (COEX.cz); Prague (COEX.cz); CzechTourism Photo: 6 Macroeconomic Indicators of the Czech Republic 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Gross Domestic Product CZK, billion 4 097.10 4 312.60 4 597.80 4 765.80 5 053.80 estimate 5 200.00 (current prices)1) Gross Domestic Product1) %, real, y/y -0.5 2.7 5.4 2.4 4.5 3 Industrial Production %, y/y -0.1 5 4.3 3.4 6.5 3 Registered unemployment2) % 8.2 7.5 6.2 5.2 3.8 3.1 General unemployment rate according to selective labour % 7 6.1 5 4.0 2.9 2.2 force examination3) Inflation Rate %, y/y 1.4 0.4 0.3 0.7 2.5 2.1 Inflation (HICP)4) %, average 1.4 0.4 0.3 0.6 2.4 1.5 Exports5) EUR, mil. 122 186 131 806 142 369 147 004 161 284 171 210 Exports5) %, y/y 3.3 7.8 -9.8 3.1 12 10.9 Imports5) EUR, mil. 108 622 116 209 127 486 129 272 144 491 155 632 Imports5) %, y/y 2 6.9 -8.4 1.2 14.2 12.4 Balance of Trade5) EUR, mil. 13 564 15 597 14 883 17 732 16 793 15 579 CZK/EUR 6) average 25.974 27.533 27.533 27.033 25.643 26.33 CZK/USD 6) average 19.565 20.746 24.600 24.432 23.382 21.735 Source: Czech Statistical Office, Czech National Bank (ČNB); General note: y/y shows year-on-year change in the indicator; 1) Data after revision under the ESA 2010 system of accounts, 2017 estimate; 2) Unemployment to total population ratio = number of eligible job seekers aged 15-64 years/population in per cent, situation at the end of the year; 3) LFSS = Labour Force Sample Survey; 4) HICP = Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices, inflation rate by EU method; 5) Foreign trade data expressed in USD are the sum of the different monthly values in CZK calculated by the average monthly exchange rate announced by the Czech National Bank; 6) Czech National Bank Balance of Trade between the Czech Republic and the Republic of Serbia (in EUR thousand) 1 200 000 Turnover CR Exports CR Imports Balance 1 000 000 2016 746 513 446 548 299 965 146 584 800 000 2017 866 415 537 458 328 957 208 501 600 000 2018 1 088 360 597 216 491 143 106 073 400 000 200 000 1.-5./2019 510 142 283 098 227 045 56 053 0 Source: Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic 2016 2017 2018 1–5 2019 Turnover CR Exports CR Imports Balance www.komora.cz 7 Companies 1. 108 AGENCY, s.r.o. 2. ANAJ Czech, a.s. 3. ASIANA, Co. Ltd. 4. Avala Studios 5. AŽD Praha s.r.o. 6. BAEST Machines & Structures, a.s. 7. Česká exportní banka, a.s./ Czech Export Bank 8. Česká východní, a.s./ Czech Eastern, JSC 9. Česká zbrojovka a.s. 10. DEVO GROUP a.s. 11. Edgar Baker s.r.o. 12. EuroClean s.r.o. 13. Export Guarantee and Insurance Corporation, a.s. 14. Group of Node s.r.o. 15. Chemoprojekt, a.s. 16. IPEX-PRAHA, s.r.o. 17. JEAN PAUL WHITECASTLE, spol. s r.o. 18. JTH Holding a.s. 19. Krupa Global Investments a.s. 20. Mattoni 1873 21. METROPROJEKT Praha a.s. 22. MOLD VIN CZ s.r.o. 23. MONTO, s.r.o. 24. NOEN a.s. 25. OZOS Praha, spol. s r.o. 26. PBS INDUSTRY, a.s. 27. PROVOD s.r.o. 28. Rockaway Capital SE 29. SEBRE, a.s 30. SIGMA GROUP a.s. 31. Subterra a.s. 32. SUDOP GROUP a.s. 33. ŠKODA PRAHA a.s. 34. ŠKODA TRANSPORTATION a.s. 35. TATRA TRUCKS a.s. 36. TTS energo s.r.o. 37. VODNÍ ZDROJE, a.s Photo: CzechTourism (UPVISION) CzechTourism Photo: 8 CZECH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Florentinum (Reception A) Na Florenci 2116/15, 110 00 Praha 1 Phone: +420 266 721 300 E-mail: [email protected] www.komora.cz Participants: Vladimír Dlouhý, President Štouračová Lucie, Project Manager Miroslav Veselka, Project Manager Martin Lukáč, Project Manager Junior The Czech Chamber of Commerce was es- tablished in 1993 as a national chamber with non-compulsory membership.