Serbia is a member of CEFTA – a free trade area in South-East Europe with 25 million people.

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3. Attractive free trade agreements, subsidies and taxes
Serbia is a member of CEFTA – a free trade area in South East Europe with 25 million people
This region is among the fastest growing in Europe
7.5 million people
The second largest market in the region
Free Trade Agreement with 320 million consumers in total
Duty-free export to:
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4. Attractive free trade agreements, subsidies and taxes
Competitive taxes:
VAT Standard rate – 20 % , Lower rate – 8 %
Corporate Profit Tax – Uniform rate - 15 %
Withholding Tax - 20 % (for dividends, shares in profit,
royalties, interest income, capital gains, lease payments for
real estate and other assets)
Personal Income Tax – Salaries -12 %, other income – 20 %
Annual Income Tax - 10/15 % (for annual income below or
above 8 average annual salaries)
Social Insurance Contribution – pension and disability
insurance - 11 % Health insurance- 6.15%, Unemployment
insurance - 0,75 %
Property Tax – Progressive rates ranging between 0,4% to 3 %,
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plus a fixed amount

5. Incentives from local self-government:
(www.ni.rs)
• Reduced land price due to employment generation
• Reduced land development fee due to employment generation
Incentives in manufacturing activities per new job created :
(www.siepa.gov.rs)
• from €4,000 up to €10,000
• minimum investment € 1.000.000
• minimum number of new jobs created 50
The National Employment Service Grants (www.nsz.gov.rs):
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6. •
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".
•
PricewaterhouseCoopers ranked Serbia as the 3rd most attractive
manufacturing and 7th 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.
•
City of Nis became „Business Friendly Municipality“ and the best
ranked local – selfgovernment according to National Alliance for
Local Economic Development in 2011
•
City of Nis implemented the local regulations reform
„GUILLOTINE OF REGULATIONS“) with International
Corporation in 2010
(named
Finance
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7. The third largest city in Serbia, the biggest one in Central Serbia
Economic, administrative, health, educational and cultural center of
South-eastern Serbia
Nis surroundings – from peace to adrenalin
Numerous festivals, cultural and sport events
Abundant cultural and historic heritage
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8. Population:
City of Niš – 260.237 (2011 census)
Niš District - 393.357 (2011 census)
It covers an area of 597 km2.
Rich in water resources such as thermal waters, mineral
waters, and especially spas.
Niška Banja (Spa of Niš)
Pleasant and popular destination for summer holidays,
sightseeing, medical therapies and rehabilitation even in the
Roman times.
It has healing water springs, pleasant climate and excellent
medical treatments.
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9. • 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 City of
Milano (ITA), City of Trier (GER) and
City of York (GBR) and revive the first
Christian Emperor, Constantine the
Great
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10. Logistics, excellent market accessibility, Corridors X and VII and
International Airport Constantine the Great
As a logistics base Serbia and Nis are the perfect
place to:
Efficiently serve its EU, SEE or Middle
Eastern customers.
It borders the EU, offering a possibility of
production outside the European Union.
Provide services and transport goods in
projected and flexible time frames.
The main transport axis, highway and railroad,
comes from the direction of Belgrade to Niš where
it branches towards the south leading to
Thessaloniki and Athens (E - 75) and towards the
east to Sofa, Istanbul and further towards the
Middle East (E-80).
Air traffic is carried out through the airport
Constantine the Great, the second passenger and
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cargo
airport
in
Serbia.

11. University, secondary school network, industrial tradition and
competitive labor costs
Based on educational system generating well-educated,
fast learning, multilingual and IT literate people
Technical education is particularly strong
University of Nis – in fugures:
• Thirteen faculties at the University of Niš,
• founded in 1965
• 55869 students have graduated from our
faculties
• 2504 postgraduates acquired their master
degrees and 1437 candidates defended their PhD
theses
• In the academic 2010/2011 year, the University
of Niš numbers 27088 students at all levels
Industrial tradition – former Yugoslav Industrial center
(electronics and mechanical engineering industry, textile,
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construction, tobacco)

12. Industrial Development Policy of the Republic of Serbia defines City of Niš as
Serbian Center of Electronics, ICT and Mechanical engineering.
University of Niš with Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Faculty of Electronics
provide excellent tecnical experts and the developed network of secondary schoolls
produces qualified labor.
Secondary school network:
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
4 grammar schools,
2 art schools,
school of law and administration,
school of tourism and catering,
medical school,
chemical school,
food production school,
construction and architecture school,
5 technical schools (electronics, ICT and mechanical engineering),
school of economics,
school of commerce.
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13. NICAT – NIS Cluster of Advanced Technologies
•
25 successful local companies doing business in electrical and electro-mechanical industry
as well as in ICT industry, 2 scientific research institutions and 3 economical development
support institutions.
• Goals:
1. Increase of the turnover of the cluster members both on national and international
market;
2. Strengthening of the capacities of the companies for technological development and
innovations and the development of new technological products and services.
3. Promotion of the City of Niš as a favorable location for business operations in the
advanced technology field.
•
Fields of Operation: Electromedicine, Electronics and Automatics, Mechanical
Engineering, ICT and Optoelectronics
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14. Samsung Apps laboratory in Niš
•
a product of long-term cooperation of Samsung company and Higher Technical
school in Niš.
•
•
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 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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16. 16

17. UNEMPLOYED PERSONS SEEKING JOB. 1) , PER SEX. PER WORKING EXPERIENCE AND PER EDUCATION DEGREE – CITY OF NIŠ
– STATUS ON 31ST MARCH 2013
Unemployed persons
Previous working experience
Disabled persons
First job seekers/no
The persons that worked
working experience
before/working persons
total
women
total
women
total
women
total
women
total
37 232
18 168
10 459
5 472
26 773
12 696
485
177
I
5 554
2 265
1 936
927
3 618
1 338
94
34
II
235
116
48
32
187
84
11
5
III
9 626
3 775
1 937
847
7 689
2 928
193
62
Education
IV
13 927
7 604
3 945
2 064
9 982
5 540
133
61
degree
V
612
100
45
28
567
72
11
1
VI-1
2117
1 185
415
251
1 702
934
15
4
VI-2
560
353
346
217
214
136
1
0
VII-1
4543
2 740
1 778
1 104
2 765
1 636
27
10
VII-2
56
29
8
2
48
27
0
0
VIII
2
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
Citizenship
total
Education
degree
I
II
III
IV
V
VI-1
VI-2
VII-1
VII-2
Republic of Serbia
total
women
36 700
17 909
5 449
2 212
234
115
9 553
3 749
13 686
7 473
609
100
2 072
1 164
549
351
4 491
2 715
55
29
Refugees
total
women
29
12
8
3
0
0
7
1
8
6
0
0
2
1
1
0
3
1
0
0
IDPs
total
467
76
1
63
227
3
40
10
46
1
women
219
33
1
23
120
0
18
2
22
0
Foreign citizens
total
women
36
28
21
17
0
0
3
2
6
5
0
0
3
2
0
0
3
2
0
0
Nationality
Romas
total
women
1 150
374
847
278
8
1
214
62
63
27
3
0
4
2
3
17 2
7
2
1
0

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20. AVERAGE WAGES PER EMPLOYEE (IN RSD)
Republic of Serbia
2)
2012
1)
Nišava
district
City of Niš
50.829
41.171
42.064
II
55.505
47.293
48.259
III
56.125
46.461
47.415
I
54.447
46.408
47.343
II
60.199
50.577
51.687
III
2013
I
57.628
50.312
55.515
AVERAGE WAGES PER EMPLOYEE WITHOUT TAXES AND CONTRIBUTIONS (IN RSD)1)
Republic of Serbia
2)
2012
Nišava
district
City of Niš
36.639
29.594
30.212
II
40.003
34.900
35.741
III
2013
I
40.562
33.507
34.187
I
39.197
33.449
34.127
II
43.371
36.383
37.160
III
41.689
36.322
37.150
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21. AVERAGE WAGES PER EMPLOYEE WITHOUT TAXES AND CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE CITY OF NIŠ, ACCORDING TO DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES (IN RSD)
Total
2013
Agriculture,
forestry and
fishing
I 34.127
II 37.160
III 37.150
I
II
III
Manufacturi
ng
2.699
4.578
5.039
17.066
24.589
27.043
33.095
31.591
33.775
Information
and
communicati
on
2013
Mining
and
quarrying
46.766
52.402
50.327
Financial
and
insurance
activities
67.150
68.906
64.918
Real estate
activities
39.114
37.238
36.522
Electricity,
Water
Constructi
gas, steam
supply,
on
and air
sewerage,
conditioning
waste
supply
management
and
remediation
activities
67.983
68.632
64.007
Professional,
scientific and
technical
activities
45.605
37.461
33.426
37.208
37.447
38.675
Wholesale Transportati Accommo
and retail
on and
dation and
trade and
storage
food
repair of
service
motor
activities
vehicles
and
motorcycle
s
15.913
24.498
31.104
19.833
12.680
31.343
32.062
15.609
18.446
27.934
35.206
17.600
Administra
Public
Educati
tive and administra
on
respective tion and
services
defence;
compulsor
y social
security
30.792
30.458
29.464
44.863
51.159
56.532
44.987
45.288
44.522
Human
health and
social work
activities
Art,
entertain
ment,
leisure
39.743
42.440
41.842
40.494
40.490
27.997
Other
services
26.769
26.173
28.780
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22. Salaries for certain types of employees in companies situated on the territory of the City of Nis
production,
textile, recently
built factory
unskilled blue collar,
1. (maintenance expert)
2. skilled blue collar
processing
company,
production
foreign investor,
recycling, domestic company,
recently started the company with 120 domestic dompany
production
employees
with 80 employees
production
company, metal
processing,
domestic
company with
150 employees
domestic
company,
production
company with
100 employees
250
250-350
250 - 300
350
220
250
300
500
220
250
200-250
230-330
unskilled white collar, (a young
worker with a high school
diploma and University degree
3. but no working experience)
300
400
220
300-500
220
250-370
skilled white collar,(worker
with high school
diploma/University degree with
tehnical or professional skills
and some works experience 3
4. to 5 years)
320-330
500
350
700
350
320-550
middle management, (like
category above but with
autonomy and leadership to run
5. a part of a department)
400-500
600
500
700 + % nett
value
450
380-600
manager (experienced
professional with University
degree and at least 5/8 year of
working experiance and ability
to run a dept or function:head
of production, logistic
6. responsible)
750-1200
1000
700
900 + % nett
value
750
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700-1100

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24. • Phillip Moris International, Tobacco
Industry, USA
• YURA Corporation, Automotive
Industry, South Korea
• SHINWON – YURA Eltech, Automotive
Industry, South Korea
• DYTECH Dynamic Fluid Technologies,
Automotive Industry, Italy
• BENETTON Group, Textile industry,
Italy
• METRO CASH & CARRY, Trade,
Germany
• LMB Soft, Electronics / Medical,
• Germany
• HARDER DIGITAL,
Electronics/Optical, Germany

25. • Batiquoque, Mechanical Engineering, Construction, France
• KOPEX MIN, Mechanical Engineering, Construction, Poland
• VOSSLOH COGIFER, Mechanical Engineering, France
• HAJ ARARAT / Kozmetik plus, 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

26. City of Nis Infrastructure Projects with potential for International
funding:
• City of Nis WWTP (Waste Water Treatment Plant)
(Prepared Feasibility Study, and Location determined)
• City of Nis Regional Solid Waste Management Project
(Prepared Feasibility Study, and Location determined)
• Former Electronic Industry - Brownfield Industrial Park
(520.000 m2 of land and 200.000 m2 of buildings with 50% public ownership)
(Prepared Feasibility Study, and Location determined)
• City of Nis Railway By-Pass Development
(Prepared Feasibility Study, and Location determined - Implementation started)
• City of Nis Airport Development Project
(Passenger Terminal and Traffic)
(Prepared Feasibility Study, and Location determined)
• City of Nis – Intermodal Logistic Centre Free Zone South
(Feasibility Study in progress)
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27. COMPANIES THAT MAY BE SUBJECT OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS
1. MIN LOKOMOTIVA NIS, joint stock company for rapairing and production of railway vehicles
2. MIN VAGONKA NIS/ joint stock company for rapairing
accompanying equipment
and production of railway vehicles
and
3. MIN HOLDING CO A.D. - joint stock company for the production of specialized vehicles, auto jacks,
specialized vehicle annexes, means of integral transport
4. A.D. Fabrika pumpi JASTREBAC Nis / Pump Factory "JASTREBAC" Nis - joint stock company
5. PIVARA Nis a.d - joint stock company for beer and beverage production. Insolvency procedure commenced
6. POMORAVLJE A.D. Nis - joint stock company for producing paints and lacquers, trade and engineering
7. NISAUTO a.d - joint stock company
a) ‚‚NIŠAUTO GEMOS‚‚ for selling and maintaining Opel and Chevrolet vehicles
b) ‚‚NIŠAUTO TORINO‚‚ for selling and maintaining Fiat vehicles (P (a+b) = 15.543m2; out of which
6.800m2 are covered with buildings.
c) ‚‚WOOD & FRUITS ‚‚ for producing massive floors, parquet and palettes and for fruit and
vegetable processing – freeze and drying. (P=59.897m2)
8. DP KTK “ĐUKA DINIĆ” NIŠ - Socially-owned enterprise. Attractive piece of land near the city center
intended for sale.
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28. 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 has been established in May 2012
Current tenants - greenfield investments:
YURA Corporation, South Korea, over 1500 jobs
DYTECH, Italy, 403 jobs,
SHINWON - YURA ELTECH, 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.
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29. FREE TRADE ZONE SOUTH – IZ DONJE MEDJUROVO NIŠ, Greenfield
Purpose: Business,
Production, Trade
(GUP)
Ownership: City of Niš
Cadastre parcel: 11/276
P= 87a 81m2
Construction index:
-Production complex
0,6-1,2
-Business & Trade
complex up to 2,1
Coefficient of land
occupation:
-Production complex
40-60%
-Business & Trade
complex up to 70%
P+3 storeys, up to 18m
in height
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30. 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-NišSofa-Istanbul
and
Belgrade-Niš-ThessalonikiAthens. 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
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.
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31. INDUSTRIAL ZONE NORTH NIŠ, Greenfield
Purpose: Business and Trade
Ownership: City of Niš
P = 85a 75m2
Cadastre parcels: 2919/3,
2919/5, 2919/9, 2919/14,
2925/11
P + 3 storeys; up to 18m in
height
Construction index: up to 2,1
Coefficient of land occupation:
up to 70%
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32. 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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33. INDUSTRIAL ZONE WEST , Ivana Milutinovića, NIŠ
Purpose: Business and
Trade
Purpose: Business and Trade
Ownership: City of Niš
Ownership: City of Niš
P = 17ha 59a 91m2
Cadastre parcels: 9908,
9921,9922,9923,9924,
9925,9926,9927,9928
+9914 (38a 88m2)
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34. LOZNI KALEM NIŠKA BANJA (SPA OF NIŠ) RECREATIVE CENTER
General Information
Niška Banja Spa is only 10 km from the City of Niš 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.
Location
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, while the center of Nis is only 8km
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 – 5km.
Terms of construction Plan of general regulation defines
the purpose of the land: Sport and recreation centers,
business, commerical services, crafts, health care,
education, children s isntitutions, social institutions,
commerce, culture, housing as a business object.
Size: 27 ha 40 a o4 m2
Ownership: City of Niš

35. LOZNI KALEM NIŠKA BANJA (SPA OF NIŠ) -Business and Trade
Purpose: Business
and Trade (GUP)
Ownership: City of
Niš
P = 10ha 35a 87m2
Cadastre parcel: 2558
P + 3 storeys; up to
18m in height
Construction index:
up to 2,1
Coefficient of land
occupation: up to
70%
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36. INDUSTRIAL ZONE EAST– NIŠ
Industrial Zone East consists of :
• the Greenfield which amounts up to 20
ha and
• the Brownfield within the former
Electronic Industry which covers 53.7ha
IZ East: P=73,7 ha
Owned by the City of Niš: 20 ha
Greenfield
According to the General Urban Plan it is
intended for industry, storages and
services.
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37. INDUSTRIAL ZONE EAST –Greenfield, Centar za vinogradarstvo
Ownership: Republic of Serbia
Total area: ≈ 20 ha – construction land (yellow)
Purpose according to the new general plan: business and trade complex, industry
Infrastructure: electricity, gas, water, sewerage
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38. INDUSTRIAL ZONE EAST –Brownfield,
TECHNOLOGY PARK AND INCUBATOR NIŠ
General Information
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
m2
Infrastructure
The location is connected to the waste water
network, water supply network, gas, optical
network and internal roads.
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39. STRENGTHENING OF LOCAL LAND MANAGEMENT IN SERBIA
Ministry of Environmental Protection and Spatial Planning of RS, GIZ-AMBERO Consulting Belgrade
•
•
•
Project duration: 6 years, 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
Companies in the former EI complex:
•
•
•
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
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40. Incentives
Attractive subsidies, taxes and free trade agreements
European Crossroads
Logistics, excellent market accessibility, Corridors X and
VII and International Airport Constantine the Great
Human Resources
University, secondary school network, industrial
tradition available labor and competitive labor costs
Quality of Life
The third largest city in Serbia, the biggest one
in Central Serbia.
Streamlined Investment Procedures
and Supportive Local Government
Investment Opportunities
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41. Thank you for your attention
Tel: +381 18 504 411
+381 18 209 239
Fax: +381 18 504 545
+381 18 209 240
info@ni.rs
kler@ni.rs
www.ni.rs
www.kler.ni.rs
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