Novi Sad has always been the center of economic development, thanks to its geostrategic position and the entrepreneurial spirit of its citizens. Today it represents one of the most important administrative, university, business, cultural, tourist and trade fair centers in Serbia. As the largest city in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, the most developed part of Serbia, Novi Sad offers numerous benefits to investors. With 48,000 students, the University of Novi Sad is the second largest university in Serbia. Along with the developed network of high-schools and elementary-schools, this contributes to the quality and variety of local labor force. Favorable geographic position on the Danube (Corridor VII) and highway (Corridor X), developed infrastructure, Tax Free Zone for doing business and Free Trade Agreements allow duty-free access to the markets of EU, Russia, CEFTA region, Turkey and USA, with over one billion consumers. With equipped locations and financial incentives, Novi Sad is well positioned on European investment map.

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business friendly municipality
70 E 70 E 70
Novi Sad
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45o46’N, 19o20’E www.novisad.rs
Location AP Vojvodina, Northern Serbia
Population 299,294
Territory 702.7 km²; 56.2% arable land, 3.7% forests, 40.1% roads and other
Budget RSD 20.7 billion; 46.80% capital investments
Contact Trg slobode 1, 21 000 Novi Sad, Serbia, +381 21 480 77 10, kler@novisad.rs
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is well positioned on European investment map.
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human resources
Work force: 210,903
Education structure: 19.2% college or university degree, 52% high school, 28.8% elementary and lower
Education profiles: A network of faculties and high-schools in the areas of technology, electro-engineering,
machining, agriculture, medicine, law, philosophy, mathematics, transport, art
No of unemployed: 30,410, unemployment rate 18.5%
Average gross salary: € 595 per month
local economy
No of enterprises: A total of 22,603 out of which 8,939 companies and 13,664 entrepreneurs
Size: 96% small, 3.1% middle-sized and 0.9% large
Dominant industries: Processing industry (particularly food-processing), trade, ICT, construction
The largest domestic companies: IM Matijevic, Neoplanta (meat processing), Victoria logistic (agriculture), Univerexport
(trade), Stylos (trade, packaging production), Danubius (grain processing and production of pasta), Enterijer Jankovic
(design and manufacture of furniture), BB Minaqua (production of mineral water), Unimet (metal processing)
The most significant foreign investors: Gazprom neft (oil processing, Russia), Mercator-S (trade, Slovenia), TRS Swiss
production (cartridge recycling, USA), Koteks Viscofan (food, Spain), Telvent DMS (software engineering, Spain), Erste bank
(banking, Austria), Credit Agricole Group (banking, France), Fondiaria SAI (insurance, Italy), Heineken (brewery, Netherlands)
traffic connections
Highway (Corridor X): Direct access to E-75, close proximity to E-70
Main roads: M-7 (connection with Romania), M-21 (connection with Montenegro)
Railroad lines: Direct access to the line Budapest-Novi Sad-Belgrade
The Danube (Corridor VII): Direct access to Novi Sad Port
Airport: Airport Nikola Tesla, Belgrade – 80 km away
Industrial zone 230,000 m², construction land
Ownership structure 100% state owned
Infrastructure Water, sewerage, gas, electricity, access road, telecommunication
Location 5 km from the city center, 2 km from the E-75 highway, 0.5 km from the Bulevar Evrope st
Price and type of acquisition € 30 / m², purchase
Land development fee Production facilities ~ € 78 / m², commercial facilities ~ € 103 / m²
Local incentives Fee reduction - up to 90%; exemption from VAT, customs and duties in the Free Zone
NALED, Zetska 4a/2, 11000 Belgrade, +381 11/334 76 34, naled@naled-serbia.org www.naled-serbia.org