The Serbian Investment and Export Promotion Agency (SIEPA) is a government agency established in 2001 with main tasks of promoting Serbia internationally, attracting foreign direct investment, and providing support to domestic companies for internationalization. SIEPA offers a variety of services to both foreign investors and Serbian exporters, including providing market information and analysis, identifying potential business partners and investment opportunities, and administering financial incentive programs for new investments and export promotion activities.

1. Assistance to investors and Serbian exporters Andrija Bednarik ICT Advisor Serbia Investment and Export Promotion Agency PRESENTATION RIGHTS RESERVED. COPYRIGHTS SIEPA. YEAR 2011.

3. FDI DEPARTMENT “ One stop information shop” Gathering economic, statistical, and legal information; Finding suitable construction land and/or underused manufacturing capacity; Organizing visits of potential local business partners for interested foreign investors; Presenting completed investment projects; Carrying out detailed studies of the most important commercial sectors

4. Non-refundable financial assistance for new investment projects, in according with the decree on attracting direct investment; Applications are submitted to SIEPA, after which projects are assessed and a commission decides on awarding funds; Investment projects are scored on 9 criteria such as: investment amount and location, impact on exports, participation of domestic suppliers, and others; FINANCIAL INCENTIVES GRANT SCHEME

5. PRESENTATION RIGHTS RESERVED. COPYRIGHT SIEPA. YEAR 2010. FINANCIAL INCENTIVES

6. Serbia Investment and Export Promotion Agency STRUCTURE OF GRANTS PRESENTATION RIGHTS RESERVED. COPYRIGHT SIEPA. YEAR 2010. Started in 2006 by the Decree of the Government of Serbia Total number of approved projects 151 Total amount of investments 700 million € Total amount of new jobs created 23,000 Total amount of grants 85 million € Average grant per employee 3,695 €

7. EXPORT PROMOTION DEPARTMENT

8. FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR EXPORTERS SIEPA administers the program since 2006 Funds are allocated based on activity refund principle (first the activity and then funding) 2006 bud get was around 1.2 million EUR 2007,2008 and 2009 600.000 EUR 2010 800.000 EUR 2011 1.5 million EUR Starting this year we envisage support for establishment of exhibition centers abroad! For which activities? Product testing, certification, and recertification Design of promotional materials Quality control certification and recertification Participation at international exhibitions New product packaging design New product design Advertising in foreign trade publications Organizing visits to foreign markets. Organizing business meetings abroad.

9. INTERNATIONAL FAIRS ORGANIZED BY SIEPA Grune Woche ,Berlin, Germany Fruit Logistica, Berlin, Germany BioFach N i r n berg, Germany Gulfood, Dubai, UAE CeBIT, Hanover, Germany Gitex, Dubai, UAE ProWein, D iz eldorf, Germany Fancy Food , N ew york , USA Anuga, Keln , Germany Heimtextil, Germany SIAL, Paris, France World Food Moscow, Russia Foodex, Tokyo, Japan Maderalia, Valencia, Spain Real Vienna, Vienna, Austria Expo Real, M inhen , Germany Auto Equip, Paris, France Automechanika, Germany MosBuild, Moscow, Russia CPM textile, Moscow, Russia Randez-vous, Paris, France ALWAYS READY FOR NEW CHALENGES!

10. TEHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO SERBIAN COMPANIES Via projects organized by international organizations (some of the most important ones are listed below): Export development program financed by the European Agency for Reconstruction, 2004-2007; Enterprise Europe Network; Local Supply Chain Development, 2006-2008; Local Supply Chain Development, part 2, 2009-2011, SECEP project ; Specialized training in export marketing, export financing, transportation, exhibiting at trade fairs, and other subject areas; Publishing the quarterly periodical Exporter , whose goal is to educate Serbian businesses; Actively cooperating with, and providing assistance to, clusters in Serbia, in particular to the Automotive, ICT, and Embedded Electronics clusters

11. PRESENTATION RIGHTS RESERVED. COPYRIGHT SIEPA. YEAR 2010. SUPPLIERS DATABASE A simple tool, a database created by cooperating with the most successful Agencies; Search by sector, sub-sector, technology, products… Over 30,000 hits per month

12. SIEPA’s team regularly carries out analyses of the most important sectors in Serbia; We make these available to foreign and domestic investors as well as the general public ; SIEPA has been recognized by institutions such as the OECD and the World Bank, among others, for its analyses and publications; People with relevant industry experience are responsible for the most important sectors. SECTOR ANALYSIS

13. AGENCIJA ZA STRANA ULAGANJA I PROMOCIJU IZVOZA Vlajkovićeva 3, peti sprat 11000 Beograd, Srbija Telefon: 011 / 33 98 55 0 Fax: 011 / 33 98 81 4 E-mail: office@siepa.gov.rs www.siepa.gov.rs Agencija za strana ulaganja i promociju izvoza Republika Srbija