RUSSSIA EFTA USA. Duty-free export to over 1 billion consumer base. Belarus. Pan-European Corridors. 142 mil 13 mil 317 mil. 16 mil. 505 mil.

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1 Invest in Vojvodina

2 RUSSSIA EFTA USA 142 mil 13 mil 317 mil CEFTA Kazakhstan 505 mil Belarus 30 mil 16 mil 10 mil 72 mil Duty-free export to over 1 billion consumer base Pan-European Corridors

3 Total area 21,506 km² Population 1.9 million 26 nationalities 6 official languages Key export sectors* Manufacturing 84.9% Food & beverage Machines & equipment Chemicals Rubber & plastic Motor vehicles & trailers 15.3% 8.6% 7.4% 7.4% 6.8% *source: Ministry of Finance of RS Export volume $ 4.3 billion* Major export markets EU, CEFTA, Russia Export growth rate 3.2%* *Source: Vojvodinian Chamber of Commerce

4 Serbia 15 % Romania 16 % Poland 19 % Czech Republic 19 % Croatia 20 % Slovakia 22 % Serbia 10 % Czech Republic 15 % Romania 16 % Slovakia % Poland % Croatia % Serbia 20 % Bulgaria 20 % Slovakia 20 % Czech Republic 21 % Poland 23 % Croatia 25 % Social Insurance Contributions Pension & disability Health Insurance Unemployment Annual Income Tax Other Income Tax 12% 14% 5,15% 0,75% 10-15% 20% Vacation min 20 days per year Holidays non-working days per year day work week 40 work hours - (net 37.5 hours) 30 minutes rest period per day Overtime, Night shift 26% bonus on basic salary National Holidays 110% bonus on basic salary Fixed-Term Contract max 2 years Trial Period max 6 months Min Monthly Salary NET 170 TOTAL COST 230

5 Manufacturing Sector Funds are awarded for financing investment projects in the: Services Sector* (subject to international trade, excluding software development) The level of funds is determined in accordance with a set of criteria in relation to level of eligible investment costs : For more information, visit RAS website Agriculture sector and Fishery investment costs in fixed assets costs of gross salaries for new employees for a 2- year period Employment Subsidies Program cca. 1,250-2,500 Apprentice Program Re-training Program cca per employee max cca. 750 per employee

6 SRB Total Area: 596 km² Distance from borders Distance from highway Distance from airport Belgrade Budapest

7 Municipality is gasified 60 % Total land 59,586 ha No. of distribution substations 224 Local pipeline length 168 km Agricultural land 52,332 ha Total power 76,800 kva Pressure on main pipeline 40 bar Pressure on local pipeline 4-12 bar Arable land Most common crops: maize, wheat, sugar beet, sunflower 51,938 ha Total network length Energy supplied in 2013/ km 139,552 MWh Oil deposits can be found *crop residuals 380,000 t maize, 22,000 sunflower, 66,000 wheat Available capacities 30,000 kva 73 C temperature at 1,402 m 4 boreholes: temperature range C depth 540-1,400 m

8 Higway road Regional road network Local road network 11.5 km 106 km 44 km River Tisza distance Port in Senta River Danube distance Port in Apatin 40 km 52 km Railway network length Budapest-Subotica-B Topola-Novi Sad - Beograd Rail freight track Warehouse capacities 210 m², 2,400 m² 7.4 km Axial pressure 20 t Sewage system % Sewage network 16/72 km

9 TOP 5 REASONS to invest in B. Topola Direct access to E 75 highway, international railway Developed educational system with various work profiles, possibilities for additional training, industrial tradition growing your profits increasing productivity boosting competitiveness

10 Workforce 3 3, Unemployed age structure 2015 Total = 8,292 Total = 2, % 20% 22% 26% 20% 1,388 1,

11 School Profile #students #graduates Gymnasium General 194 Economics Agricultural Agri-Technical Veterinary Food-Technical Horticulture Agri-Machinery Other (meat processing, baking,) Technical Metal Processing ElectroTechnical - Computers 92 / Construction College Profile No of students Agribusiness Biofarming 300

12 1 Opportunities to invest AGRIBUSINESS AGRIBUSINESS METAL PROCESSING METAL PROCESSING 4 2 CONSTRUCTION RENEWABLE ENERGY RENEWABLE ENERGY TEXTILE 5 3 TOURISM TOURISM

13 Leading the economic growth Crop Farming: - 90% of the municipality land represents agricultural soil mostly used for crop farming accounting for 60% of total agricultural production - Premium quality resource base for the processing industry: Agribusiness Corn 50% Wheat & Barley 20% Industrial crops 15% Sunflower 10% Soy 3% Sugar beat 2% Renewable Energy: - Great number of individual farms Vegetable 5% Other 10% - Access to biomass resources: corn, straw, other harvest residuals - Biogas potential for energy production Fruit & Vegetable: - Long-standing tradition in truck farming exhibiting a high-growth tendency in recent years - Fruit orchards - occupying 1% of the territory

14 Excellent conditions for superior products Main advantages: - Long tradition in livestock breeding 50 years - History of good results in developing cooperative association between meat processing producers and farmers - Most of the cattle breeding takes place in rural households, with milk collection centers established for milk purchase purposes - High number of pig farms with further growth potential - Poultry farming is well developed both extensive and intensive Agricultural farms and individual households Companies: Perutnina Ptuj AD Topiko, 660 employees Meat & Dairy

15 Tourism A great destination to relax & stay active Main advantages: - Sporting activities at 4 lakes: Zobnatica, Moravica, Sava, Sveticevo Zobnatica lake (226 ha) great place for many sporting and recreational activities; hosted European Championship in surfing - Exceptional conditions for Fishing tourism carp, catfish, perch, pike - Established Hunting tourism number of hunting associations 60,000 ha of hunting ground roebuck, rabbit, pheasant, quail - Equestrian tradition - opportunities for further tourism development - Potential for Rural tourism number of villages & ethnic ranches - Thermal spa Pachir at 1,400 m (72 C) - high salinity and mineral content thermal lake with water temperature C - Thermal well at 541 m (73 C) surface thermal water temperature 37.5 C with high-quality water contents: CH %, C2H6 0.01%, N2 1.53%, CO2 5.14% - Accommodation capacities: 196 beds - Overnight stays in 2014: 5,500 Investment opportunity: - Spa Center Development

16 Extensive manufacturing tradition Main advantages: - Well-established industry with history of excellent results - Companies specialized in steel foundry, production of wood cutting tools, ironmongery, electrical metal processing, chain & metal production - High-quality skilled workers - Developed educational system support for the industry ensuring continuous supply of expert workers metal processing focused - Successful companies: Lohr doo, Termovent AD Livnica, AD Sila Metal Processing Investment opportunity: - Brownfield locations for metal processing industry

17 Vast availability of skilled workforce Main advantages: - Previous long-standing history in high-quality production - Many companies in the past used to operate in this sector employing an average of 200 workers - High number of unemployed experienced workers - Foreign investors are beginning to discover Backa Topola as a great location for setting up their production facilities - Italian footwear producer Stillo Italiano Textile Investment opportunity: - Brownfield locations for textile industry cca. 2,200 m

18 PERUTNINA PTUJ Agribusiness Slovenia 708 IM TOPOLA Agribusiness Serbia 341 LOHR Railway Wagons France 213 TERMOVENT SC LIVNICA CELIKA AD Steel Serbia 201 KRIVAJA Agribusiness Hungary 201 SILA AD Metal Processing Serbia 186 CAPRIOLO Bicycle Production Serbia 156 SAT-TRAKT ICT Serbia 123 ZOBNATICA AD Agribusiness UAE 111 USLUGA AD Funeral Equipment Serbia Agriculture Food Processing Metal Processing Wood Processing ICT Sectors by #employees

19 LABOR COST STRUCTURE Average salary in B. Topola June, 2016 NET Salary Personal Income Tax Contributions (employee) GROSS Salary Contributions (employer) TOTAL Cost 10% 19.9 % 17.9 % & Salary in Vojvodina June, 2016 NET: 379 GROSS: 499 TOTAL COST: 608 From July 1st, 2014 the employers have the right for on the paid 65% refund for employing 1-9 workers 70% refund for employing workers 75% refund for employing workers *until December 31, 2017

20 fotografija Industrial Park B. Topola Land size: 25 ha - available Ownership: municipal *direct access to railway *railway station Backa Topola 5 km Logistics: Belgrade 146 km Novi Sad 71 km E75 2km Senta Port (Tisa River) 45 km Apatin port (Danube River) 52 km fotografija

21 fotografija Pannonia Print DOO Land size: 1,200 m² Facilities: 1,200 m² Ownership: private *close to railway Sale Lease Umetnost AD Land size: 3.2 ha Facilities: 5,638 m² - 2,446 m² 3,722 m² - 4,377 m² 5,166 m² Ownership: bankruptcy *close to railway Sale Lease fotografija

22 fotografija Sarfin DOO Footwear Factory Land size: 2,200 m² Facilities: 1,680 m² 400 m² 220 m² Ownership: private Sale Lease

23 In total: 28 working days Issuing the location conditions for the cadastre parcel suitable for construction from the day of obtaining all special conditions, permits and other documents. 5 no later than: working days Upon receiving the application: Issuing the construction permit from the day of the submission of the request. Based on registering the construction work, issuing the verification for receiving the application without delay, provided that the complete documentation has been submitted. */** no later than: working days *Registering the construction works to receive acceptance/rejection **subsequently, submitting the request for infrastructure installations working days Issuing the occupancy permit, upon receiving the submission of the request. 5 no later than: working days Issuing the final approval upon receiving the submission of the request. 5 no later than: working days

24 *discount 30 *up to 30 special offer for lump-sum payments *or in 36 monthly installments for projects with significant development impact *municipal council approval needed for adaptation work on existing facilities *without changing the net capacity

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26 Municipal Office Radomir Kuzmanović, Managing Director Phone: ; Gabor Kišlinder, Municipal President Phone: Sasa Srdić, President of Municipal Assembly Phone: ,

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