ABOUT SRBOBRAN Srbobran is located at the very center of Northern Province of Vojvodina. Municipality has approximately 16,000 inhabitants and area of 284 square kilometers. The main economic activity in the Municipality is focused on agribusiness since the Municipality has more than 27.000ha of most fertile land that could be found in Europe. Other economic activities are mostly focused on energy and petrochemical sector, manufacturing industry, construction industry, logistics and tourism. No of Companies in Srbobran 130 128 126 128 126 124 123 122 120 120 118 116 2013 2014 2015 2016 504 502 500 498 496 494 492 490 488 No of Entrepreneurs in Srbobran 503 501 494 493 2013 2014 2015 2016
LABOR POOL There are close to 2360 unemployed people registered in Srbobran. Actual number is much higher due to large number of inactive population so number of employed and unemployed people are almost the same. Formal unemployment rate is 22,03%, calculated as share of registered unemployed people in population 15-64 years of age. 6,000 5,000 Number of employed and unemployed people 4,000 3,000 3,148 2,606 2,440 2,362 2,000 1,000 2,446 2,298 2,817 2,898 0 2013 2014 2015 2016 No of employed people No of unemployed people Unemployment rate (as % of 15-6 35.00% 30.00% 28.77% 25.00% 23.98% 20.00% 15.00% 10.00% 5.00% 0.00% 2013 2014 When it comes to potential of finding employees in surrounding area, potential is much higher. Within 15 km 2
from the City of Srbobran there are two other municipalities, Vrbas and Temerin with combined number of more than 10.000 (10162) registered unemployed people. 50.000 Students in commuting area The standard commuting area of 30 minutes or 30 kilometers creates potential labor pool of more than 48.000 people, including City of Novi Sad as second largest university center in Serbia with more than 50.000 students, one third of which enrolled at technical studies. Number of Unemployed people Srbobran 2362 Temerin 2140 Vrbas 5660 Kula 4831 Novi Sad 21502 Mali Idjos 2000 Becej 3711 Novi Becej 2532 Zabalj 3352 Backi Petrovac 689 Total 48779 3
INVESTMENT LOCATIONS The main investment locations are located at the industrial zone with connection points to the local road, navigable river channel and all utilities necessary for performing industrial activities. There are two separate locations, one with area of 10,4 ha and one with 4 ha. Dimensions of locations are 160m (front) x 250m (side) for 4ha plot 250m (front) x 430m (side) for 10,4ha plot Installed capacity of power, gas, water.. Electricity Up to 4MW Gas 1300 m3/h Water 70 m3/h Water treatment facility under reconstruction 4
COST OF DOING BUSINESS LABOR COST The average cost of hiring employees is stable in Serbian dinars is stable, but due to depreciation of local currency salaries in EUR are actually declining. The average net salary in Srbobran was 283,43 EUR, while total cost for the employer, including salary taxes and social contributions was 464,82 EUR. In line with that, the cost of net hour spent at work, when all the day breaks, holidays, vacation days and weekends are deducted, stands at 3,22 /hr. 3,22 Average cost of hiring per hour Average net and gross salaries in Srbobran 600.00 500.00 513.63 495.12 484.57 464.82 400.00 300.00 313.19 301.90 295.47 283.43 200.00 100.00-2013 2014 2015 2016 Average net salary Total cost for employer 5
LAND AND UTILITIES Cost of the utilities at the site are as following: Electricity for industrial usage 0,065-0,069 per kwh Natural Gas 0,4 per m3 Water for industrial use and hygiene of employees 0,38-0,95 per 1000l Collection of wastewater 5,4 per 1000l Plan underway to significantly reduce the cost Price for fully equipped industrial land is 3,3 /m2 6
CONNECTIVITY ROADS Srbobran is perfectly connected with the network of European Corridors, being situated directly at main European road Corridor 10 connecting Central Europe and Southern Europe. By road, it takes less than one hour to reach Hungarian border, with 30 minutes more to reach Croatia or Romania. 60min To EU border INLAND WATERWAYS Industrial zone is located right next to Veliki Backi Chanel, navigable inland waterway with possibilities to transport bulk shipments by barges. RAILWAY International railway line station (Belgrade to Budapest) is located app. 10km from Srbobran residential area. 7
AIR TRANSPORT International Belgrade Airport with more than 5.000.000 passengers annually and connections to all major cities in Europe is located 120km or 1 hour by Highway. INTERNET High capacity fiber optics cable installed along Motorway E75, local distributors available for individual users and businesses. CONSTRUCTION PROCEDURE In order to commence with construction of industrial facility, there are 2 major steps to be taken. 1. To obtain the land for industrial use 2. To issue Construction Permit Obtaining the land Declaring interest to initiate open procedure or negotiate terms Submitting bid at open procedure Sign the land purchase contract 35-45 days Registering the land ownership Submitting request for registering in cadastre Obtain proof of ownership of the land Up to 3 days Obtaining conditions for construction Prepare and submit preliminary construction design and infrastructure requirements to the Municipalitiy Up to 20 days Obtaining Construction Permit Prepare full construction design with statics Environmental Assessment Study if needed Fire protection project Start of construction Prepare detailed construction design Report start of construction to the Municipality Up to 3days Up to 5 days 8