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David Ponsar Senior Commercial Officer

U.S. Commercial Service. An Agency of the U.S. Department of CommerceMission is primarily to help small and medium size, export-ready companies to enter new markets, and to protect U.S. business interests abroadNetwork of 107 domestic offices in the U.S. and 145 international offices located in U.

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David Ponsar Senior Commercial Officer

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    1. David Ponsar Senior Commercial Officer U.S. Commercial Service Bratislava, Slovak Republic Tel: +421 2 5920 5320 Fax: +421 2 5920 5333 David.Ponsar@mail.doc.gov www.buyusa.gov/slovakia/en

    2. U.S. Commercial Service An Agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce Mission is primarily to help small and medium size, export-ready companies to enter new markets, and to protect U.S. business interests abroad Network of 107 domestic offices in the U.S. and 145 international offices located in U.S. Embassies and Consulates

    3. How Does the U.S. Commercial Service Help U.S. Companies? World Class Market Research Trade Events that Promote your Product or Service to Qualified Buyers Contacts with Qualified Buyers, Distributors and Joint Venture Partners Business Facilitation Services Counseling through Every Step of the Export Process Advocacy and Trade Compliance

    4. Market Research

    5. Market Research

    6. Trade Events

    7. Contact and Screening Services

    8. Business Facilitation Services

    9. Export Counseling Individual Business Counseling by Telephone, E-mail and Meetings, including Country Information Tariff Rates Banking and Export Financing Logistics ... and any other questions about the market

    10. Advocacy and Trade Compliance

    11. Slovak Republic Basic Data Area (km2): 49,035 Population: 5,379,000 Population /km2: 109.7 Capital: Bratislava Adjacent countries: Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine, Hungary, Austria Currency: Slovak koruna Ethnicity: Slovak 85.8% Hungarian 9.7% other 4.5% Religious Denominations: Roman Catholic 69% Lutheran 7% Other 11% No affiliation 13%

    12. Best Prospect Sectors for U.S. Exporters Aircraft and Aviation Services Automotive Parts and Components (>1 million/year) Chemicals and Plastics Electrical Equipment and Parts Information and Communication Technologies Alternative and Renewable Energy Technologies Environmental Services Medical Products and Services Pharmaceuticals Franchising Infrastructure (highways, bridges, airports) Consumer Goods

    13. Principal Industries in Slovakia • Mechanical and Electrical Engineering • Automobiles and Components • Information/Communication Technology • Fuel and Power Industries • Heavy Industries • Chemicals • Agriculture & Food • Construction • Textile, Clothing and Footwear • Forest Products • Tourism

    14. Why Slovakia? Well educated, skilled, cost competitive workforce European Union and NATO Membership Geographical Heart of Europe Successful Reforms in Employment, Healthcare, Pensions and Taxes Flat 19% Tax (Corporate and Personal) Favorable Economic Conditions Developed Infrastructure

    15. Top U.S. Investors

    16. David Ponsar Senior Commercial Officer U.S. Commercial Service Bratislava, Slovak Republic Tel: +421 2 5920 5320 Fax: +421 2 5920 5333 David.Ponsar@mail.doc.gov www.buyusa.gov/slovakia/en

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