Welcome to Zrenjanin

1. Welcome to Zrenjanin

2. Where is Zrenjanin?

3. About the City… - The largest city of Banat - Area 1,326 km2 - 20°23’ east longitude and 45°23’ north langitude - Altitude 80m - 140 000 inhabitants -The only 4 river hubin Europe:the Begej, the Tisa,the Tamiš and the Danube - 100 000 ha of high quality arable land

4. Population 140.000 inhabitants 85.000 – city itself 55.000 – villages 700.000 inhabitants – Banat region "Small Switzerland of Serbia": -official languages: Serbian, Hungarian, Slovak and Romanian - more than 20 nations - developed national tolerance and good interhumanrelations

5. Traffic infrastructure Road network Zrenjanin-Novi Sad Regional road connecting to E75 motorway Zrenjanin-Belgrade Regional road connecting to E70 motorway Zrenjanin-Timisoara International road towards Ukraine, Moldavia and other ex-Soviet republics

6. Traffic infrastructure - The river Begej as the part of hydro-system waterway  Danube-Rhein-Mein, is connected to the North Sea and the Black Sea. There is a port in construction on the river Begej, two shipyards and several smaller ports - Airport “Zrenjanin” - The largest C class airport on the Balkans with the most favourable meteorological conditions in the region - Center of regional railroad network

7. Economy • Long tradition in economy and business • The first factories appeared back in 1746 • The most significant braches of industry are: - Food industry - Textile industry - Metal industry - Chemical industry - Oil and natural gas production - Civil engineering - Traffic/Transport

8. Economy The biggest economic potential of the region is in agricultural, cattle Production and freshwater fish production. In Zrenjanin there are about 100 000ha of high quality arable land and most grown crops are corn, wheat, sunflower, barley, oil and sugar beet.

9. Plan of the City with the zones marked

10. Industrial zone “Ecka” Area: 120 - 1100 hectars

11. Industrial zone “Ecka” Location is equipped with necessary infrastructure (road, industrial power lines, water, sewage and drainage system, natural gas, telephone and internet…) Investor can choose: - Shape, size and position of the construction site - Infrastructure connection points constructions manner engineeringcosts can be reduced by 30%

12. Industrial zone “Ecka” • Advantages: • - River Begej • - Airport “Zrenjanin” • - Regional road to Belgrade • - Transit road • - The possibility of working in the • regime of Free Zone Zrenjanin 10 €/m2 (Price for equipping the land with all necessary infrastructure)

13. Organised support for investors Centre for Investment Coordination -All licences and permits within legal minimum period of time - All types of assistance available (finding accommodation, renting office space, cars, telephone and internet connections, liaising with relevant institutions and organizations… ). Free Wireless Internet in the City centre Zrenjanin is the first city in Serbia and one among a few in Europe where in the main street you can have a free access to Wireless Internet.

14. Business Incubator Special incentive: 25% of total office space in BIZ is given free of charge to new investors The residents of BIZ can be the following entities: - Start-up companies in IT field which are provided with free equipped office for use, - Start-up companies in other than IT field at the first stage of their business activity can use BIZ offices until they move into their own www.biz-zr.rs

15. Major investors in Zrenjanin Pompea(Italy) Manufacturing underwear and hosiery Supernova(Austria) Commercial centre Mehler Baps(Germany) Manufacturing of ballistic protective systems Fulgar(Italy) Manufacturing of polyamide and polyeste yarns PhiwaWalther Group (Germany) Warehousing and supermarkets Draexlmaier (Germany) Automotive industry Arcadom(Hungary) Commercial park UM-ING (Serbia) Production of oil industry additional productions GR Systems(Italy) Prodaction of electonics Demex(Serbia) Constraction

16. Major investors in Zrenjanin Alpin(Serbia) Industrial tools production Bongrain Europe Sas(France) Milk pocessing factory Agrokor- Dijamant (Croatia) Sunflower oil production Gomex(Serbia) Markets Future Biotec(Germany) Sinthetic diesel production Bomex (Serbia) Shipyard In-Med (Serbia) Pharmaceutical industry LK Armatur(Sweeden) Machine, metal processing Kolpa San (Slovenia) Furnishing HomeInvest(Serbia) Constraction

17. Zrenjanin - university center - 2 Technical faculties Departments: IT, Mechanical, Management, Textile - 4.000 students - 8 Secondary schools Based on the investors needs for certain skills special educational programs are introduced

18. Workforce and industries in Zrenjanin 20 36 44

19. Awards for implemented investments 2006 - "The most attractive town for investments in Serbia“ (USAID, SIEPA, Ministry for Foreign Economic Affairs and American Economic Chamber) 2007 –"Municipality of Future – Promoting the best“ - These prestigious awards were awarded by the Club of Business Journalists of Serbia, Centre for Small and Medium Enterprises Belgrade and "Agrobanka“ a.d. Belgrade

20. Awards for implemented investments 2008 – Zrenjanin the best in Serbia, second in South East Europe according to the project of the World Bank "Doing business in South East Europe 2008 “ 2008- "Invest in Serbia 2008" – competition For the best promotion of investment potentials of cities and municipalities engaged in MEGA programme (Support to economic development of municipalities) of American Agency for International Development USAID Zrenjanin won another victory

21. Why Zrenjanin? - Industrial parks equipped with infrastructure - Access to the major transport networks (road, rail, river, air transport) - Free Zone Zrenjanin – one of 4 in Serbia - Long industrial and business tradition - Qualified and experienced labour - Organised support and assistance to investors – Business Incubator - Efficient administration - Administrative, political, economic, cultural and health centre of the Region

22. www.zrenjanin.rs Welcome to Zrenjanin