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BASIC INFORMATIONBASIC INFORMATION

AREA734 km2

POPULATION114,633

BIJELJINA REGION POPULATION

734 km2

ELEVATION90 m

TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION

Closest Airports

km

Tuzla (BiH) 70

Belgrade (Serbia)

122

Sarajevo (BiH) 194

Banja Luka (BiH) 228

Zagreb (Croatia) 322

Closest River Ports km

Brčko (BiH) 40

Sremska Mitrovica (Serbia)

70

Belgrade (Serbia) 122

Split (Croatia) 445

• Favourable geographic position Favourable geographic position • Convenient and easy acess via roads, river ports, rail and air • Qualified and competent work force• Investment ready locations in industrial zones • Competitive tax rates and customized insentives • LLocalocal governmentgovernment - supportive at every stage of investment and commited to

countinuous improvement of business environment• Natural resurces Natural resurces - termal water, water, arable agricultural land, kaolin clay• Tradition and history in agriculture, food processing, wood, metal and garnament

industry• Cost of energy and utilities among the lowest in Europe• Regional educational and health care center• Good and safe place to live

WHY INVEST IN WHY INVEST IN BIJELJINA?BIJELJINA?

MAIN SECTORSMAIN SECTORS

• 53.926 ha quality arable land.

• 8.373 ha or 15.600 registered agricultural households.

• 100 ha greenhouse vegetable production.

• 1.500 ha land with irrigation system.

AGRICULTUREAGRICULTURE

ILLUSTRATIVE COMPANIES IN THE ILLUSTRATIVE COMPANIES IN THE AGRICULTUREAGRICULTURE SECTOR SECTOR

FOOD PROCESSING FOOD PROCESSING

ILLUSTRATIVE COMPANIES IN THE ILLUSTRATIVE COMPANIES IN THE FOOD PROCESSING FOOD PROCESSING SECTORSECTOR

METAL INDUSTRYMETAL INDUSTRY

ILLUSTRATIVE COMPANIES IN THE ILLUSTRATIVE COMPANIES IN THE METAL METAL SECTORSECTOR

WOOD PROCESSING WOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRYINDUSTRY

ILLUSTRATIVE COMPANIES IN THE ILLUSTRATIVE COMPANIES IN THE WOOD WOOD PROCESSING PROCESSING SECTORSECTOR

OTHER OTHER GROWINGGROWING SECTORSSECTORS

ILLUSTRATIVE COMPANIESILLUSTRATIVE COMPANIES

CITY OF BIJELJINA EXPORTSCITY OF BIJELJINA EXPORTS

CountryCountry %%

GermanyGermany 1188%%

SeSerrbiabia 17%17%

SloveniaSlovenia 10%10%

MontenegroMontenegro 77%%

SingaporeSingapore 66%%

AustriaAustria 55%%

Other countriesOther countries 37%37%

TOTALTOTAL 100.00%100.00%

ENERGY AND UTILITY ENERGY AND UTILITY COSTSCOSTS

Item Unit Unit price in EUR excluding VAT

Electric energy KWh 0,06 EUR

Water m3 0,85 EUR

Wastewater for business customers

m3 0,85 EUR

AVAILABLE WORKFORCEAVAILABLE WORKFORCE

Total unemployed workforce 14.118

EMPLOYED WORK FORCE PER EMPLOYED WORK FORCE PER SECTORSSECTORS

Average Gross Salary:Skilled workers 690 EUR Unskilled workers 430 EUR

HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION & HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION & SECONDARY SECONDARY SCHOOLSSCHOOLS

Secondary students 4.131University students 5.692

6 Universities6 Universities23 Faculties23 Faculties6 High schools6 High schools

INDUSTRIAL ZONE 1INDUSTRIAL ZONE 1• North West urban area of City

Bijeljina;

• Surface 32 ha

• Greenfield

• Purpose:• Residental zone,• Trade and service zone,• Industrial – manufactoring zone.

• North West urban area of City Bijeljina;

• Surface 39,5ha

• Greenfield

INDUSTRIAL ZONE 2INDUSTRIAL ZONE 2• Purpose:

• Residental zone,• Trade and service zone,• Industrial – manufactoring zone.

• North West urban area of City Bijeljina;

• Surface 22ha

• Greenfield

INDUSTRIAL ZONE 3INDUSTRIAL ZONE 3• Purpose:

• Light industry,• Small businesses.

• West urban area of City Bijeljina;

• Surface 95ha, 18ha is property of City Bijeljina

• Greenfield

INDUSTRIAL ZONE 4INDUSTRIAL ZONE 4• Purpose:

• Industrial – manufactoring zone,

• Light industry,• Small businesses.

COMPETITIVE TAX RATESCOMPETITIVE TAX RATES

INCENTIVESINCENTIVES

Payment of land within 60 months

without interest rate

80% 80% reduction of reduction of Charges for Charges for communal communal

equipment of equipment of urban areaurban area

CCustomized ustomized Incentive Incentive programs for programs for each prospect each prospect based onbased on::•size of the size of the investment, investment, •number of number of jobs, jobs, •value of jobsvalue of jobs•whether the whether the investment is investment is in a priority in a priority sector or sector or vertical.vertical.

70% one-time rent

reduction for production facilities

90% reduction of Charges for communal equipment of urban area for facilities supporting retail, distribution, or processing of agriculture production

NATURAL RESOURCESNATURAL RESOURCES

•Agricultural landAgricultural land•Geothermal wells in dvorovi vilage at a depthGeothermal wells in dvorovi vilage at a depth of of 1350 m, temperature of hyper thermal water 1350 m, temperature of hyper thermal water 75 'C, with a capacity of 7.5 l / sec75 'C, with a capacity of 7.5 l / sec•Drinking waterDrinking water•Kaolin clayKaolin clay

SURFACE SURFACE WATERCOURSEWATERCOURSE

• The rare relict species of fish Umbra krameri (minders) is discovered in Gromizelj. This fist is found only in a few areas in Europe.

• Gromiželj is also habitat for many plant and animal species from the red list of endangered species, some of which date from the time of the Pannonian Sea.

Bijeljina municipality is surrounded by river Sava (31 km) and Drina (63 km). These two rivers are rich in sand and gravel

QUALITY OF LIFEQUALITY OF LIFE

Cultural and artistic events

Regional hospital and developed network of private health care instututions

•Recreation and health care-Spa „Banja Dvorovi“•Unique natural resource-hot water spring (75 Celsius degree). •Existing spa facilities include spa, hotel, five outdoor swimming pools, health care centre, restaurant, park and sport grounds.

QUALITY OF LIFEQUALITY OF LIFE

Ethno Ethno VVillage illage „Stanisic„Stanisicii““

• 20 old wooden houses from different parts of BIH

and Serbia, mils, dairies, barns, blacksmith shop with autentic furniture and equipment, lakes, taverns, restaurants, sports and recreation section, hotels, monastery...

CONTACT DETAILSCONTACT DETAILS

Odsjek za lokalni ekonomski razvoj i evropske integracijeTrg Kralja Petra Karađorđevića 1Bijeljina

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