SLOVENIA in brief Area: 20,273 sq. km Capital: Ljubljana Population of 2 million EU member state - May 2004 Euro zone - January 2007 OECD member - July 2010 GDP per capita (2013): € 17,128 Unemployment rate (ILO): 12% Slovenia EU countries Non-EU countries

Export Driven Economy € 21.6 billion exports of goods and services in 2013; approx. 61 % of GDP 75 % of exports of goods destined for EU Top export categories of goods, 2013 Geographic distribution, 2013 Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, 2014

Taxes Corporate income tax17% Corporate income tax relief - up to 100% of the amount invested in R&D - up to 40% of the amount invested in equipment and intangible long-term assets Capital gain tax0 – 25% (depending on a holding period) VAT (Value added tax)22% - standard rate; 9.5% - reduced rate Personal income taxesprogressive tax rates: 16%, 27%, 41% and 50% Social security contributions 16.1% paid by employer; 22.1% paid by employee

SLOVENIA – The Right Mix of Qualities (Four Qs For You) Quality workforce Quality link to regional markets Quality infrastructure Quality of life 4Qs4U

Quality of Workforce Cost-effective!  Technologically-minded (long industrial tradition), innovative spirit  Highly educated: 22% university degree, 57% secondary school,  Excellent IT & foreign language skills (English, German, Italian, Serbo-Croatian, …)

Quality Infrastructure Three international airports handle passenger & cargo Port of Koper - The shortest way from Asia – Pacific to Central Europe A number of logistics parks constructed close to highways Quality of overall infrastructure SloveniaRankValue Fixed broadband Internet subscriptions per 100 population International Internet bandwidth (kb/s) per user Individuals using internet Well-developed general ICT infrastructure Source: WEF – The Global Competitiveness Report CountryValueRank/148 Switzerland6.61 Germany6.210 USA5.719 Slovenia5.231 Czech Rep Italy4.853 Poland4.084

Quality link to regional markets Mediterranean Corridor Zagreb Prague Slovenia Milan Zurich Munich Vienna Budapest Belgrade 1000 km 500 km Baltic – Adriatic Corridor Barcelona Paris Graz

Quality of Life  High standard of living (International Living 2014 Index – 24th place out of 51 countries)  Cultural and geographical diversity  At the intersection of Roman, German and Slavic culture  Mixture of Alpine, continental and Mediterranean climate  Over a third of the territory is protected

Potential Areas of Cooperation Logistics & Transport Automotive industry Green Technologies & Recycling Energy & Renewables ICT & Nanotechnology Pharmaceutical Industry Wood processing I ndustry Chemical industry Tourism

FDI in Slovenia FDI stock end-year Financial services & insurance44% Retail15% Pharmaceuticals & chemicals9% Machinery & electrical equipment5% Motor vehicles and rubber products4% Telecoms & transport3% Wood-processing, pulp & paper3% Utilities3% Other14% Distribution of FDI by industry Main investing countries in Slovenia, companies with Chinese capital in Slovenia 109 companies with Chinese capital in Slovenia Source: GVIN, 2014 Source: Bank of Slovenia, 2014

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