1. Belgrade Investment Days 21-22 September 2015 Belgrade

2. Belgrade Chamber of Commerce Introduction
The Belgrade Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit business association which represents the interests of more than 100,000 businesses (companies and small entrepreneurs) on the territory of Belgrade, representing nearly a half of the entire Serbian business community.
There are nine Associations in the Belgrade Chamber of Commerce, covering all economic sectors: agriculture and food, industry, construction Industry and utility services, trade and services, transportation and telecommunications, tourism and catering, financial organisations, information technologies and creative industry.

3. Services
Representation of the interests of the business community in its relations with local, national and European authorities.
Supporting business growth, whether in business creation, takeover or transfer, human resources or regulation
Belgrade Chamber of Commerce’s consultants support businesses in their local or international development.
Education & trainings
Promotion of R&D (research and development) and innovations, in cooperation with educational and scientific institutions.
Providing technical and advisory support to entrepreneurs
Promotion of the economy by organizing trade fairs, forums and conferences.
Organizing of B2B meetings for businessmen.

4. Potentials of investing in Belgrade
Belgrade possesses significant potentials in all sectors, and is consequently a modern city suitable for living and work.
With approximately 1.6 million of inhabitants (21% of total population in Serbia) and more that 50,000 employees, Belgrade is not only a headquarters of the state administration and institutions, but also a trade, industrial, transportation, financial, tourism, cultural, scientific, and educational centre.
The structure of the industry shows the dominant share of industry, trade, transportation, telecommunications and construction.
With 39.9% share in GDP and more than 25% of total employees in Serbia, Belgrade has a crucial effect on the economy of entire country.

5. Belgrade Investement days Projects
Belgrade Chamber of Commerce has collected 29 project:
21 belong to the building industry: 10 projects belong to Public Utility Company (recontruction), construction of hunting ammunition factory, contruction of mineral water factory, sales location, adaptation of commercial building, contruction plot and constuction of storages, adaptation of textile factory
agricultural sector: 4 projects
reconstruction and equiping meet industry
upgrading of fodder factory
cleaning of forests from illegal garbage dumpt
farm for production of feedlot
industrial sector: 2 projects
- construction of mini hydro power plants
- construction of energy sources and reconstruction of industrial water supply
tourism sector: 2 projects
hotel reconstruction
implenatation of river information system

6. INVEST IN SERBIA? Strategic geographical location
Tax rates
Value added tax
Standard rate – 20%
Special rate – 10%
Social security contributions
Pension and Disability Insurance – 14%
Health insurance – 5.5%
Unemployment insurance – 0.75%
Strategic geographical location
Duty free import in coutries from the South East Europe and Russia
The lowest income tax rate in Europe of 15%
Educated and skilled labor force available on competitive costs
Financial support to investors – loans and benefits for Greenfield investments
Incentive for creators of employment environment
Source: SIEPA
Legal persons
Income tax
15%
Tax on dividends, shares in profit, royalties, interests and capital gains
20%
Corporate profit tax
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Serbia % %
Romania %
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Hungary %
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7. For all aditional information please contact:
BELGRADE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Centre for Public Private Partnership and Project Management
Ms Tatjana Dijan, Head