1. Košice Invest 2009 Invest in the East Investments in the city Marek Vargovčák Deputy Mayor of Košice

2. -Košice – 2nd largest city in Slovakia -Population: 234 596 citizens -Area: 244 square kilometres -Population density: 964 people per square kilometre -Average age of the population: 35.13 years -Ice-Hockey World Championship 2011 -European Capital of Culture 2013 General Information

3. -St. Elizabeth´s Cathedral -Historical town centre -Regional capital -Steel Arena -Doubletree by Hilton -Košice Marathon -U. S. Steel Košice and other large industries -Corriere della sera – Košice in World Top 10 City Highlights

4. -Strategic location of Košice in Central Europe -Support of the business environment -Qualified labour force -Industry in the region -Tourism Good Place for Your Investment

5. -Košice – industrial centre -20,000 businesses -9 % of the Slovak GDP -U. S. Steel Košice – the largest employer -IT companies -IT Valley Business in the Region

6. -city – region -foreign direct investments -600 businesses with foreign capital Foreign Investments

7. -Východoslovenská energetika, a.s. - Germany - Energy distribution -VALEO SLOVAKIA, s.r.o. - France - Car industry, production of auto parts -Howe Slovensko, s.r.o. - Australia - Car industry, production of leather materials -NESS Slovensko, s.r.o. - USA, Israel, Holland – IT, software development, system integration -JOBELSA SLOVENSKO, s.r.o. - Spain - Production of textile -Kosit, a.s. - Italy, Slovakia - Public cleaning services, office cleaning -U. S. Steel Košice, s.r.o. - USA - Mettalurgy -Inžinierske stavby, a.s., Košice - France - Construction industry -Eurovia - Cesty, a.s. - France – Construction industry -T-Systems Slovakia - USA, Germany - IT and software -Magneti Marelli - Italy - Car industry, automotive parts Foreign Investors in Košice and the Neighbouring Area

8. -GETRAG FORD Transmissions Slovakia, s.r.o. - Germany - Car industry, production of transmissions -SWEP Slovakia, s.r.o. - Sweden - Production of heat exchangers -Plastipak Slovakia, s.r.o. - USA – Plastic industry -Kuenz - SK, s.r.o. - Austria - Machine engineering -Schelling Slovakia, s.r.o. - Austria - Production of cutting machines -JISIMEX, s.r.o. - Ukraine, Armenia - Food and beverage industry -Doppelmayr Slovakia, s.r.o. - Austria - Production of cranes -Handtmann Slovakia, s.r.o. - Germany - Car industry, production of alluminium casting, ferrometals -EVANS, s.r.o. - USA, Slovakia - Production of packaging materials -CROWN Bevcan Slovakia - UK - Production of cans for food and beverage industry Foreign Investors in Košice and the Neighbouring Area

9. region2002200320042005200620072008total Nitra111312138856 Košice4356816244 Trenčín3457117542 Bratislava328599541 Žilina346397436 Trnava444548231 B. Bystrica233564629 Prešov512455224 Slovakia total25224647656434303 Foreign Investors in the Regions Established with State Assistance

10. -driving mechanism of investment processes since the 1990’s -transformation of locations on the city’s periphery to multifunctional centres -Hlavná street -hotels, office buildings, consulting services Business and Services

11. -most important sector in the region -highest contributor to total revenues -257 industrial factories in the region, 114 in Košice -metallurgy -automotive industry and machine engineering -1st place of Slovakia in the number of cars produced per capita globally -electronics industry, production of plastic parts, food and beverages Industrial Production

12. -priority - support for R&D and innovation -5,370 employees in R&D jobs in the region -the city of innovation -municipality - more services online -Slovak academy of science and universities -IT Valley Research, Development and Information Technologies

13. -transit city for the flow of goods -geographical proximity to the borders and connections to the western Europe -international road transport corridor -dense network of railway routes -regular and charter flight transportation Transportation and Logistics

14. -Distances to central European cities: Bratislava - 402 km Prague - 675 km Brno - 468 km Vienna - 504 km Budapest - 262 km Warsaw - 500 km -Distances to western European cities : Munich - 884 km Rome - 1,590 km Berlin - 1,140 km Geneva - 1,509 km Frankfurt - 1,210 km Amsterdam - 1,655 km Brussels - 1,550 km Paris - 1,997 km Barcelona - 2,340 km London - 2,117 km -Distances to eastern European cities : Kiev - 850 km Moscow - 1,005 km Distances from Košice

15. -ECOC 2013 – Košice and Marseille -attractive destination for tourists -historical section of town -Ice-Hockey World Championship 2011 -investment opportunities Tourism and Culture

16. -diverse and flexible labour force -occupations and qualifications -foreign languages – English and German -average salary – competitive advantage -Slovakia - 710.45 Euro -Košice - 639.70 Euro Human Resources

17. -1st university in Košice founded in 1657 -wide range of categories of schools in Košice -The Technical University - 16,000 students -The University of P. J. Šafárik – 8,000 students -The University of Veterinary Medicine Education

18. Economic and social development of the city -1. City of Innovations -2. Healthy City -3. City of Culture -4. City for Families Major priorities Integrated Transportation System Major Development Programmes in the City

19. -Supporting investors - Košice Investment Fund -Masterplan – 1,000 hectares for development and investments Košice in next years: -1 billion EUR of new investments -3,000 new jobs Investments

20. Guide to Investment in Košice

21. Thank you for your attention Košice Invest 2009 Invest in the East