Košice Invest 2009Invest in the East

Investments in the city

Marek VargovčákDeputy Mayor of Košice

-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

-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

-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

-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

-city – region

-foreign direct investments

-600 businesses with foreign capital

Foreign Investments

-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

-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

regionregion 20022002 20032003 20042004 20052005 20062006 20072007 20082008 totaltotal

Nitra 1 1 13 12 13 8 8 56

Košice 4 3 5 6 8 16 2 44

Trenčín 3 4 5 7 11 7 5 42

Bratislava 3 2 8 5 9 9 5 41

Žilina 3 4 6 3 9 7 4 36

Trnava 4 4 4 5 4 8 2 31

B. Bystrica 2 3 3 5 6 4 6 29

Prešov 5 1 2 4 5 5 2 24

Slovakia total 25 22 46 47 65 64 34 303

Foreign Investors in the Regions Established with State Assistance

-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

-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

-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

-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

- 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

-ECOC 2013 – Košice and Marseille

-attractive destination for tourists

-historical section of town

-Ice-Hockey World Championship 2011

-investment opportunities

Tourism and Culture

-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

-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

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

-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

Guide to Investment in Košice

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Košice Invest 2009Invest in the East