SK – HU - RO Business Forum Békéscsaba - September 2015 by Bratislava CCI

Slovak Republic  Area (km)  Nr. of Inhabitants  Capital City Bratislava  Membership EU, OECD WTO, NATO  Currency EURO  Language Slovak  Political system Parliamentary democracy  Establishment  EU membership  EURO introduction

Slovak Republic The Year 2014  GDP mil. EUR  GDP p/c EUR  GDP growth 2.4 %  Inflation rate 0.0 %  Average salary 858 EUR  Unemployment rate 12.4 %

Slovak Republic Country Rating by IRA StateOECD Slovakia Czech Republic Hungary Poland A+ stabil A stabil BBB- stabil A- stabil A1 stabil Baa1 neg. A2 stabil A1 stabil BBB neg. A1 stabil

Slovak Republic Tax System Value Added Tax20 % Corporate Income Tax22 % Repatriation of Profits Tax 0 % Dividend Tax 0 % Inheritance ans Gift Tax 0 % Real Estate Transfer Tax 0 %

Slovak Republic

Bratislava Region – General Information Characteristics of the region: Location Area 2052 km2 Population Regional Capital city BRATISLAVA No. of districts 8 No. of towns 7 No. of villages 65  6th richest region in the EU  Concentration of institutions for education, research and development  High level of employment and business activities  General attractiveness of the region (good accessibility, built-up infrastructure, complex services for entrepreneurs)

Bratislava Region – Economy 2014Bratislava Slovakia area: 368 km² km² with the country district km² (4,2 %) the population : (11,5 %)5 mil. ( ) with outlying district GDP mil. EUR (25 % ) mil. EUR unemployment rate 6.6% 12.4 % monthly salary: € €

Developing transport and infrastructure Road system (description) Highways 110 km 1. Class road 131 km 2. Class road 210 km 3. Class road 353 km Railways (description) Main railway lines: Bratislava-Brno-Praha-Berlin Bratislava-Žilina-Warszava Bratislava-Budapest-Istanbul Airports International Airport Bratislava Important logistic connection Port Bratislava – Danube Highways D1 – Bratislava-Košice D2 – Brno – Bratislava

Industry overview FDI in SR million € Structure of industry (important sector) Automotive Engineering Chemical Energy Food processing Significant companies in the region  Volkswagen Slovakia, a.s.  Slovnaft a.s.  Slovenské Elektrárne, a.s.  SPP, a.s.  Slovak Telecom, a.s.  Orange Slovensko, a.s.  Grafobal Group, a.s.  Siemens Slovakia, s.r.o.  COOP Jednota, a.s.  BEZ Transformátory, a.s.

Education No. of universities in the region 11 No. of university students No. of university graduates Field of study in the region All fields of study covered IT, Economy, Humanities, Technical, Other

Labour market Average monthly salary in region € (y. 2014) Unemployment rate in Region 6.60 % Lowest in Slovakia (2014) Economically active population (y. 2014) Average monthly salary in industry € (y.2014) Average monthly salary in ITC industry € (y.2014)

CENTROPE - The Central European Region The enlargement of the EU has created new opportunities for enhanced integration and collaboration in the border quadrangle between the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Austria. The Central European Region emerges as a common economic space and place to live in, growing together towards a unique, attractive and strong region furthered by intensive cooperation. Hence, in September 2003, the governors, county presidents and mayors of the border quadrangle agreed upon the joint establishment and support of the Central European Region - CENTROPE. In the framework of an Interreg IIIA project the necessary groundwork was laid to render possible the establishment of CENTROPE as a cross-border region and committing cooperation framework.

The Bratislava Regional Chamber of SCCI The current SCCI is an independent public-legal institution, set up in 1992 according to the Act No. 9/1992 passed by Slovak National Council. It consist of Headquarter and 8 Regional chambers. History : Bratislava Chamber of Commerce and Industry since 1850

The Bratislava Regional Chamber of SCCI  contacts with domestic businesses  search for suppliers  search for manufacturers  search for importers  search for companies suitable for joint ventures, acquisitions and partnerships  company and institution corporate profile  organization of meetings, including secretarial services, accommodation, transfers etc.  advertising in Chamber newsletter which is distributed to all members as well as foreign consular offices in the Slovak Republic, consular offices of the Slovak Republic abroad, representative offices of foreign companies in Slovakia, government institutions and Slovak businesses

The Bratislava Regional Chamber of SCCI I Consultancy on legal, financial, commercial and custom issues I Co-operation with Commercial and Industrial Chambers abroad  organising business missions  organising seminars on doing business with neighbour countries after the enlargement of the EU  exchange of commercial policy documents and other information  publication of commercial promotions  seeking business partners

The Bratislava Regional Chamber of SCCI Address:Jašíkova 6, Bratislava phone: fax: web: President : Igor Junas Director :Juraj Majtán