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

-Košice – 2nd largest city in Slovakia -Population: citizens -Area: 244 square kilometres -Population density: 964 people per square kilometre -Average age of the population: years -Ice-Hockey World Championship 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

region total Nitra Košice Trenčín Bratislava Žilina Trnava B. Bystrica Prešov Slovakia total 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 km Prague km Brno km Vienna km Budapest km Warsaw km -Distances to western European cities : Munich 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 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 investment opportunities Tourism and Culture

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

-1st university in Košice founded in 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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