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MONTENEGRO INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES. PositionSouth East Europe Area13.812 km2 (13.452 km2 of land / 360 km2 of sea) Administrative capital / Historical.

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2 PositionSouth East Europe Area13.812 km2 (13.452 km2 of land / 360 km2 of sea) Administrative capital / Historical capitalPodgorica / Cetinje Population629.603 ClimateContinental, Mediterranean and mountain Territorial division21 municipalities Political systemParliamentary democracy Official languageMontenegrin Official currencyEuro ( € )

3 MONTENEGRO INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES Agricultural land5.165 km2 Total arable land1.899 km2 Forests1 ha per capita Natural lakes40 Accumulation lakes4 Great river potentialTara, Moraca, Piva, Cehotina, Bojana, Zeta… MineralsBauxite, coal, minerals Road network7.314 km Railway network250 km International airportsPodgorica / Tivat PortsBar, Kotor, Risan, Zelenika Power capacityHydropower plants of Perucica and Piva and Thermo- plant of Pljevlja

4 MONTENEGRO INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES 200920102011 GDP (million €) 2981.03023.03192.0 GDP per capita 4,7444,8015,070 Nominal GDP growth (in %) -3.391.415.60 Real GDP growth (in %) -5.71.12.5 Inflation (in %) 1.50.53.0 Current public revenue 45.39 % of GDP43.33 % of GDP41.69 % of GDP Public expenditure 51.13 % of GDP46.37 % of GDP45.00 % of GDP Capital expenditure 8.43 % of GDP5.41 % of GDP5.07 % of GDP Current public expenditure 42.70 % of GDP40.96 % of GDP39.93 % of GDP Deficit / surplus of public spending -5.65 % of GDP-3.03 % of GDP-3.31 % of GDP Increase / decrease in deposits 1.99 % of GDP-2.59 % of GDP1.75 % of GDP The level of public debt 38.2 % of GDP42.3 % of GDP45.22 % of GDP

5 MONTENEGRO INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES 1.Politically stabile 2.EU candidate country 3.Close to NATO integration 4.No open issues with neighbors 5.Member of WTO 6.Free Trade agreements with EU, CEFTA, EFTA, Russia, Ukraine,…

6 MONTENEGRO INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES NATIONAL TREATMENT Foreign investor can, at the territory of the Montenegro, establish a company and invest in a company, under procedures and conditions under which local nationals can establish companies, or invest assets in companies. There is no limit in terms of invested capital. Foreign investors are allowed to invest in any branch of industry and freely transfer of financial and other resources, including profits and dividends.

7 MONTENEGRO INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES There are benefits on the state and local level Existing tax relief on the state level: Exemption from the income tax payment A newly-established legal entity in economically underdeveloped municipalities which performs production activity is exempted from paying income tax for the first eight years following the beginning of business operations, on the income generated by performing the business activity in the underdeveloped municipality. A tax payer who makes a profit in a newly established business unit which performs production activity in underdeveloped municipalities is reduced the income tax for eight years proportionate to the share of the profit thus generated in the total profit of the tax payer.

8 MONTENEGRO INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES TAXTAX RATE VAT Standard rate – 17 % Lower rate – 7 % Corporate Profit TaxFlat rate – 9 % Personal Income TaxFlat rate – 9 % Property Tax Proportional tax ranging between 0.08 % - 0.8 % of the immovable property’s market value

9 MONTENEGRO INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES Government of Montenegro is working on removing business barriers and improving the business environment. Until now further steps have been implemented: establishment of the one stop shop model of business registration the set of laws is modified in order to simplify procedures for issuing construction permits the regulation which main purpose is to increase the efficiency of cadastral authorities expanding of credit register simplification of employment of foreigners introduction of RIA (Regulatory Impact Assessment) in the Montenegrin regulatory system

10 MONTENEGRO INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES You can set up limited liability company in Montenegro within four working days, with founding capital of one Euro, and by submitting three documents: Founding agreement, Bylaw and Form available at the web site of State register. Limited Liability Company 1.Minimum capital requirement of €1; 2.Founding act; 3.Contract of decision of company’s foundation; 4.Completed registration form; 5.Registration fee of €10

11 MONTENEGRO INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES 200620072008200920102011 F D I inflow in (mil €)644.31007.7832.11.068.4552.12454.2

12 International brands in Montenegro TourismEnergy Telecommunication Banks MONTENEGRO INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES

13 Investors from 107 countries MONTENEGRO INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES

14 No.StateFDI inflow in €% Of total FDI 1Italy486.804.30211.8 2Russia478.002. 57711.6 3Hungary355.691.4938.6 4Great Britain322.229. 0477.8 5Cyprus309.760.7547.5 6Switzerland305.170. 6627.4 7Austria298.424.9037.2 8Serbia159.497. 8183.9 9Germany145.354.7203.5 10Slovenia683.2673.5 Other 1.118.149.92527.2 In total 4.122.769.466100 MONTENEGRO INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES

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25 Business zones are a form of entrepreneurial infrastructure which represents a developed area in construction terms, fully equipped with utility infrastructure, intended for a coordinated and planned use by a large number of companies and entrepreneurs, where the coordinated and planned approach enables a joint use of space, utility, administrative, financial, technical and other services, thus achieving lower operating costs.

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29 Planning work: Regional Landfill Construction in Niksic Municipality, for the Municipalities of Niksic, Savnik and Pluzine Regional Landfill Construction for the Municipalities of Bijelo Polje, Kolašin and Mojkovac Construction of the regional centre for waste management in Berane, for municipalities of Berane, Andrijevica, Plav and Rožaje Construction of Regional centre for waste menagament in Kotor Municipality, for the Municipalities of Kotor, Tivat and Budva (Herceg Novi) Construction of a Regional Landfill in the Municipality of Bar, for the Municipalities of Bar and Ulcinj

30 MONTENEGRO INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES The investors are expected to finance, open, exploit and perform recultivation of the coal mine ''Maoče“, and to finance, build and operate the Thermal Power Plant ''Maoče'', as a single business entity

31 MONTENEGRO INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES The Government of Montenegro will award a concession for the exploitation of coal from the basin of Maoče and the construction of a thermal power plant of the estimated capacity of 500 MW (2k250MW), based on the current reserves of coal and the thermal power plant life cycle; The term of the concession contract is 45 years, with a possibility of extension in accordance with the law; Concession fees for the exploitation of coal will be calculated as a percentage of revenues from the sales of electricity; The proposed model of business operations is DBOMR (Design Build Operate Maintain Recultivate).

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33 Over the past several years there have been more intensive activities on exploring the potential for the development of small hydro power plants (up to 15 MW). Under concluded concession agreements on the basis of two tenders, it is envisaged to construct 35 small hydro power plants with total power of around 100MW and total planned annual generation of around 300GWh. Concessions were awarded for 25 mini hydro power plants and there are also some watercourses that are subject to concessions and they have not been awarded for them yet. MONTENEGRO INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES

34 Incentive prices for electricity produced in plants using renewable energy sources Tariff items for determining incentive prices for electricity produced in small hydropower plants

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