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