I NVESTMENT O PPORTUNITIES IN CROATIA

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN CROATIA

EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA BRUXELLES

GENERAL INFORMATION


Population: 4,441,460

Area: 56,542 km2

Coastlength: 1,777 km

Islands: 1,185

Capital: Zagreb

Language: Croatian

Script: Latin

Currency: Kuna (HRK)

Political system: Parliamentary Democracy

Climate: Mediterranean, Continental

BASICS


2007. 2008. 2009. 2010. GDP per capita (EUR) 9.781 10.772 10.311 10.396 GDP growth (%) 5.1 2.2 -6.0 -1.2 Inflation rate (average, %) 2.9 6.1 2.4 1.1 Unemployment rate (%, ILO) 9.6 8.4 9.1 11.8 Export growth (%) 9.2 4.7 -20.3 17.4 FDI (EUR, bln) 3.679 4.219 2.065 232 Average net salary (EUR) 660 706 726 723 Average gross salary (EUR) 962 1.029 1.055 1.039

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS

• FDI – 24,7 billion € (1993-2ND QT 2011)


COUNTRY % of FDI

Austria 25,2Netherlands 14,9Germany 12,1Hungary 9,4Belgium 2,22

FOREIGN EXCHANGE BETWEEN CROATIA AND BELGIUM

(2009 - I. VI. 2011.)u 000 USD

YEAR EXPORT IMPORT TOTAL BALANCE

2009. 66.384 309.832 376.216 -243.448

2010. 91.011 271.648 362.659 -180.637

I. VI 2011. 62.150 120.889 183.039 -58.739


EXPORTIMPORTTOTALBALANCE

WHY CROATIA?



Excellent infrastructure


Strategic Location


Osijek industrial center of Eastern Croatia (river port)

Osijek industrial center of Eastern Croatia (river port)

Zagreb capital and the industrial center of Croatia

Zagreb capital and the industrial center of Croatia

Rijeka biggest industrial port (infrastructure connections)

Rijeka biggest industrial port (infrastructure connections)

PločeIndustrial port – on the future Vc Budapest-Osijek-Sarajevo-Ploce highway

PločeIndustrial port – on the future Vc Budapest-Osijek-Sarajevo-Ploce highway

Splitport and a tourist focal point

Splitport and a tourist focal point

Strategic Location


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Port of Rijeka Container traffic

PUBLIC INVESTMENT PROJECTS



Total value of projects: EUR 14 billion

Sectors:– Energy

– Water management

– Transport infrastructure

– Tourism


ENERGYTotal value: EUR 3.8 billion

Project types

Thermal power plants (TPP)

Hydroelectric power plants (HEPP)

Infrastructure for oil and gas distribution and storage

Geothermal power plants and biomass facilities

Wind power generation

Solar power generation




TOURISM

Total value: EUR 1.4 billion

Project types

High category tourist resorts

Medical turism

Continental turism

Nautical turism – marinas Golf centres


InfrastructureZAGREB AIRPORTConstruction of new passenger and cargo terminal

INVESTMENT SIZE: INVESTMENT SIZE: 200 – 220 mil. EUR200 – 220 mil. EUR(Comprises 3-level passenger terminal, over 65,600 m²)

ZAGREB AIRPORTConstruction of new passenger and cargo terminal

INVESTMENT SIZE: INVESTMENT SIZE: 200 – 220 mil. EUR200 – 220 mil. EUR(Comprises 3-level passenger terminal, over 65,600 m²)


RAILWAY Vb CORRIDOR RAILWAY Vb CORRIDOR

BOTOVO-ZAGREB-KARLOVAC-RIJEKA

Infrastructure

Length of railway: -61 km

Total travel time: -5 hours

Speed of travel: +90 km/h

Capacity: +19 mil tonnes/year

Reduction in travel time

• Expanding capacity of Port of Rijeka

• Annual increase from 5 million tons of cargo to 30 million tons

• Reduction in travel time

• the current Zagreb-Rijeka track is one of the most exploited tracks in Europe

• Investment size: 3,65 bln. EURInvestment size: 3,65 bln. EUR

• Expanding capacity of Port of Rijeka

• Annual increase from 5 million tons of cargo to 30 million tons

• Reduction in travel time

• the current Zagreb-Rijeka track is one of the most exploited tracks in Europe

• Investment size: 3,65 bln. EURInvestment size: 3,65 bln. EUR


Energy Infrastructure

Thermal Power Plant PLOMIN


Construction of a new block of the Plomin thermal power plant C-500 of 500MW that will replace the existing Plomin 1 thermal power plant and reduce greenhouse gasses emission.The expected annual electricity generation 3.5TWh.

Investment of EUR 800 million


Tourism

• BRIJUNI RIVIJERA PROJECTBRIJUNI RIVIJERA PROJECT

• Largest tourist project in Croatia

• Public tender published 15th of September 2011.

• It is possible to submit application till 16th February 2012.

• Proposed investment model : BOT with right to build (66 years concession)

• Investment size: 300 mln. EURInvestment size: 300 mln. EUR

• BRIJUNI RIVIJERA PROJECTBRIJUNI RIVIJERA PROJECT

• Largest tourist project in Croatia

• Public tender published 15th of September 2011.

• It is possible to submit application till 16th February 2012.

• Proposed investment model : BOT with right to build (66 years concession)

• Investment size: 300 mln. EURInvestment size: 300 mln. EUR


Mountain –Sports – Olympic and Tourist Center „BJELOLASICA”


Basic tourist sports infrastructure

Consist of a number of smaller-scale projects:-Construction of water supply and waste water disposal system -Construction of a sports hall with pool facilities-Construction system of sprinkling with artificial snow -Construction of a new ski lift should be planned as a new vertical transport system

Investment of EUR 50 million


Already in Croatia


Domagoj Ivan MiloševićDeputy Prime Minister for InvestmentsAddress: Trg Sv.Marka 2, 10000 ZagrebTel.: 01/4569-236Fax: 01/6303-034e-mail: [email protected]

mr.sc. Đuro PopijačMinister of Economy, Labour and EntrepreneurshipAddress: Ulica grada Vukovara 78, 10000 Zagreb Tel.: 01/6106-999Fax: 01/6109-110e-mail: [email protected]

Sanja Rendić-MiočevićDirector of the Economic Co-operation,export and investment DirectorateAddress: Ulica grada Vukovara 78, 10000 ZagrebTel.: 01/6106-924Fax: 01/6109-118e-mail: [email protected]

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CCE Representative Office in BrusselsAv. Palmerston 2, B-1000 BrusselsDirector: Ms. Dragica MartinovićPhone: 02 234 3920; 02 234 3922Fax: 02 234 3929E-mail: [email protected]

Embassy of the Republic of Croatia Address: Avenue Louise 425, Bruxelles Contact person: Ms. Sanja SzaboPhone: 02 627 02 10Fax: 02 627 02 17e-mail: [email protected]




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