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Arrival of export-oriented companies to boost economy

Leskovac, 3 November 2010

Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Regional Development Mladjan Dinkic said today in Leskovac that the arrival of export-oriented companies in Serbia will have a positive effect on foreign trade and employment growth.

Author: Tanjug

In Leskovac, Dinkic attended the beginning of the construction of a new factory for German socks manufacturer Falke, which will create 600 new jobs in next two years due to the Programme of Investment Incentives of the Ministry of Economy.

He highlighted that Falke´s new factory will have been completed by April next year, which will give a chance to Leskovac to become a centre of the textile industry again, because the products of this famous brand will be exported worldwide.

The arrival of export-oriented companies such as Falke, Fiat, Norma Group and many others will have a positive effect on the country's foreign trade balance.

Falke will invest a total of €10 million in Serbia and will build a factory of 15,000 square metres, larger than the initially planned 12,000 square metres, he affirmed.

Dinkic specified that the Ministry of Economy supported this investment with €4,000 per every new employee.

These incentives will be returned to the state budget through taxes and contributions that will be paid for employees, Dinkic stressed.

The Deputy Prime Minister pointed out that domestic and foreign investors have absolutely the same conditions for investment and incentives and noted that every investor who is serious and capable of meeting certain requirements and providing a bank guarantee can get incentives for investment.

Author: Tanjug

More than a half of the companies that obtained incentives via the Programme of the Ministry of Economy and the Investment and Export Promotion Agency are domestic investors.

Dinkic presented labour contracts to the first 25 employees in Leskovac today, eight of whom will be hired in Falke´s training centre in the school for textile and design in Leskovac, while others will be sent to a training programme in Germany.