VISION

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VISION
Ruma is the regional center of Srem, equally
developed municipality that enables its
population a high quality of life

• Organized and modern local administration working
  for the people and the enterprises
• Stable economy
• Distributional center of the region
• A leader in the production of organic food
• A good quality social and health protection
• Regional educational and training work force
  center
• Adequate tourist and cultural contents

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MUNICIPALITY PROFILE

• Population 60.006
• 17 communities
• Moderate continental climate
• Area 582 k?2
• 74 agricultural area, 13 forests, 13 other
• Ethnic structure 21 nationality
• Working population (age 15-64 40.600) - 66
• Number of enterprises 500
• Number of shops 1.500
• Covering import with export 157 (2007)
• Net wages 380

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OPPORTUNITIES

• Strategic position
• Access to a big market
• A good quality and experienced work force
• Great investment potential
• The intersection of European traffic corridors
• A rising economy
• Political stability
• Developed infrastructure

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INVESTIN RUMA

• Economic and cultural center of Srem
• Support of local administration to the existing
  businesses
• Industrial and business tradition
• Good construction offer
• Connected businesses
• A good quality agricultural land
• Different educational profiles

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STRATEGICLOCATION

• Between 2 greatest economic and University
  centers (Belgrade and Novi Sad)
• Between two waterways (rivers Danube - corridor 7
  and Sava)
• Highway ?-70, (corridor 10)
• European railway corridor
• International airport 35 ?? by highway
• Closeness of the border with EU and Croatia
• Closeness of the National Park Fruska Gora
• Closeness of the tourist locations

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ATTRACTIVEMARKET

• 30 million consumers in a radius of 300 km
• CEFTA (population of 30 million)
• Agreement of free trade with
• Russia (population of 143)
• Byelorussia (10 million)
• Turkey (77 million)
• Preferential status
• EU (494 million)
• USA (302 million)

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GOOD QUALITYWORK FORCE

• 4 High Schools and 12 elementary schools
• 22 High School majors
• Active population 26.240
• Available work force 5.600 unemployed
• (28.000 in Srem district)
• Competitive wages
• Great experience in certain domains

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SUPPORTFOR BUSINESSES

• Strategy of sustainable economic development
• 2010-2020
• Municipal service center
• 6 industrial and work zones
• 9 Public utility companies
• An office for SME development
• An office for rural development
• An office for economic development

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TAXES AND INCENTIVES

• State
• Tax on profit 10 (lowest in the region)
• VAT 8-18 (lowest in the region)
• Income tax 12 (lowest in the region)
• 10 years without tax on profit for big
  investments
• 2.000-10.000 for each new employee
• A tax loan up to 80 of investment value in
  primary means
• A transfer of losses for 10 years
• A right to accelerated depreciation
• No tax on importing equipment and other primary
  means

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TRAFFICINFRASTRUCTURE

• Highway ?-70 (corridor 10) Belgrade 60 ??
• Regional roads Novi Sad 36 ??, Sabac 35 ??
• Railway corridor
• (Zurich-Vienna-Budapest-Belgrade-Athens)
• International airport Nikola Tesla 35 ??
• River transport Sava, Danube
• and further Black sea

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COMMUNALINFRASTRUCTURE

• Electric energy - coverage 100
• Water supply 100, 400 ?? of pipes
• Gas line 330 ??
• Sewerage line 100 ??
• District heating system
• 2.000 apartments and 210 businesses
• Cell phone and regular phone line 100
• Internet cable, ADSL ? wireless

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INDUSTRIALZONES

• Eastern working zone
• 40 ha (5 ha private)
• Access from roads ?-21, ?-103 and ?-106
• Water, fecal sewerage, internal road network
• Tertiary activities
• small businesses, trade, transport
• South industrial zone
• 40 ha (all private)
• ?-21, ?-103, ?-106
• Industrial railroad
• Production, processing, services, warehousing

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INDUSTRIAL ZONES

• Southwest industrial zone
• 37 ha
• ?-103, ?-106
• Production, processing, services, warehousing
• Western working zone
• 20 ha in construction land
• ?-103, ?-106
• Production, processing, warehousing
• Working zone outside of town limits
• 450 ha
• ?-70, ?-21
• Production and other activities

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INDUSTRIAL ZONES

• New industrial zone
• 308 ha
• Road intersection ?70 and ?-21
• In this location potential investors could choose
  fields of different size

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CAPITALINVESTMENTS

• Planned investments
• Infrastructural equipping of industrial zone
• Buying military land in the center of the town
  and in industrial zone
• Construction of the pool
• Reconstruction of the main street
• Road Budjanovci Pecinci
• Construction of a day pre-school (1.500 ?2)
• Construction of a Physical Education hall
  (Elementary school Dusan Jerkovic, Ruma)

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QUALITY OF LIFE

• Fruska Gora
• Hunting grounds Karakusa
• Lake Borkovac
• Parks
• Sports center
• Cultural center
• Towns library
• Towns theater
• Homeland museum
• Churches
• Festivals
• Cultural summer of Ruma
• Eco village Budjanovci

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PRESENT INVESTORS

• Greenfield
• Rumekon d.o.o.
• Sagal (greenhouse and organic food production)
• ICM Electronics (Robot factory in Platicevo )
• Overtaking
• MITAS, CZECK Republic (owner of Rumaguma)

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CONTACTS

• Municipality of Ruma
• Address
• Glavna 155, Ruma
• Telephone[phone]
• Fax[phone]
• ?-mailpredopruma_at_ruma.rs
• rumaopstina2_at_nadlanu.com
• Web site www.ruma.rs