Slovenia beckons with economic and logistical incentives

Slovenia’s highly favourable geographical position in Central Europe – bordering Austria, Italy and Hungary – and its membership of the European Union allows potential investors to profit from development of production and services that can benefit from easy and duty-free access to the entire EU. Significant international contacts and an efficient multi-modal land-sea-air transport system make Slovenia a perfect choice for investors wishing to set up at the heart of the European market, counting 500 million consumers. Port of Koper provides logistics services with yearly throughput surpassing 17 million tonnes. Its excellent location ensures Port of Koper’s leading position in servicing central and southeastern Europe, in particular EU markets with high growth potential.

The Slovenian government strives to make doing business in Slovenia as easy as possible, and has already implemented several reforms in this regard with respect to registering property, establishing companies, introduction of online submission of customs declaration forms for easier cross-border trade, and simplification of insolvency processes.

Slovenia experienced strong growth in 2003-2007, with GDP increasing at a compound annual growth rate of 7.3%. As a result of the global economic crisis, GDP contracted in real terms in 2009, but rebounded in 2010.