WHY TO INVEST IN SREBRENIK MUNICIPALITY? GEO-STRATEGIC POSITION AND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR TRADE LOGISTICS
• Srebrenik Municipality offers to investors an attractive geographic location, 50 km from border crossings with the Republic of
Croatia (EU) - (Brčko and Orašje border crossings) and 80 km away from Republic of Serbia (border crossing near Bijeljina),
close to transport corridors and rivers por
t of Brcko District BiH, with qualified workforce, competitive labor costs and positive
experience of existing foreign investors in doing business in the Municipality.
• In cooperation with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), World Bank Group member, municipal administrative fees have
been substantially reduced, together with the number and deadlines for issuance of necessary municipal documents for starting
up a new business (about 30% less time in processing) and with significant savings for existing and future businesses (about
20% less costs) which is now more favorable in comparison to other municipalities of Tuzla Canton. Also, the Municipality has
established “one-stop-shop”, i.e. counter for issuance of licenses/approvals.
• Business opportunities in Srebrenik Municipality are significant untapped resources in the agriculture production and processing
(available high-quality land and unexploited opportunity for development of farming, animal husbandry, fruit and vegetable
growing) and tourism sectors (a tourism jewel “Stari grad Srebrenik” – “The Old Town Srebrenik”, ecologically preserved Mount
Majevica with a „Mount Center‟, sports and recreation center “Orion” in Ormanica, etc.).
• Attractive location of the Business Zone in Špionica, situated on the main road Tuzla-Orašje, 6 km from Srebrenik and 44 km
from the national border with the Republic of Croatia (EU), offers to investors production facilities under lease and through joint
venture with owners. Market size
• BiH market of 4.5 million consumers and the market of Tuzla Canton around 0.5 million consumers.
• As a result of free trade agreements, it is possible to export free of customs duty into South East Europe markets (into the
Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) countries: Albania, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro and Serbia), i.e. a
market of approximately 30 million consumers.
• Free trade agreement between BiH and Turkey allows investors from Turkey a favorable access to the entire BiH market with
no barriers to trade and spreading to the EU market of over 500 million consumers. BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT IN SREBRENIK MUNICIPALITY (According to statistics - 2014)
SECTORS WITH POTENTIAL FOR INVESTMENTS
Municipality Srebrenik has the potential for development of agriculture and tourism sectors.
• 377 active legal entities have been registered in Srebrenik Municipality, of which 375 private companies – mainly SMEs, and
two state-owned enterprises – JP “Vodovod i kanalizacija” (Public Company “Water and Sewer”) and JKP “9. Septembar” (Public
Utility Company “9th September”).
• Industrial facilities are mainly situated along the river bed of the River Tinja, the railway track and the main road. The predominant
business activity are the extraction of ore and stone (approx. 1 million tons p.a.) and manufacturing and trade in construction
joinery (approx. 40 to 50 million BAM p.a.). Agriculture/Food Production and Processing
Agriculture sector’s potentials are the large area of plough land with opportunities for
growing fruit and vegetable and cultures for livestock farming and for building processing
capacities for fruit and vegetables and for meat, milk and eggs.
• In Srebrenik Municipality 24,792 hectares of land is available, out of which 44.12%
are forests and infertile land, and 55.88% is agricultural land. According to land
classification, 1,782 hectares (11.9%) of high-quality land, most readily arable, is
located in the alluvium of Tinja river and its tributaries.
• Out of 10,511 hectares of plough land and gardens, only 4,048 hectares (38.51%)
are cultivated, which provides an unexploited opportunity for further development
of farming, animal husbandry (cattle and sheep farming), fruit (mostly plum and
apple) and vegetable growing (potatoes, cabbage, onions, gherkins and greenhouse
production of tomatoes and peppers) in particular.
• There are potentials for building of processing capacities for fruit, vegetables and
medicinal herbs. Currently only two food processors are operational, namely "Fana"
d.o.o. and large quantities of fruit and vegetables remain
unused (about 3,000 tons of plums and 1,000 tons of apples unused in 2013). Significant land area can be used for farming of corn, silage and hay as a base for
livestock farming (intensive farming of cattle, sheep, etc.), i.e. for meat and milk
production and for development of poultry farming capacities. In addition to potentials
for production, there is also a strong potential for building of facilities for final
processing of meat, milk and eggs and production of a wide range of products from
these raw materials. Tourism
The tourism is a sector with potentials to support a sustainable economic development of the Municipality. The tourist offer includes:
• A tourist jewel, “Stari grad Srebrenik”, architectural ensemble dating from the year 1333, is the best known cultural and
historical monument in Srebrenik Municipaliy. That same year, Srebrenik was first mentioned in written historical sources in the
Charter of Bosnian Ban Stjepan II Kotromanić.
• The surrounding region of ecologically preserved Mount Majevica with the highest peak of 917 meters is available for sports
and recreation and tourism (hunting, fishing, mountain biking, hill motocross races and winter tourism). The “Mount center” at
Majevica Mt is a place for traditional gathering of mountaineers from BiH and neighboring countries.
• The sports and recreation center and motel “Orion” in Ormanica with tennis courts, swimming pools, swimming artificial lake,
well-equipped conference hall, restaurant and accommodation capacities offers opportunities for sports and recreation tourism.
• An artificial lake “Fishing story”, located close to Orion, is abundant in various types of fish (predominantly carp) providing
excellent opportunities for fishing. The terrain with nice landscape is suitable for a family gathering, picnics etc.
• The Municipality is host of the Open City of Art festival (“OGUS”) founded in 1977 that every year in August gathers artists from
the wider region who present art, music, performance, literature, sport and community.
• The most visited islamic pilgrimage sites in the Municipality are Seona-Ratiš and Brnjičani-Prisadi (religious tourism).
• Four motels and several restaurants are available to visitors and tourists (about 300 rooms).
