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3 CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS Letter from the publisher 2 Reason to Invest in the CR 3 Real Estate Market in the CR 4 CzechInvest Today 5 6 Prague Region 10 Central Bohemia Region 16 Districts Benešov 22 Beroun 23 Kladno 24 Kolín 25 Kutná Hora 26 Mělník 27 Mladá Boleslav 28 Nymburk 29 Prague-east 30 Prague-west 31 Příbram 32 Rakovník 33 South Bohemia Region 34 Districts České Budějovice 39 Český Krumlov 40 Jindřichův Hradec 41 Písek 42 Prachatice 43 Strakonice 44 Tábor 45 Plzeň Region 46 Districts Domažlice 51 Klatovy 52 Plzeň-south 53 Plzeň-city 54 Plzeň-north 55 Rokycany 56 Tachov 57 Karlovy Vary Region 58 Districts Cheb 63 Karlovy Vary 64 Sokolov 65 Ústí nad Labem Region 66 Districts Chomutov 72 Děčín 73 Litoměřice 74 Louny 75 Most 76 Teplice 78 Ústí nad Labem 79 Liberec Region 80 Districts Česká Lípa 85 Jablonec nad Nisou 86 Liberec 87 Semily 89 Hradec Králové Region 90 Districts Hradec Králové 95 Jičín 96 Náchod 97 Rychnov nad Kněžnou 98 Trutnov 99 Pardubice Region 100 Districts Chrudim 105 Pardubice 107 Svitavy 108 Ústí nad Orlicí 109 Vysočina Region 110 Districts Havlíčkův Brod 115 Jihlava 116 Pelhřimov 117 Třebíč 118 Žďár nad Sázavou 119 South Moravia Region 120 Districts Blansko 125 Brno-city 126 Brno-countryside 127 Břeclav 128 Hodonín 129 Vyškov 130 Znojmo 131 Olomouc Region 132 Districts Jeseník 137 Olomouc 138 Prostějov 139 Přerov 140 Šumperk 141 Moravia-Silesia Region 142 Districts Bruntál 148 Frýdek-Místek 149 Karviná 150 Nový Jičín 151 Opava 152 Ostrava-city 153 Zlín Region 154 Districts Kroměříž 158 Uherské Hradiětě 159 Vsetín 160 Zlín 161 List of AFI Members 162 1

4 LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER INTRODUCTION Dear Readers, It is no coincidence that the is among the countries with the greatest infl ow of foreign capital in the region of Central and Eastern Europe. Czechs are known for their emphasis on quality and professionalism, their desire to learn new things and their ability to achieve the highest standards of production quality. We are bringing you the latest edition of City Invest Czech, the essential investor s guide to the. This publication, together with the extensive range of services we offer to investors, is the key to tapping into the s potential. City Invest Czech provides a unique and comprehensive overview of the s investment environment with demographic information, basic statistical data, a list of industrial zones and a list of the leading dynamic companies in each region of the country together with listings of Class-A office spaces and offi ce- and retail-space rental rates. CzechInvest plays a crucial role in helping foreign investors establish their businesses in the. The agency provides incoming investors with information services, support in obtaining incentives, identifi cation of suitable investment locations and other supportive consulting services. I would like to thank all contributors and partners to this publication. I sincerely believe that we have managed to create yet another tool that will help attract more investors to all regions of the. Alexandra Rudyšarová, Chief Executive Officer, CzechInvest MINISTRIES IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC Name of ministry Address Phone Fax www Ministry for Regional Development Staroměstské náměstí 6, Praha info@mmr.cz Ministry of Agriculture Těšnov 17, Praha info@mze.cz Ministry of Culture Maltézské náměstí 1, Praha posta@mkcr.cz Ministry of Defence Tychonova 1, Praha info@army.cz Ministry of Education, Youth & Sports Karmelitská 7-8, Praha info@msmt.cz Ministry of Finance Letenská 15, Praha 1 - Malá Strana informace@mfcr.cz Ministry of Foreign Affairs Loretánské náměstí 5, Praha info@mzv.cz Ministry of Health Palackého náměstí 4, Praha mzcr@mzcr.cz Ministry of Industry & Trade Na Františku 32, Praha posta@mpo.cz Ministry of Justice Vyšehradská 16, Praha posta@msp.justice.cz Ministry of Labor & Social Affairs Na Poříčním právu 1/376, Praha posta@mpsv.cz Ministry of the Environment Vršovická 1442/65, Praha info@env.cz Ministry of the Interior Nad Štolou 3, Praha 7 Letná posta@mvcr.cz Ministry of Transport Nábřeží L. Svobody 1222/12, Praha posta@mdcr.cz 2

5 INVESTMENT REASON TO INVEST IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC In 2008, new investments mediated by CzechInvest in the areas of research and development and business support services in the outweighed those in manufacturing projects for the fi rst time. The fi rst half of 2009 showed an even more positive sign over 85% of all new investment projects involved research and development or services. In 2008 domestic and international companies invested over 1.5 billion dollars and employed nearly 15,000 people. These projects are making a major contribution to the knowledge-based economy. In the competition among countries for placement of foreign direct investment, it is absolutely necessary to offer a qualifi ed and highly educated workforce. The ranks among the countries with the highest percentage of university graduates with degrees in science and technology fi elds. Our country also dedicates considerable attention to foreign-language education, where English and German predominate. Seventy-six percent of university students study at least one world language, while 20% study two and 4% study three or more languages. Central location The s outstanding geographical location in the centre of Europe offers excellent connections to most of the region - simportant transit routes. The Czech transportation network is one of the best in Central and Eastern Europe. In the area of business properties suitable for manufacturing and production, business support services and technology centres, CzechInvest administers a business property database which currently contains listings of more than 500 industrial zones and buildings that are fully prepared for potential investors, including the necessary infrastructure. The Ministry of Industry and Trade has been operating a special support programme for industrial-zone development in the since The programme also helps to facilitate cooperation between the state, developers and local authorities. In addition, investment incentives have been available to investors in the areas of manufacturing, business support services and technology centres also since Investment incentives and support for investors The Investment Incentives Act precisely defi nes the criteria for receiving incentives. From the outset the act was discussed with the European Commission and it is in compliance with EU rules for granting state aid. The Czech investmentsupport scheme includes tax relief, job-creation grants and training and retraining grants, as well as fi nancial assistance for construction and development of industrial properties. Investors can obtain state aid specifi c to regions worst affected by unemployment, including support for job-creation programmes and for employment of people registered at labour offi ces, secondary-school graduates and the handicapped. However, companies or projects which, for whatever reason, do not meet the criteria of the Investment Incentives Act may take advantage of another form of aid available in the, such as assistance from EU structural funds. The a European hub of new technologies and innovation Since 1993 a host of major multinational companies have come to the, investing billions of dollars in the country and creating tens of thousands of new jobs. For example, the is now home to the global management centres of DHL, Accenture, Olympus, Honeywell and IBM. The Toyota Peugeot Citroen Automobile (TPCA) car factory, which is one of the biggest investment projects of any kind in Europe, is located in Central Bohemia. Another newcomer to the Czech market, the Korean car manufacturer Hyundai, built a record-breaking USD 1.2 billion plant in northern Moravia. The structure of foreign investments has recently shown that the is shifting from quantity towards quality. Investors who require thousands of cheap workers are moving further east, while the welcomes more and more smaller projects requiring a highly educated workforce with good language skills. The big potential of a small country The trend of direct investment in sophisticated production, research and development activities and shared services can be expected to continue in the in the near future. Within business-development projects, greater emphasis will be placed on modern fi elds such as biotechnology, nanotechnology, microelectronics and pharmaceuticals. With all of its advantages, the has huge potential and is not afraid to use it. CZECHINVEST HEADQUARTERS CzechInvest Štěpánská 15, Prague 2 phone: fax: CZECHINVEST WORLDWIDE France & Benelux 18, rue Bonaparte Centre tchèque F Paris France Phone: Fax: paris@czechinvest.org Germany Munich Feringastrasse München Deutschland Phone: Fax: munich@czechinvest.org Japan Hiroo, Shibuya-ku Czech Center 2F, Czech Embassy Tokyo Japan Phone: Fax: tokyo@czechinvest.org Southeast Asia - Hong Kong 89 Queensway, Admiralty Room ; Tower II, Lippo Centre Hong Kong Hong Kong Phone: Fax: southeast-asia@czechinvest.org United Kingdom & Ireland 1 Harley Street W1G 9QD London United Kingdom Phone: Fax: london@czechinvest.org USA Chicago - East 222 Merchandise Mart Plaza Suite 938 Chicago, IL U.S.A. Phone: Fax: chicago@czechinvest.org USA - West Coast 440 N Wolfe Rd. Sunnyvale, CA U.S.A. Phone: +1 (408) california@czechinvest.org 3

6 INTRODUCTION REAL ESTATE MARKET IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC The Czech real estate market has gone through strong development in the last decade years and has reached the dividing line between being an emerging and mature market. The rapid speculative expansion of the Czech industrial market has been slowed this year by the world economic recession, which has stabilised the whole market, especially from a supply/demand perspective. The has always benefi ted from its comparative advantages such as its safe investment environment, central location within the EU, dense high quality infrastructure, skilled workforce that has a high share of secondary and tertiary education, combined with favourable labour costs and price stability. All of these factors help the remain attractive for many forms of investment and attract many new companies interested in setting up operations. It also factors into many foreign and institutional developers and investors being active in the. The presence of experienced developers with signifi cant track records gives companies willing to invest in the assurance of the quality of real estate solutions and competition between developers keeps the real estate market reasonably priced and stable. Interest from capital market investors is widening the possible approaches towards real estate, enabling more comprehensive transactions such as sale and leaseback transactions and hence bring corporates more flexibility in their future strategies. For companies that are also occupiers who are considering further development and expansion, it is essential that there is still capital available and that developers have further appetite for delivering new premises. The outlook needs to be slightly corrected this year from booming market expectations to more sustainable ongoing development. We have also seen more occupiers moving from direct ownership of their buildings towards more fl exible structures based on leasing of the premises. This follows pan European trends and may confirm that the Czech market as being a more mature real estate market. Even though the may lose its labour cost advantage compared to more emerging countries, it will be compensated by companies interest in more skilled employees that are needed for more sophisticated operations, together with central location of the within Europe and continuously improving infrastructure. In the end, it is worth mentioning that the will remain a sought after destination by many new companies and that the real estate market still provides a large number of interesting solutions for satisfying any real estate needs as part of corporate strategies. ABOUT CB RICHARD ELLIS CB Richard Ellis is the world s leading commercial real estate adviser. With over 300 offi ces across more than 50 countries we have more consultants advising more customers than any other property firm. Prague offi ce was established in 1995 and provides a wide range of property consultancy services such as valuation, investment, industrial, retail and offi ce agency, hotel consultancy, project management and research work as well as development appraisal assignments. TWO THIRDS OF THE WORLD IS COVERED BY WATER THE OTHER THIRD BY US. CB Richard Ellis s.r.o. Palladium, Nám. Republiky 1a, Prague 1, , t: e: pragueoffice@cbre.com 4

7 CZECHINVEST CZECHINVEST TODAY Since its establishment in 1992, CzechInvest the Investment and Business Development Agency has played a role in investments worth a total CZK 659 billion. Nearly 204,000 people have found or will fi nd directly in projects mediated by CzechInvest, with thousands of other jobs being created in related projects. In the first half of the year 2009 CzechInvest initiated 140 new investment projects 16 more than in the same period last year. Software-development fi rms led the way, as projects focused on information technologies accounted for one-third of all new investments, i.e. 45 projects. In total, 2,916 new jobs will thus be created in the, one third of which will be fi lled by university graduates. The value of these investments is in excess of CZK 10.5 billion. After information technologies, the second most prominent sector is mechanical engineering with 27 projects, followed by electronics and electrical engineering with 13 investments. Investors in the automotive industry prepared only six new investments in the fi rst half of the year and thus that industry fell to sixth place in the ranking of sectors. In spite of this, the greatest number of new jobs is being created in the automotive industry. Newly opened business support services centres are close behind in second place in terms of the number of newly hired workers. However, the greatest number of jobs being created in the automotive industry is in the area of research and development. In the fi rst half of this year, the gained four new development centres, which announced plans to employ three hundred specialists. Investments in research and development are naturally building on the success of previous big manufacturing projects in the automotive industry, which CzechInvest often attracted to the. These most frequently arise as expansions of existing manufacturing plants or as separate enterprises that begin as suppliers for particular manufacturers. EU aid programmes are vital particularly for research and development and for business support services. The possibility to obtain aid from these programmes for investors in services opened fully in 2008 and CzechInvest s statistics have shown immediate and dramatic growth in investments in these sectors. Sixty-two companies are receiving aid from the Potential Programme, part of the Operational Programme Enterprise and Innovation, while 51 fi rms are taking advantage of the ICT and Business Support Services Programme. The Potential Programme provides support for investments in applied research, whereas the ICT and Business Support Services Programme is focused on expert solution centres, high-tech maintenance centres and business support service such as software development. The greatest number of new investment projects announced in the fi rst half of year 2009 will be implemented in Central Bohemia. After a long time the region, with 17% of all new investments, is thus returning to the peak of popularity among the country s individual regions. Second and third place belongs to the champions of recent years South Moravia with a 14% share of the overall number of new investments and Moravia-Silesia with 12%. Volume of investment mediated by CzechInvest, H by region of location Central Bohemia 20% Ústí nad Labem 17% Source: CzechInvest Plzeň 5% Newly Created Jobs by Sector, H manufacture of motor vehicles 34% Zlín 3% Pardubice 5% Prague 4% Olomouc 5% strategic services center 6% Souht Bohemia 3% Moravia-Silesia 14% paper, wood processing 1% South Moravia 9% Karlovy Vary 2% Vysočina 5% Hradec Králové 4% Liberec 4% electronics, electrotechnics 22% CZECHINVEST REGIONAL OFFICES CENTRAL BOHEMIA REGION Stepanska 15, Praha 2 Phone: Fax: praha@czechinvest.org SOUTH BOHEMIA REGION Husova 5, Ceske Budejovice Phone: Fax: ceskebudejovice@czechinvest.org PLZEN REGION Business center Bohemia Anglicke nabrezi 1, Plzen Phone: Fax: plzen@czechinvest.org KARLOVY VARY REGION Na Vyhlidce 53, Karlovy Vary Phone: , Fax: karlovyvary@czechinvest.org USTI REGION Mirove namesti 34, Usti nad Labem Phone: , Fax: ustinadlabem@czechinvest.org LIBEREC REGION Namesti Dr. E. Benese 4/12, Liberec Phone: , Fax: liberec@czechinvest.org HRADEC KRALOVE REGION RegioCentrum Nový pivovar Soukenická 54/8, Hradec Králové Tel: Fax: hradeckralove@czechinvest.org PARDUBICE REGION K vinici 1256, Pardubice Phone: Fax: pardubice@czechinvest.org VYSOCINA REGION Komenskeho 31, Jihlava Phone: Fax: jihlava@czechinvest.org SOUTH MORAVIA REGION Spielberk Office Centre Holandska 3 (Vila K 4. patro), Brno Tel: Fax: brno@czechinvest.org OLOMOUC REGION Jeremenkova 40 B, Olomouc Phone: Fax: olomouc@czechinvest.org plastics, rubber 5% chemistry, pharmacy 3% IT and software development 7% metal products 1% MORAVIA-SILESIA REGION Na Hradbách 18, Ostrava Phone: Fax: ostrava@czechinvest.org engineering 9% food processing 1% Source: CzechInvest other 11% biotechnology, medical equipment 0% ZLIN REGION Vavreckova 5262, Zlin Phone: Fax: zlin@czechinvest.org 5

8 CZECH REPUBLIC CZECH REPUBLIC Ústí Region Plzeň Region Vysočina Region The is a landlocked country. With its area it ranks 15th among the EU27, as for population it is the 12th and population density the 8th. From 1 January 2000 it is divided into 14 regions higher territorial self-governing units, including the City of Prague as an independent region and 76 districts. Basic territorial self-governing units are municipalities (6 249). Some of them have extended scope of delegated power (205) and those execute state administration also for municipalities belonging to their administration district. The highest density of population is in Prague, in which inhabitants live on 1 sq km. Twenty-one towns have more than 50 thousand and 112 towns over 10 thousand inhabitants. The is called the heart of Europe, because on its territory there is water parting of three seas the North, Baltic and Black Sea and also boundary of two mountain systems of different geological age. The is an attractive country; besides its beauties of nature it has 12 sights of historical interest included on the UNESCO heritage list. Number of population from 1995 to 2002 was gradually decreasing due to negative natural increase. Number of children born in that period was constantly very low; the historical minimum of children (89 471) was born in In 2005, after 10 years, over 100 thousand children were born again thanks to strong population years of women in the age of their higher fertility. The age index will continue to worsen due to exceptionally numerous age groups from the 1940 s. Despite an increasing share of people aged 65+, among which the risk of death is growing, the intensity of mortality was gradually decreasing. It was, among others, thanks to improvement of medical care and the environment as well as new trends in life style, especially in alimentation. The most markedly it is shown by a decreasing share of deaths due to circulatory system diseases, especially acute heart attacks. The trend of educatedness growth is long-term; lasting is mainly interest in secondary education with maturita examination (like GCSE examination) and university education. The number of university students increased from in 1990/1991 to almost in 2008/2009. Territorial differences within the republic as for the education structure are minimal; Prague shows more university and secondary school educated persons than the national average. In 2008, economic activity was lower in comparison to 1993 by 2.9 percentage points in total and reached 58.5%. The decrease was infl uenced by unfavourable demographic development, especially by the growing number of persons in the retirement age, gradual increasing of the age necessary to retire and prolonging of the length of education of young people. The number of the employed in the national economy was fl uctuating year-on-year; it has been constantly increasing from After a sharp development of the business sector in the 1990 s, changes in the structure by status in employment were less intensive. There was a substantial increase of the number of university-educated workers; slower increase was among employees with the maturita exam (like GCSE). In the secondary sector, the highest growth of employment was reported by manufacturing, especially manufacture of transport equipment and manufacture of electrical and optical equipment, in services it was in the area of real estates and other business activities. The highest unemployment rate is among persons with basic education or without education. As for regions, it is constantly the lowest in the City of Prague, the Central Bohemia Region, the South Bohemia Region, Plzeň and Vysočina Regions, while the highest unemployment is in the Ústí and Moravia-Silesia Regions. As for districts, the highest unemployment rate is in Most, Karviná, Bruntál and Děčín. Long-term unemployment is a persisting problem, namely among persons, who are unemployed for 2 and more years. Since 1995 (with the exception of the year 1998), nominal and also real wages have been increasing. After 2000, year-on-year increments were between 5-9%; real increases were by more than 2%. The highest increase of real wage was recorded in 2003 (6.5%); in the following years the growth rate was about 4%. Nevertheless, differences were permanently deepening both among sectors as well as among regions and professions. Average wages of women for a long-term make up free quarters of the wages of men with a slight tendency to improvement. Total performance of the economy measured by growth rates of GDP was fluctuating. Important was the entry of the CR into the EU, the positives of which prevailed over the negatives. Long-term infl ow of foreign capital and gradual putting of new capacities into operation was refl ected especially in the development of the industry and construction; it brought a change of the branch structure of industry in the benefi t of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and manufacture of transport equipment. The industrial growth was refl ected also in the increase of outputs in transport. Labour productivity was gradually increasing, which solely contributed to increasing of the economic performance. Within industry (according to the indicator - gross value added by economic activity), the strongest branch now is manufacture of fabricated metal products (17%) followed by manufacture of motor vehicles (14.1%), further manufacture of electrical and optical equipment (11.8%) and manufacture of food products and beverages (10.2%). Source: Minifacts about, Czech Statistical Office

9 CZECH REPUBLIC Land Area 78,864 km 2 Population 10,461,914 Population density (person/km 2 ) 132,7 Workforce 5,658,330 Number of job seekers 442,277 Unemployment rate (%) 7,6, Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs NUMBER OF ECONOMIC UNITS ACCORDING TO PREVAILING ACTIVITY Total 2,481,863 Industry 312,924 Construction 287,607 Agriculture & forestry 139,338 Services 1,741,114 ADMINISTRATIVE BREAKDOWN Number of regions 14 Number of municipalities 6,249 of that, number of towns 587 NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES AND GROSS MONTHLY WAGES IN MANUFACTURING ACCORDING TO NACE CLASSIFICATION Number of employees Wages (EUR) Manufacturing 1,094, Man. of food products, beverages and tobacco products 103, Man. of chemical, chemical products, pharmaceuticals, and chemical fi bres 38,348 1,040 Man. of rubber and plastic products 80, Man. of basic metals and fabricated metal products 54, Man. and repairs of machinery and equipment 149, Man. of electrical and optical equipment 96, Man. of transport equipment 122,434 1,024 EDUCATION - POPULATION MORE THAN 15 YEARS OLD 750, ,140 Basic and without education without GCE 64% with GCE 2,144,671 30% Total 325,246 1,935,408 1% 5% AVERAGE GROSS MONTHLY WAGES - 5 YEAR TREND (CZK/YEAR) 25,0 20,692 23, ,0 15,0 18,035 19,030 20, ,6 7,6 6 10,0 5,4 4 5,0 2 0, H GDP BY REGIONS TOTAL Per capita Region mln. CZK mln. EUR Total CZK Total EUR Average GDP for Czech regions Share in GDP of the 24% Region FDI (CZK) FDI (EUR) min max Average AVERAGE GROSS MONTHLY WAGES - 5 YEAR TREND Year Region CZK EUR CZK EUR CZK EUR CZK EUR CZK EUR Average for 18, , , , ,

10 CZECH REPUBLIC LIST OF AIRPORTS Specification Current Flight Status Paved RWY Ceské Budejovice International Charter RWY 27/09 (2,500x80) Brno-Turany International Regural RWY 10/28 (2,650x60) Praha Vodochody Hradec Kralove International Charter RWY 16/34 (2,400x60) Karlovy Vary International Regular RWY 11/29 (2,150x30) Kunovice International Charter RWY 03/21 (2,000x30) Karlovy Vary Praha Ruzyne Hradec Kralove Pardubice Prerov Ostrava Ostrava-Mosnov International Regular RWY 04/22 (3,500x63) Pardubice International Regular RWY 09/27 (2,500x75) Brno Kunovice Praha-Ruzyne International Regular RWY 06/24 (3,250x65) RWY 13/31 (3,250x60) Ceske Budejovice Praha-Vodochody International Charter RWY 10/28 (2,500x45) Prerov International Charter RWY 06/24 (2,476x60) Source: CzechInvest, Aerospace Brochure Source: CzechInvest, Aerospace Brochure 2008 IMPORTANT COMPANIES ACCORDING TO TURNOVER Name of company Location Employees Activity (Sector) Turnover Phone www Škoda Auto Mladá Boleslav and more Manufacture of motor vehicles Unipetrol RPA Litvínov Manufacture of plastics in primary forms RWE Transgas Praha Transport via gas pipelines Foxconn CZ Pardubice Manufacture of computers and other information processing equipment ČEZ Prodej Praha Distribution and trade of electricity Moravia Steel Třinec Wholesale of metals and metal ores Deloitte Praha ArcelorMittal Ostrava Ostrava and more Toyota Peugeot Citroën Automobile Czech Accounting, book-keeping and auditing activities; tax consultancy Manufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloys Kolín Manufacture of motor vehicles Barum Continental Otrokovice Manufacture of rubber tyres and tubes České dráhy Praha and more Transport via railways Tesco Stores ČR Praha and more Other retail sale in non-specialized stores Ahold Brno and more Třinecké Železárny Třinec Kaufl and Česká republika T - Mobile Czech Republic Praha Retail sale in non-specialized stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating Manufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloys Retail sale in non-specialized stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating Praha Telecommunications OMV Česká republika Praha Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products E.ON Energie České Budějovice Production of electricity ČEZ Distribuce Děčín Distribution and trade of electricity Agip Česká republika Praha Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , info@skoda-auto.cz, museum@skoda-auto.cz, vysoka.skola@skoda-auto.cz, info@skoda-info.cz unipetrolrpa@unipetrol.cz info@rwe-transgas.cz, info@rwe.cz zamestnani@foxconn.cz cez@cez.cz info@moravia-steel.cz, info.vvt@vvt.cz receptioncz@deloittece.com, twallinger@deloittece.com prodej@novahut.cz info@tpca-cz.com info@barum.cz, barumklub@barum.cz info@cd.cz info@cz.tesco-europe.com, info@web4u.cz info@ahold.cz marketing@trz.cz info@t-mobile.cz info.czech-republic@omv.com info@eon.cz info@cezdistribuce.cz, cez@cez.cz t.novotny@agip.cz tesco.crolink.cz

11 CZECH REPUBLIC KNOWLEDGE OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES LANGUAGE YEAR 2002 YEAR 2008 One language 14.0% 16.6.% Two languages 28.0% 28.4% Three languages 21.0% 24.7% More than three languages 11.0% 18.0% No languages 26.0% 12.3% Source: Augur Consulting In 2008, 87.7 % of respondents were found to speak at least one foreign language. In 2002, 74.7 % of respondents were found to speak at least one foreign language. KNOWLEDGE OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES LANGUAGE Fluent Active Passive None English 16.2% 26.8% 18.3% 38.7% Slovak 16.1% 29.5% 26.6% 27.8% German 7.8% 18.0% 22.6% 51.6% Russian 4.1% 14.0% 24.5% 57.4% French 1.5% 3.1% 4.8% 90.6% Polish 1.2% 2.7% 9.2% 86.9% Italian 0.8% 0.9% 2.5% 95.8% Hungarian 0.5% 0.2% 1.0% 98.3% Spanish 0.4% 1.3% 2.3% 96.0% Nordic languages 0.2% 0.3% 0.6% 98.9% Other languages 1.1% 1.0% 1.0% 96.9% One language Two languages 16,6% 14,0% 28,4% 28,0% Source: Augur Consulting Other languages: Czech, Latin, Romany, Greek, Croatian, Hungarian, Mongolian, Vietnamese, Ukrainian, Slovenian, Chinese, Portuguese, Turkish, Flemish, Bulgarian, Hebrew, Dutch, Catalonian. Three languages More than three languages No languages 24,7% 21,0% 18,0% 11,0% 12,3% 26,0% Respondents most frequently stated a fluent knowledge of the English language (16.2 %), the Slovak language (16.1 %), German (7.8 %) and Russian (4.1 %). Which foreign languages can you speak and to what standard? English Slovak 16,2% 16,1% 26,8% 29,5% 18,3% 26,6% 38,7% 27,8% SCHOOL SYSTEM Number of schools Number of students Number of graduates schools Technical fi elds n/a Economic fi elds n/a ICT fi elds n/a Higher schools Technical fi elds n/a Economic fi elds n/a ICT fi elds n/a Universities Technical fi elds Economic fi elds ICT fi elds Source: Institute for Information on Education, 2009 German Russian French Polish Italian Hungarian Spanish Nordic languages Other languages 7,8% 18,0% 22,6% 51,6% 4,1% 14,0% 24,5% 57,4% 1,5% 3,1% 4,8% 90,6% 1,2% 2,7% 9,2% 86,9% 0,8% 0,9% 2,5% 95,8% 0,5% 0,2% 1,0% 98,3% 0,4% 1,3% 2,3% 96,0% 0,2% 0,3% 0,6% 98,9% 1,1% 1,0% 1,0% 96,9% Fluent Active Passive None 9

12 PRAGUE REGION D8 PRAGUE REGION D5 R7 P 17 R1 P 6 P 13 P 5 P 8 P 7 P 1 P 3 P 2 P 4 P 18 P 19 P 9 P 14 P 10 P 15 P 11 R1 R10 P 20 P 21 P 22 D11 P 16 P 12 D1 R4 ABOUT REGION The capital of is situated in the middle of Středočeský kraj (Central Bohemia Region) which surrounds it completely. On January 1, 2009 the area of Prague amounted to 496 km 2 (0.6 % of territory). Its population was decreasing in the last 15 years but now it is growing again with more people moving to the capital. Population of the metropolitan region on June 30, 2009 reached 1,231,820 inhabitants in H1 2009, about 12 % of the population of the. As number of inhabitants is concerned, Prague is number two among regions, second only to Moravskoslezský kraj (Moravia-Silesia). The Historic Centre of Prague was put on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1992 as one of the largest urban sanctuaries in the world. There are more then 1,300 historic buildings protected by law as national monuments. The capital s economy is being strongly supported by the mass development of tourism. Prague accommodation services account for half of nights spent by foreign tourists in. The capital is also number one among destinations for all foreign tourists visiting the country. However, some indexes put Prague in an inferior position, e.g. average number of nights spent (by foreign tourists) per capita in this respect Prague is second to the region Karlovy Vary. Prague is also the seat of several universities. Univerzita Karlova (Universitas Carolina - Charles University) was founded in Virtually all nontechnical fields of studies are being taught at its 17 colleges, 14 of which are located in Prague. Other examples of Prague s universities are: České vysoké učení technické (ČVUT - Czech Technical University), Vysoká škola ekonomická (VŠE - University of economics) Česká zemědělská univerzita (ČZU - Czech University of Life Sciences) and Vysoká škola chemickotechnologická (VŠCHT - Institute of Chemical Technology). Study of the arts is available at Akademie múzických umění (AMU - Academy of Performing Arts), Akademie výtvarných umění (AVU - Academy of Fine Arts) and Vysoká škola umělecko průmyslová (VŠUP - Academy of Arts Architecture and Design). The Police Academy of the is also located in the capital. More then 20 private universities have been founded in Prague since In the area of research and development of new technologies, Prague is the undisputed leader in the country. Nearly all of the institutes of the Academy of Sciences of are seated in Prague. Expenditure on science and research in 2004 per capita in the Prague Region amounted to Kč 11,362 with 2.06 % of employees from the capital working in this field. For several years now, Prague has seen development in the line of retailing, transport and tourism. In the manufacturing industry, production of business machines and computers is in good shape. Prague, as a seat for business, has its advantageous points: there is a qualified workforce and supplying fi rms within easy reach. Furthermore, universities and other schooling institutions, as well as development centers, are at hand to provide education for prospective employees. Traditional domains that are well developed in Prague and its vicinity are car manufacturing, pharmaceutical and brewing industries. The strong potential of this region is re-enforced by its well developed structure of roads and railways connected to the European transportation network, well established municipal transport although the road orbital has not been yet completed, and the newly refurbished airport with tens of regular fl ight connections. There is good accommodation capacity in the capital, many historic buildings and monuments, more than average density of the telephone system network, a population with a high proportion of people in productive age, highly qualified workforce and a high proportion of foreign investments flowing to the city. Suppliers are never far away. Sciences, education, health care and culture in the region are of a very top quality. 10

13 BASIC ECONOMIC & DEMOGRAPHIC DATA PRAGUE REGION Land Area 496 km 2 Population 1,231,820 Percentage in the total population of (%) 11.8 Population density (person/km 2 ) 2,483.5 Workforce 769,317 Number of job seekers 21,519 Unemployment rate (%) 2.6, Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs NUMBER OF ECONOMIC UNITS ACCORDING TO PREVAILING ACTIVITY Total 471,183 Industry 36,631 Construction 41,708 Agriculture & forestry 3,474 Services 387,207 EDUCATION - POPULATION MORE THAN 15 YEARS OLD ADMINISTRATIVE BREAKDOWN Number of districts 1 Number of municipalities 1 of that, number of towns 1 NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES AND GROSS MONTHLY WAGES IN MANUFACTURING ACCORDING TO NACE CLASSIFICATION Number of employees Wages (EUR) Manufacturing 69,311 1,161 Man. of food products, beverages and tobacco products 13,366 1,080 Man. of chemical, chemical products, pharmaceuticals, and chemical fi bres 3,395 1,539 Man. of rubber and plastic products 3, Man. of basic metals and fabricated metal products 5, Man. and repairs of machinery and equipment 6,426 1,016 Man. of electrical and optical equipment 14,037 1,353 Man. of transport equipment 5,663 1, , , ,089 Basic and without education without GCE with GCE 67% Total 16, ,403 17% 0% 16% AVERAGE GROSS MONTHLY WAGES - 5 YEAR TREND (CZK/YEAR) 35 Prague Region 12,0 Prague Region ,433 18,035 23,945 19,030 25,282 20,211 26,809 21,692 29,408 23,542 10,0 8, ,6 15 6, , , GDP BY REGIONS TOTAL Per capita Region mln. CZK mln. EUR Total CZK Total EUR Prague Average GDP for Czech regions Share in GDP of the 24% Region FDI (CZK) FDI (EUR) min Prague max Average AVERAGE GROSS MONTHLY WAGES - 5 YEAR TREND Year Region CZK EUR CZK EUR CZK EUR CZK EUR CZK EUR Prague 22, , , , ,408 1,179 Average for 18, , , , ,

14 PRAGUE REGION LIST OF AIRPORTS Specification Public/Private Civil/Military/Varied International/ Intranational Kbely Private Military International Praha Letňany Private Civil International Praha Letňany Public Civil Intranational Praha Ruzyně Public Civil International Točná Public Civil Intranational Source: Ministry of Transport, Aerobaze.cz SCHOOL SYSTEM Number of schools Number of students Number of graduates schools Technical fi elds n/a Economic fi elds n/a ICT fi elds n/a Higher schools Technical fi elds n/a Economic fi elds n/a ICT fi elds n/a KNOWLEDGE OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES LANGUAGE ALL SKILLS LEVEL (%) English 81.9 German 49.7 French 15.8 Italian 7.3 Spanish 5.6 Polish 5.1 Russian 43.5 Nordic languages 1.7 Source: Augur Consulting Universities Technical fi elds Economic fi elds ICT fi elds Source: Institute for Information on Education LABOUR OFFICE City Address Phone Fax Prague Domažlická 1139/11, Praha posta@aa.mpsv.cz IMPORTANT COMPANIES IN THE REGION ACCORDING TO TURNOVER Name of company Location Employees Activity (Sector) Turnover Phone www RWE Transgas, a.s. Praha 10 - Strašnice Transport via gas pipelines , info@rwe-transgas.cz ČEZ Prodej, s.r.o. Praha 4 - Michle Distribution and trade of electricity , Deloitte s. r. o. Praha 8 - Karlín Accounting, book-keeping and auditing activities; tax consultancy , Čepro, a.s. Praha 7 - Holešovice Storage and warehousing , České dráhy, a.s. Praha 1 - Nové Město and more Tesco Stores ČR, a.s. Praha 10 - Vršovice and more Makro Cash & Carry ČR, s.r.o. Praha-Řeporyje - Stodůlky Transport via railways , Other retail sale in non-specialized stores , Non-specialized wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco Kaufl and Česká republika, v.o.s. Praha 4 - Krč Retail sale in non-specialized stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating , , T - Mobile, a.s. Praha 11 - Chodov Telecommunications , OMV Česká republika, s.r.o. Praha 4 - Michle Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products Agip Česká republika, s.r.o. Praha 11 - Chodov Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products , , České aerolinie, a.s. Praha 6 - Ruzyně Scheduled air transport , Ferona, a.s. Praha 1 - Nové Město Wholesale of metals and metal ores , Globus ČR, k.s. Praha - Čakovice Retail sale in non-specialized stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating Metrostav, a.s. Praha 8 - Libeň General construction of buildings and civil engineering works Správa železniční dopravní cesty, státní , , Praha 8 - Karlín Other supporting land transport activities , Strabag, a.s. Praha 5 - Smíchov Construction of motorways, roads, airfi elds and sport facilities Slovnaft Česká republika, s.r.o. Praha 4 - Krč Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products , , Čsob Leasing, a.s. Praha 4 - Nusle Financial leasing , Agrofert Holding, a.s. Praha Wholesale of grain, seeds and animal feeds , cez@cez.cz receptioncz@deloittece.com ceproas@ceproas.cz info@cd.cz info@cz.tesco-europe.com info@makro.cz info@t-mobile.cz info.czech-republic@omv.com t.novotny@agip.cz mailbox.com@csa.cz ferona@ferona.cz sekretariat.centrala@globus.cz info@metrostav.cz szdc@szdc.cz pr@bauholding.cz recepce@slovnaft.cz info@csobleasing.cz agrofert@agrofert.cz

15 PRAGUE REGION SELECTED CZECHINVEST PROJECTS IN THE REGION Name Location Investor Country Sector Year A2Z Bio Praha Yorkshire Bioscience United Kingdom chemistry, pharmacy 2009 Accenture Services, s.r.o. Praha Accenture USA strategic services centre 2003 Ariba Czech s.r.o. Praha Freemarkets International Holdings Inc./Ariba Inc. USA shared services center 2005 Banking Transaction Services s.r.o. Praha Bank Austria Creditanstalt Austria strategic services centre 2005 Bohemia Interactive Praha Bohemia Interactive Australia IT, software development 2008 Concur (Czech) s.r.o. Praha Concur Technologies, Inc. USA IT and software development 2007 Covidien AG Praha TYCO Healthcare Group AG Switzerland shared services center 2008 CSC Computer Sciences s.r.o. Praha Computer Sciences Corporation USA strategic services centre 2007 České aerolinie a.s. Praha České aerolinie manufacture of motor vehicles 2005 DHL Information Services (Europe) s.r.o. Praha DHL United Kingdom IT, software development 2003 ebay Česká republika s.r.o. Praha ebay Inc. USA strategic services centre 2008 ESSA CZECH spol. s r.o. Praha ESSA Czech Spain manufacture of motor vehicles 2002 ExxonMobil Business Support Center Czechia s.r.o. Praha ExxonMobil USA strategic services centre 2003 GE Aviation Czech s.r.o. Praha GE Aviation USA manufacture of motor vehicles 2007 HAVI Logistics Shared Services s.r.o. Praha Alpha Management GmbH Germany fi nancial shared services centre 2008 Honeywell, spol. s r.o. Praha Honeywell, spol. s r.o. USA technology center 2002 IBM Česká republika, spol. s r.o. Praha International Business Machines Corporation USA strategic services centre 2008 InBev Business Services Czech s.r.o. Praha InBev Belgium shared services center 2006 JNJ Global Business Services s.r.o. Praha JNJ Global Business Services s.r.o. USA biotechnology, medical equipment 2007 LETOV LETECKA VYROBA s.r.o. Praha-východ LATECOERE France manufacture of motor vehicles 2006 LogicaCMG s.r.o. Praha Logica Netherlands/UK IT, software development 2002 Otsuka Pharmaceutical Praha Otsuka Pharmaceutical Japan chemistry, pharmacy 2008 Regus Business Centre, s.r.o. Praha Regus Group plc United Kingdom strategic services centre 2008 Rigaku Inovative Technologies Europe s.r.o. Praha Rigaku Corporation Japan biotechnology, medical equipment 2009 SAP Business Services Center Europe s.r.o. Praha SAP Germany other 2004 SITA Praha SITA Information Networking Computing B.V. Switzerland shared services center 2006 Skype s.r.o. Praha Skype Technologies Luxembourg IT, software development 2006 Sun Microsystems Czech s.r.o. Praha Sun Microsystems International USA IT, software development 2005 SUSE LINUX, s.r.o. Praha SUSE LINUX GmbH, SUSE LINUX Products GmbH USA IT, software development 2008 Sysgo s.r.o. Praha Sysgo AG Germany IT, software development 2009 TC INTER - INFORMATICS, a.s. Praha Inter Informatics manufacture of motor vehicles 2005 Source: CzechInvest IMPORTANT CONTACTS IN THE REGION Magistrát hl. města/city Hall - Praha Mariánské náměstí 2/2, Praha 1 tel.: , (inf. středisko) fax: , (inf. středisko) posta@cityofprague.cz URL: CzechInvest Regionální kancelář/regional Office Štěpánská 15, Praha 2 tel.: fax: praha@czechinvest.org Contact persons: Šárka Špoutilová, Blanka Miksová CzechTrade Regional Information Place - Praha Dittrichova 21, Praha 1 tel.: fax: ivana.lukasova@czechtrade.cz URL: Contact person: Ing. Ivana Lukasova Úřad práce/labor Office hl.m. Praha/City of Prague Domažlická 1139/11, Praha 3 tel.: fax: , posta@aa.mpsv.cz URL: portal.mpsv.cz/sz/local/ab_info Euro Info Centrum/Euro Info Center Vinohradská 46, Praha 2 tel.: fax: crr@crr.cz URL: Contact person: PhDr. Marie Pavlů, CSc. Regional Economic Chamber of Capital Prague Franze Kafky 7, Praha tel.: , , fax: hkp@hkp.cz URL: Contact person: Mgr. Jiří Svoboda UTILITIES GAS Pražská plynárenská, a.s.- sídlo Národní 37, Praha 1 tel.: fax: callcentrum@ppas.cz URL: RWE Transgas, a.s. Limuzská 12/3135, Praha 10 tel.: fax: info@rwe.cz URL: ELECTRICITY ČEZ a.s. Duhová 1444/2, Praha 4 tel.: , fax: cez@cez.cz URL: Česká energie, a.s. Beranových 65/675, Praha 9 Letňany tel.: fax: info@ceskaenergie.cz URL: Pražská energetika, a.s. Na Hroudě 1492/4, Praha 10 tel.: , fax: pre@pre.cz URL: První energetická, a.s. Washingtonova 17/1599, Praha 1 tel.: fax: info@uet.cz URL: WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM Pražské vodovody a kanalizace a.s. Pařížská 11, Praha 1 tel.: info@pvk.cz URL: HEAT Pražská teplárenská, a.s. Partyzánská 1/7, Praha 7 tel.: fax: ptas@ptas.cz URL: Dalkia Česká republika, a.s. branch Praha Americká 415/36, Praha 2 tel.: fax: info@dalkia.cz URL: Energotrans, a.s. Partyzánská 1/7, Praha 7 tel.: fax: ptas@ptas.cz URL: České teplo, s.r.o. Klapkova 731/34, , Praha 8, Kobylisy tel.: , fax: offi ce@cesketeplo.cz URL: 13

16 PRAGUE REGION LIST OF UNIVERSITIES 2009 Name of school WWW Orientation Titles awared Students Akademie múzických umění v Praze (AMU) Variety of programmes BcA., MgA., Ph.D Akademie výtvarných umění v Praze (AVU) Fine arts MgA. 317 Anglo-americká vysoká škola, o.p.s. Business management, economics BA, MA, MBA 348 Bankovní institut Vysoká škola Banking, fi nance, economics, insurance Bc., Mgr CEVRO institut o.p.s. Law, politology Bc. 271 Czech Management Institute Praha (CMI) Economics and management BBA, MBA, DBA Česká zemědělská univerzita v Praze (ČZU) Agriculture, forestry and economics Bc., Mgr., Ing České vysoké učení technické v Praze (ČVUT) Technical Bc., Ing., Ph.D Francouzsko-český institut řízení (IFTG) French MBA Master MBA Literární akademie J.Škvoreckého Media, communication Bc., Mgr. 318 Masarykův ústav vyšších studií, ČVUT v Praze Management MBA Metropolitní univerzita Economics, fi nance, informatics, administration Bc., Ing Mezinárodní institut podnikatelství a práva Law, economics Bc., Mgr. Open University Business School MBA programmes MBA Policejní akademie České republiky Security management, public services Bc., Mgr., Ph.D. Prague College Business, art/design, computing Bc. Pražská vysoká škola psychosociálních studií Social work focused on communication and applied psychotherapy Bc., Mgr. 194 Pražský technologický institut Engineering ecology Bc. NA Soukromá vysoká škola ekonomických studií Economics and management, security management Bc. 337 TC Business School MBA programmes MBA Unicorn College s.r.o. Information and communication technology Bc. 220 University of New York in Prague Business administration, communication and mass media Bc., Mgr., MBA 465 University of Northern Virginia - Prague Variety of programmes BS, MBA University of Pittsburgh - Prague Executive MBA, custom EMBA MBA Univerzita Jana Amose Komenského Special education, social and mass communication Bc., Mgr., Ing., PhDr., PhD Univerzita Karlova v Praze Variety of programmes Bc., Mgr., MUDr., MDDr., ThLic., ThDr., RNDr., PhDr., PharmDr., JUDr., Ph.D., Th.D Vysoká škola aplikovaného práva Law specialization Bc. 575 Vysoká škola cestovního ruchu, hotelnictví a lázeňství Economics, management of tourism Bc. 71 Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praz (VŠE) Variety of programmes Bc., Mgr., Ph.D Vysoká škola ekonomie a managementu (VŠEM) Variety of programmes Bc., Ing., MBA Vysoká škola fi nanční a správní Praha Economics and management Bc., Mgr., MBA Vysoká škola hotelová v Praze Gastronomy, hotel industry and tourism, economics and management Bc., Ing Vysoká škola chemicko-technologická v Praze (VŠCHT) Variety of programmes Bc., Ing., Ph.D Vysoká škola manažerské informatiky a ekonomiky Economics and management Bc Vysoká škola mezinárodních a veřejných vztahů International relations, public relations, diplomatic relations and services Bc., Mgr. 532 Vysoká škola obchodní v Praze International territorial studies Bc., Ing Vysoká škola regionálního rozvoje Regional development Bc. 525 Vysoká škola tělesné výchovy a sportu Palestra Physical education and sport Bc. 238 Vysoká škola umělecko-průmyslová v Praze (VŠUP) Fine arts MgA., PhD. 476 Vysoká škola zdravotnická Nursing Bc. 368 Source: Institute for Information on Education RENTS IN INDUSTRIAL PREMISES IN CR REGIONS (EUR/sqm/month) Prague Region 3,50-4,25 Note 1: Net effective rents for units ca 4,000 sq m which is average deal size in the market Note 2: Premises are immediately available only some regions. Source: CB Richard Ellis PRIME RENTS IN SHOPPING CENTRES (EUR/sqm/month) Prague Region PRIME RENTS IN OFFICE PREMISES IN PRAGUE (EUR/sqm/month) City Centre: Prague Inner City: Outer City: Prime rent defi nition: Prime Rent typical achievable open market headline rent (can be hypothetical) for a unit of standard size commensurate with demand in each location, of highest quality and specifi cation and in the best location in a market at the survey date. It does not need to be identical to any of the transactions, particularly if the deal fl ow is very limited or made up of unusual one-off deals Dresden (150 km) Hamburg (779 km) R7 Karlovy Vary (130 km) Nürnberg (320 km) R6, E48 D5 E50 Plzeň (90 km) Nürnberg (320 km) München (380 km) Plzeň (114 km) München (440 km) R4 Příbram Ústí nad Labem (80 km) Dresden (150 km) Liberec (105 km) Szczecin (510 km) R10, E65 E55 Hradec Králové (100 km) Warszawa (630 km) D8 D11 Brno (255 km) Wien (400 km) Praha R1 D1 E50, E65 Motorway Brno (200 km) České Budějovice (150 km) Road Linz (240 km) České Budějovice (169 km) Wien (320 km) Railroad Linz (294 km) Airport - Private Airport - Public Note: for units ca 100 sqm. Source: CB Richard Ellis Source: CB Richard Ellis 14

17 PRAGUE REGION Source: CB Richard Ellis Source: CB Richard Ellis LIST OF THE BEST PRAGUE A-CLASS OFFICE PROJECTS Project Status Type Total Office Area (sqm) Date of completion Year of Completion District Andel City Existing New Build phase development Prague 5 Anděl Media Center Existing New Build Q Prague 5 Avenir Business Park Existing New Build phase development Prague 5 BB Centrum Existing New Build phase development Prague 4 CITY project Existing New Build phase development Prague 4 Classic 7 Existing Refurbished Q Prague 7 Corso Karlín Existing New Build phase development Prague 8 Explora Business Centre - Jupiter Existing New Build Q Prague 5 Gemini II phase - building B Existing New Build Q Prague 4 Charles Square Center Existing New Build Q Prague 2 IBC Existing New Build Q Prague 8 Kavčí Hory Offi ce Park Existing New Build Q Prague 4 Luxembourgh Plaza Existing New Build Q Prague 3 Oasis Florenc Existing New Build Q Prague 8 Offi ce Park Nové Butovice Existing New Build phase development Prague 5 Futurama I. Phase A1 building Existing New Build Q Prague 8 Palladium Existing New Build Q Prague 1 Prosek Point Build. C Existing New Build Q Prague 9 River City Prague / Amazon Court Existing New Build Q Prague 8 Slovanský dům Existing New Build Q Prague 1 The Forum Existing Refurbished Q Prague 1 The Park Existing New Build phase development Prague 4 Trianon Existing New Build Q Prague 4 Vysočanská Brána Existing New Build Q Prague 9 BB Centrum / Philadelphia Under Construction New Build Q Prague 4 City West Phase I (B) Under Construction New Build Q Prague 5 Futurama I. Phase A2 building Under Construction New Build Q Prague 8 Factory Offi ce Center building F Under Construction New Build Q Prague 5 Harfa Offi ce Park - Amadeus Under Construction New Build Prague 9 Prague Marina Offi ce Centre Phase I Under Construction New Build Q Prague 7 Copa Center Národní Planned New Build /2012 Prague 1 INDUSTRIAL PARKS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC Project Region City/ Town Total Area (warehouse + office) Year of Completion Airport Logistics Park Prague Prague Business Park Prague Chrášťany Prague Prague Business Park Průmyslová Prague Prague Panattoni Park Prague Airport Prague Prague D1 Zone Nupaky Prague Prague D8 European Park Prague Prague VGP Green Park Letňany Prague Prague VGP Blue Park Prague Prague Karlovarská Business Park Prague Prague Logistics Platform Jažlovice Prague Prague Northpoint D8 Distribution Park Prague Prague Prologis Park Prague D1 Prague Prague Prologis Park Prague Jirny Prague Prague Prologis Park Úžice Prague Prague Business Park Rudná - phase I. Prague Prague Business Park Rudná - phase II. Prague Prague Ruzyně Business Center Prague Prague Southpoint D1 Distribution Park Prague Prague Tulipan Park Logistics Centre Prague Prague Cestlice Business Park Prague Prague VGP Park Horní Počernice Prague Prague Westpoint Distribution Park Prague Prague Zličín Business Centre Prague Prague Note: Date of completions highlighted in red - we don t know the beginning of completion. 15

18 SOUTH BOHEMIA REGION CENTRAL BOHEMIA REGION Mělník Mladá Boleslav DISTRICT BENEŠOV DISTRICT BEROUN DISTRICT KLADNO DISTRICT KOLÍN DISTRICT KUTNÁ HORA DISTRICT MĚLNÍK DISTRICT MLADÁ BOLESLAV DISTRICT NYMBURK DISTRICT PRAGUE-EAST DISTRICT PRAGUE-WEST DISTRICT PŘÍBRAM DISTRICT RAKOVNÍK Rakovník Kladno Nymburk Beroun Prague-West Prague-East Kolín Kutná Hora Benešov Příbram ABOUT REGION The region of Central Bohemia has a favorable position encircling the capital of. It is situated virtually in the middle of the country and neighbors eight other regions apart from Prague. The region (kraj) is divided among 12 districts (okres): Benešov, Beroun, Kladno, Kolín, Kutná Hora, Mělník, Mladá Boleslav, Nymburk, Praha-východ (Prague-East), Praha-západ (Prague-West), Příbram and Rakovník. Central Bohemia is the largest of Czech regions. On January 1, 2009 its area amounted to 11,015 km 2 (14 % of Czech territory). The region s population (H1 2009) ranked third among the regions of with 1,228,751 persons, roughly 11.% of the country s population. There are altogether 1,146 communities in Central Bohemia i.e % of all communities in (the most of all regions). The administrativ of the region is seated in Prague but its largest town is Kladno with 69,276 inhabitants. There are altogether 38 towns with a population exceeding 5,000 people in Central Bohemia. Central Bohemia is a region used by most Prague citizens for their leisure and entertainment activities on weekends. Protected landscape areas (Křivoklátsko, Český kraj, Český ráj, Kokořínsko) and river basins of Sázava and Berounka are among the most popular destinations. Big tourist highlights are located in the historic downtown of Kutná Hora with St. Barbora s Dome, and Our Lady s Assumption cathedral in Sedlec. Kutná Hora has certain limitations in the capacity of its accommodation and in gastronomic services. Karlštejn castle which is only now trying to get on the UNESCO World heritage list is undoubtedly the most visited castle in. There are other significant castles in the region, namely Křivoklát, Točník, Český Šternberk, Konopiště, Lány or Mělník. Citizens of the region study mostly at universities in Prague. In the territory of Central Bohemia there is just one public university Faculty of Biomedical Engineering of ČVUT in Kladno. For private universities there is a branch of The Institute of Finance and Administration in Kladno, Academia Rerum Civilium in Kolín (political and social science university), Středočeský vysokoškolský institut (Central-Bohemian Academic Institute) in Kladno and Škoda Auto University in Mladá Boleslav. The Czech Academy of Sciences has several of its institutes seated in Middle Bohemia: Astronomical Institute (Ondřejov), Institute of Botany (Průhonice), Institute of Inorganic Chemistry and Nuclear Physics Institute (Řež). Expenses per capita on research and science in Central Bohemia in 2004 amounted to 3.49% of GDP which places the region among top twenty regions of the EU. Economical structures of the region are in many respects complementing to those of Prague. Nevertheless, Central Bohemia is more concentrated on farming (Labe lowlands) and the manufacturing industry. The dominant position belongs to the car making industry (Škoda-Auto in Mladá Boleslav and TPCA in Kolín) and sectors linked to it. There are also some important machinery producers in the region. In some respects Central Bohemia gains from its proximity to Prague. The region s car making industry and technological cluster could have an impact on an inter-regional or international scale. The region s potential stems from its closeness to the capital, complemented by integrated transportation systems directly connected to Prague. Roads and railroads of crucial importance pass through Central Bohemia. A high rate of immigration from other regions is one of its assets, as well as a multitude of landmarks and monuments, the extent of spending on research and sciences, the strength of the car making industry with a large network of sub-contractors and generally good conditions for development of industry. 16

19 BASIC ECONOMIC & DEMOGRAPHIC DATA CENTRAL BOHEMIA REGION Land Area 11,015 km 2 Population 1,228,751 Percentage in the total population of (%) 11.7 Population density (person/km 2 ) Workforce 679,423 Number of job seekers 38,357 Unemployment rate (%) 5.5, Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs NUMBER OF ECONOMIC UNITS ACCORDING TO PREVAILING ACTIVITY Total 293,024 Industry 38,227 Construction 309 Agriculture & forestry 16,842 Services 197,258 EDUCATION - POPULATION MORE THAN 15 YEARS OLD ADMINISTRATIVE BREAKDOWN Number of districts 12 Number of municipalities 1,146 of that, number of towns 80 NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES AND GROSS MONTHLY WAGES IN MANUFACTURING ACCORDING TO NACE CLASSIFICATION Number of employees Wages (EUR) Manufacturing 100,823 1,061 Man. of food products, beverages and tobacco products 7,812 1,046 Man. of chemical, chemical products, pharmaceuticals, and chemical fi bres 4,302 1,135 Man. of rubber and plastic products 7, Man. of basic metals and fabricated metal products 8, Man. and repairs of machinery and equipment 8,834 1,000 Man. of electrical and optical equipment 12, Man. of transport equipment 40,632 1,189 88, ,301 Basic and without education without GCE 5% 1% 29% with GCE Total 27, , ,617 65% AVERAGE GROSS MONTHLY WAGES - 5 YEAR TREND (CZK/YEAR) ,035 19,03 20,211 19,856 21,692 21,628 23,542 23,057 Central Bohemia Region Central Bohemia Region ,706 18, I 6,4 5,7 6,6 5,4 7,6 5,5 4 4, H GDP BY REGIONS TOTAL Per capita Region mln. CZK mln. EUR Total CZK Total EUR Central Bohemia Average GDP for Czech regions Share in GDP of the 11% Region FDI (CZK) FDI (EUR) min Central Bohemia max Average AVERAGE GROSS MONTHLY WAGES - 5 YEAR TREND Year Region CZK EUR CZK EUR CZK EUR CZK EUR CZK EUR Central Bohemia 17, , , , , Average for 18, , , , ,

20 CENTRAL BOHEMIA REGION LIST OF AIRPORTS Specification Public/Private Civil/Military/Varied International/Intranational Benešov Public Civil Intranational Benešov Private Civil International Bubovice Public Civil Intranational Čáslav Private Military International/Intranational Hořovice Private Civil Intranational Kladno Public Civil Intranational Kolín Public Civil Intranational Mladá Boleslav Public Civil Intranational Mnichovo Hradiště Public Civil International Příbram Public Civil Intranational Rakovník Public Civil Intranational Sázená Public Civil Intranational Slaný Public Civil Intranational Vlašim Public Civil Intranational Vodochody Private Civil International Zbraslavice Public Civil Intranational Motorway Road Railroad Airport - Private Airport - Public Karlovy Vary (125 km) Bayreuth (250 km) R6, E48 Plzeň (90 km) Nürnberg (320 km) München (380 km) Plzeň (114 km) München (440 km) Rakovník Dresden (191 km) Ústí nad Labem (80 km) Dresden (150 km) D5 Beroun E50 R4 Příbram R7 Kladno Hamburg (779 km) D8 VLTAVA Slapy Mělník České Budějovice (169 km) Linz (294 km) Praha E55 Mladá Boleslav R10, E65 LABE E50, E65 Benešov Liberec (105 km) Szczecin (510 km) Nymburk Kolín D1 České Budějovice (150 km) Linz (240 km) D11 Kutná Hora Brno (200 km) Wien (320 km) Hradec Králové (100 km) Warszawa (630 km) Brno (255 km) Wien (400 km) Source: Ministry of Transport, Aerobaze.cz SCHOOL SYSTEM Number of schools Number of students Number of graduates schools Technical fi elds n/a Economic fi elds n/a ICT fi elds n/a Higher schools Technical fi elds n/a Economic fi elds n/a ICT fi elds n/a Universities Technical fi elds n/a n/a n/a Economic fi elds ICT fi elds n/a n/a n/a Source: Institute for Information on Education KNOWLEDGE OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES LANGUAGE ALL SKILLS LEVEL (%) English 58.7 German 40.2 French 6.1 Italian 2.8 Spanish 3.4 Polish 5.6 Russian 40.8 Nordic languages 2.2 Source: Augur Consulting LABOUR OFFICE City Address Phone Fax Benešov Dukelská 2080, Benešov u Prahy posta@bn.mpsv.cz Beroun Okružní 333/26, Beroun 1 Kladno Dukelských hrdinů 1372, Kladno 1 Kolín Kutnohorská 39, Kolín 2 Kutná Hora Benešova 70/2, Kutná Hora 1 Mělník Nová 204/3, Mělník 1 Mladá Boleslav Jaselská 292, Mladá Boleslav 1 Nymburk Dělnická 402/4, Nymburk 2 Prague-east nám. Republiky 3/4, Praha 1 Prague-west Kartouzská 200/4, Praha 5 Příbram Rakovník náměstí T. G. Masaryka 145, Příbram 1 nábř. T. G. Masaryka 2473, Rakovník 1 Source: Ministry of Labour and Social Affair beroun.up@be.mpsv.cz posta.up@kl.mpsv.cz kolin@ko.mpsv.cz posta.up@kh.mpsv.cz melnik@me.mpsv.cz posta@mb.mpsv.cz posta@nb.mpsv.cz posta@py.mpsv.cz posta@pz.mpsv.cz pribram@pb.mpsv.cz podatelna@ra.mpsv.cz Grafton Recruitment placed over 9200 people in the in We have 13 Branch offices nationwide. Choose a strong and professional staffing partner! 18