Investing in Slovenia

Section A: Slovenia - Great Place to Invest

Investing in Slovenia
Slovenia - the facts in brief
Slovenia - the economy
Recent economic developments
Reasons to invest in Slovenia
Investment opportunities
FDI in already privatised companies
FDI opportunities through the privatisation of state-owned property

Investment Climate
Liberalisation of the legal frame work for FDI
Foreign Exchange Act
Europe Agreement
Take-overs Act
Bank of Slovenia

Privatisation
Forthcoming privatisation
Steel industry
Banks
Insurance companies
Energy
Telecommunications
Transport infrastructure

Denationalisation
Foreign investment policy
Business incentives
Weak points of the investment climate
Further steps towards improving the investment climate

Section B: Investment Performance

Foreign Direct Investment in Slovenia
General trends
Distribution of FDI by investing countries
Distribution of FDI by industries
Importance of foreign investments for the Slovenian economy

Section C: Legal Framework

Foreign Investment Regime
Treatment of foreign investors
Types of foreign investment
Direct investments
Portfolio investments
Non-residents
Residents
Sectoral restrictions
Real estate ownership
Transfer of profits and repatriation of capital
Registration of FDI

Foreign Exchange Regime
Introduction
Legal basis
Scope
Substantial liberalisation
Timetable for further liberalisation
Transactions and payments between residents and non-residents
Basic principles
Resident/non-resident
Direct investment
Definition
Foreign direct investment
Transfer of profits and repatriation of capital
Outward direct investment
Real estate investment
Securities Operations
Purchase of securities by non-residents in Slovenia
Admission of foreign securities to Slovenian marke
Purchase of securities by residents abroad
Admission of Slovenian securities to foreign markets
Credit transactions
Deposit and current accounts
Non- resident accounts in Slovenia
Resident accounts abroad
Payments and transfers
Cash payments between residents and non-residents
Cross border cash transfers
Transfer of securities abroad
Personal capital movements
Safeguards
Forex transactions between residents
Currency clauses
Foreign exchange accounts
Credit transactions between residents in a foreign currency
Foreign exchange market
Exchange offices
Forward dealing
Foreign exchange rate
The Bank Of Slovenia exchange rate

Securities Market
Authorized securities market participants
Public offering of securities
Public offering of securities issued by foreign issuers
Secondary public offering of securities issued by foreign issuers
The Securities Market Agency
The Stock Exchange
Investment funds and management companies
Management companies
Investment funds
Investment companies
Mutual funds

Merges and Acquisitions
Acquisitions According to the Takeovers Act
Purpose of the Takeovers Act
Mandatory Takeover Bid
Notification on Acquisition and Reporting
Takeover Procedure
Acquisitions UnderAccording to the Prevention of the the Restriction of Competition Act
Purpose of the Prevention of the the Restriction of Competition Act
The concept of concentrations
Notification requirement
Procedure on concentrations

Establishment of a Company
Size of companies
Types of companies
General partnership (d.n.o.)
Limited partnership (k.d.)
Limited partnership by shares (k.d.d.)
Joint-stock company (d.d.)
Definition
Registered Company Name
Registered office
Minimum/maximum shareholders
Founding capital
Shares
Acts
Founding procedure
Companies bodies
Appointment of auditor
Dissolution
Limited liability company (d.o.o.)
Definition
Registered Company Name
Registered office
Minimum/maximum shareholders
Founding capital
Shares
Acts
Founding Procedure
Companies bodies
Appointment of auditor
Dissolution
Eventual advantages
Organizing a company: step by step
Registration proceedings
All companies
Joint-stock company
Limited liability company
Partnerships
Capital Contribution
Establishing a branch

Banking And Insurance
Banking
Banking and the Europe Agreement
Short overview of the structure of the banking sector
The Banking Act
Insurance
Liberalisation of the insurance sector
Separation of life and non-life insurance
Prudential regulation
Risk management
Principle of custody
Insurance groups
Supervision of insurance companies
Secondary legislation

Taxation
Corporate income tax
Taxpayers
Tax exemptions
Taxable base and computation of profit
Tax incentives
Tax rate
Dividends
Personal Income Tax
Taxpayers
Taxable base
Taxable income
Payroll Tax
Social Security Contributions
Real Estate Transfer Tax
VAT
Excise Duties

Accounting and Auditing
Accounting
Accounting principles and standards
Accounting information in a group related enterprises
Auditing

Labour
Trade unions
Hiring employees
Employment contracts
Working conditions
Dismissal
Participation of workers in management
Active government policy for promoting employment
Employment of foreigners

Concessions
Concessions to public goods

Free Custom Zones
Free Economic Zones

Section D Appendix

Useful Information & Adresses

Legislation