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The city of Ferizaj compared with other municipalities is a relatively new settlement, which means that its economy has developed in the recent years. One of the most important factors of the historical past of Ferizaj and its economic development is the construction of the railway line ( 1874 ) and the railway station, which has been of vital importance for the transportation of passengers and goods, which process constantly changed the physiognomy of the settlement that today has become a city. The earliest base of the economy of Ferizaj were mainly handicrafts and trade. For example in 1900, from 400 houses Ferizaj had at that time, 200 were stores. Besides brick factory, all enterprises that exist in Ferizaj, were established at the time of the Second World War. Before the last war in Kosovo that happened in the 90s, Ferizaj had an especially well developed metal, wood processing , food,  and construction industry; forestry and agriculture. The collapse of Kosovo's autonomy, followed by application of violence and massive removal of Albanian workers from their places of work, has had major consequences on Ferizaj economy. After the war, efforts were made to consolidate these enterprises revitalization and capacities, but results were not very encouraging. Ferizaj today is converted into an important economic center. Nowadays, some factories and former enterprises still operate, which factories such as :"Fabrika e Tubave te Qelikta" (Metal Tubes Factory), "Fabrika e Vajit" (Oil Factory), "Kombinati i drurit" (Wood Procession Factory), "Fabrika e tullave" (Bricks Factory) etc, built the base for the economic development of the municipality. Ferizaj has a mountainous part covered with trees, which area presents one of the main natural wealth resources. Earlier there were dozens hectares of trees plantation, but now due to the circumstances in which it has passed, those hectares of soil were left behind. In the villages of Ferizaj are cultivated : wheat, corn , sunflower , soya , potatoes etc.. Today, private economy development presents its main economic base. In the municipality are recorded around 4100 businesses, while the number of employed in the private economy is over 75000 and is greater than the number of those employed in public companies. Some private businesses are on the "Epopeja e Jezercit" way, mainly those that trade goods, construction companies, but also businesses that trade food products. Chief Executive of the Agency Business Registration is Mehdi Pllashniku. Ferizaj has its business registration center, where taxes for small businesses is 5 euro, while for corporations it’s 22 euro. Based on the statistics of Businesses Registration Centre in Ferizaj, for a period of 6 months business activities have legalized over 400 new businesses. As for private businesses, the municipality of Ferizaj has a large number of businesses in different fields of economy. From those with hotel-pool-villa are known: "Pishina Ujvara", "Pishina As". There are also some trade centers placed in Ferizaj such as:"Superviva", “Ben-Af” which are quite frequented, and "Plus Market" that sells local goods only. The city of Ferizaj offers a highly secure space in trade, very good business opportunities, has agricultural fertile lands, a high number of animals and farms which are mainly located in its suburb villages, beautiful tourist places etc. As one of the major cities of Kosovo,the city of Ferizaj provides links with other Kosovo's cities in terms of business and market. It also presents a very good connection with the capitals of the neighboring countries which means facility in the market, tourism and other branches of the economy. This is one of the reasons why Ferizaj everyday more is taking a sustainable and competitive position in economy in the level of state. Except business space the city of Ferizaj offers many beautiful tourist places which present very beautiful and distinctive landscape, which is a factor that differentiates Ferizaj from other cities .One more reason to visit Ferizaj are Jezerc mountains and the river of Nerodime,(which is characterized by bifurcation - a rare nature phenomenon). All these factors contribute for a sustainable economic base and indicate encouraging trends of economic development.