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Business Location Austria

ABA-Invest in Austria August 2011

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You know Austria like this …

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29,2

27,8

27,3

27,2

24,7

23,7

21,3

21,8

18,8

Austria

Germany

Japan

Switzerland

EU-27

Netherlands

USA

UK

France

Invest in an Industrialized Country

Source: OECD, Eurostat

Production sectors as percentage of GDP, 2010

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Customers with High Purchasing Power 8.4 million inhabitants

50 m consumers within 400 km

GDP/capita 2012: EUR 32,100

Number 3 in the EU in respect to purchasing power

GDP growth: 0.6 % (forecast 2012)

Inflation: 3.6% (2011)

Companies as customers: Gross fixed capital formation 21.1% of GDP

Source: Austrian Federal Bank, Austrian Institute for Economic Research

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East-West Business Platform in the Heart of Europe

Ideal access to EU markets – bestconnections to East / South East Europe

Excellent traffic connections

More than 1,000 international companies coordinate their CEE / SEE activities

300 CEE headquarters

Know-how of Austrian service providers

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Exploit the Advantages at the Interface

Excellent CEE know-how of Austrian service providers such as banks, lawyers and logistics companies

Historically matured cultural understanding of Austrians for Eastern Europe

High percentage of employees with CEE language competencies

Good traffic connections (Vienna Airport)

Political stability and security

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Vienna Airport – the Leading Hub to CEE and SEE

Austrian Airlines:

24 countries

45 destinations

578 flights per week

Quelle: Vienna Airport 2012

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Optimal Access to Growing Markets

Czech Rep.GDP 2013: 1.7%

SlovakiaGDP 2013: 2.7%

Poland GDP 2013: 2.6%

HungaryGDP 2013: 1.45%

RomaniaGDP 2013: 1.7%

BulgariaGDP 2013: 1.5%

GermanyGDP 2013: 1.9%

AustriaGDP 2013: 1.5%

SloveniaGDP 2013: 0.7%

CroatiaGDP 2013: 1.5%

Source: Eurostat, UniCredit Research 06/2012, forecast

UkraineBIP 2013: 1.9%

Bosnia-HerzegovinaGDP 2013: 0.8%

SerbiaGDP 2013: 1.7%

ItalyGDP 2013: -0.3%

SwitzerlandGDP 2013: 1.9%

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Attractive for Headquarters

About 300 international companies have their regional headquarters in Austria, for example:

Worldwide HQs

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HQ Locations in CEE

Source: Wolf Theiss, Headquarters Austria, September 2011

13

17

303

3Slovakia

Czech Rep.

Hungary

Austria

Number of regional headquarters

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Vienna: HQ-Location for International Organizations & Top Conference City

Vienna: Only UN headquarters in the EU UN organizations in Vienna:

UNCITRAL, UNODC, UNIDO, UNIDIR, CTBTO, UNHCR, OIOS, IMOLIN, etc

30 HQs of international organizations in Vienna

More than 14,000 international staff and diplomats (UN) are living in Vienna

Leading conference city (according to ICCA study)

Skilled HQ staff available

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Profit from Highly Productive Employees

Source: IW Köln 2012

73

76

84

86

87

90

98

100

102

107

113

115

Japan

USA

Czech Rep.

Netherlands

Austria

Sweden

Belgium

Germany

Denmark

Italy

France

UK

Unit labor costs 2010, Germany = 100

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Motivated Staff Secure Your Success

Source: World Competitiveness Yearbook 2012

10=Motivation of staff is high

8,05

7,76

7,73

7,39

7,35

7,17

6,55

6,07

5,87

5,78

5,2

5,08

5,03

4,78

Switzerland 1

Denmark 2

Austria 3

Germany 5

Japan 7

Netherlands 10

USA 20

Belgium 27

Czech Rep. 30

UK 31

Italy 41

Polamd 46

Hungary 47

France 50

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Competitive Office Rents Reduce Your Operating Costs

Source: CB Richard Ellis, 2012

In Euro per m² and year306

323

357

396

411

505

555

565

781

1001

1387

1508

1780

2011

Berlin

Budapest

Vienna

Prague

Amsterdam

Rome

Frankfurt

New York

Zurich

Paris

Moscow

Tokyo

London

Hongkong

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Business-oriented Training for Your Sustainable Corporate Success

Dual educational system Vocational schools (e.g. HAK, HTL)

Academies of applied sciences Foreign language competencies Largest University of Economics in the

EU

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Versatile Employee Potential

Close to 15% of Austrians have a migrational background

Language capabilities

Intercultural competence

Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration: 25% of the 24,000 students are from other countries

Austrian management know-how is internationally sought after Siemens, RTL, Lufthansa, Roche, Accor

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Economic and Social Stability

Eurozone Lowest strike rate High level of personal security Reliable legal system

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Your Advantage:Moderate Taxation on Corporate Profits

Source: PricewaterhouseCoopers

Maximum taxation on profits 2012 in %

19

19

19

19

20

25

27

34.4

31.4

29.8

25.5

12.5Ireland

Czech Republic

Hungary

Poland

Slovakia

Slovenia

Austria

Netherlands

UK

Germany

Italy

France

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Hard cash / Low-interest Loans for Your Innovative Investments

The following is promoted: New technologies / Innovative projects R&D Education Environmental protection Exports and internationalization Special subsidies for SME

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1,5

1,7

1,9

2,1

2,3

2,5

2,7

2,9

1998 2000 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Austria‘s R&D Expenditures Grow Above Average

Germany Austria

EU-27 (25)

Source: Eurostat

* Forecast 2012

2,8 *

As percentage of GDP

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Unmatched Quality of Life

8,13

3.96

4.63

6.96

7.3

7.37

7.42

8.15

8.93

9.17

9.21

9.63

9.65

9.66Switzerland 1

Austria 2

Norway 3

Denmark 4

Germany 7

Netherlands 10

France 17

USA 19

Japan 21

UK 24

Czech Rep. 25

Italy 27

Poland 39

Hungary 53

Maximum = 10

Source: World Competitiveness Yearbook 2012

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Who We Are

Consulting company (limited liability) for international investors owned by the Ministry of Economic Affairs

29 experienced employees

International network with offices in New York, Tokyo and Stuttgart

National network

World‘s best investment promotion agency (according to Worldbank study)

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What We Do

… consulting serves provided free of charge on all issues pertaining to Austria as a business location

Support in setting up a company

Site identification / real estate

Consulting on incentives/financing

Tax and labor issues

Support in obtaining licenses/permits

Organizing business contacts

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ABA-Invest in Austria

Opernring 31010 ViennaTel: 588 58 -0E-Mail: office@aba.gv.at

www.investinaustria.at