Transcript Doing Business in Europe

Doing Business in Europe
Bay Area CITD Seminar Series
Tuesday, September 21st, 2004
Kemarra Inc. - Key Marketing Resources & Associates
San Francisco USA
Unlocking Your Market Potential: www.Kemarra.com
The Continent of Europe
European Countries Geographically
Europe comprises the following independent states (in alphabetical order):
Albania
Andorra
Armenia1
Austria
Azerbaijan2
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus1
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Georgia2
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Kazakhstan3
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
FYR Macedonia4
Malta
Moldova
Monaco
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia5
San Marino
Serbia and Montenegro
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey6
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Vatican City
European Economic Union
European Economic Union pre-2004
Country
Belgium*
Denmark
Germany*
Finland
France*
Greece
United Kingdom
Ireland
Italy*
Luxembourg*
Netherlands*
Austria
Portugal
Sweden
Spain
Total
Accession
Date
1957
1973
1957
1995
1957
1981
1973
1973
1957
1957
1957
1995
1986
1995
1986
Population
(in mio)
10.2
5.3
82.0
5.1
60.4
10.5
58.6
3.7
57.6
0.4
15.8
8.1
10.8
8.9
39.4
376.8
Area
(in km2)
30,528
43,094
356,854
338,139
543,965
131,957
242,429
70,283
301,302
2,586
41,864
83,858
92,389
449,964
504,782
3,233,994
European Economic Union Expansion
Country
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Estonia
Hungary
Latvia
Lithuania
Malta
Poland
Slovakia
Slovenia
Total
Country
Bulgaria
Romania
Turkey*
Total
Accession
Date
2004
2004
2004
2004
2004
2004
2004
2004
2004
2004
Population
(million)
0.7
10.3
1.8
10.0
2.8
3.7
0.4
38.7
5.4
2.0
75.8
Area
(km2)
9,251
78,866
45,227
93,036
64,589
65,300
316
312,685
49,035
20,253
738,558
Accession
Date
2007
2007
2007
Population
(in mio)
8,1
22,4
67,8
98,3
Area
(in km2)
110'993
238'391
779'452
1'128'836
European Monetary Union
Current
Opted Out
Opted In
Prospective
Austria
Belgium
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Spain
Portugal
Denmark
Sweden
United Kingdom
Kosovo
Montenegro
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Estonia
Hungary
Latvia
Lithuania
Malta
Poland
Slovakia
Slovenia
An Example – the Global Wireless Market
Market
Subscribers (mill)
Penetration
China
200
16%
United States
146
53%
Japan
76
57%
Germany
57
72%
United Kingdom
52
86%
Italy
50
93%
France
39
64%
Brazil
35
19%
Spain
34
85%