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Hungarian Investment and Trade Agency (HITA) Presentation by Ms. Erzsébet Dobos President Latin-American Economic Forum of the Danube Region 11th October 2012 Hungarian Investment and Trade Agency (HITA) Founded by the Hungarian Government in 2011 to implement foreign economic strategy Supervised by the Ministry for National Economy Headquarter in Budapest, 15 regional offices in Hungary and linked to 62 offices around the world 150 employees, highly qualified consultants Main Tasks of the Agency Trade Development Investment Promotion Promote and facilitate foreign investments (project management, incentives, supplier programme) Encourage Hungarian SMEs to expand their activities at an international level Why Hungary? • • • • • • • • Well-qualified and flexible labor, with competitive conditions Great logistics Governmental incentives (cash subsidy, tax allowance) Investment friendly legal environment Competitive tax system Business environment Extensive local supplier network Long and successful tradition of cooperation between the universities and the producers in R&D Sectors in Focus for Investment Promotion Manufacturing Industries and Energy Knowledge-based Industries and Services • Automotive industry • Electronics • Renewable energy • Chemical industry • Food industry • • • • Life science Logistics, R & D ICT SSC Investment Project Management Pre-decision • Information packages • Assistance in location search and evaluation, site visits • Partner meetings Implementation • Site selection assistance • Assistance with incentives agreements Operations • Expansion assistance • After care services • Intermediary body between the government and the companies OUR MISSION is to win new investments into Hungary and support the expansion of the already settled ones. Investment Decisions in 2011 • • • • • • • • • • • AGCO, USA, shared service center Audi, Germany, car production BBCA, China, chemical industry DHL, Germany, shared service center Hanaro TNS, Korea, logistics Huawei, China, logistics KBC, Belgium, ICT LEGO, Denmark, toy manufacturing Mivisa, Spain, logistics Modine, USA, automotive industry Motivating Graphics, USA, packaging industry and graphical creation Latest Investment Decisions in 2012 • • • • • • • • AVIS, shared service centre - expansion Delimpex Oliva, rabbit breeding Rehau, automotive industry Hoya, medical device manufacturing - expansion Raiffeisen Bank, shared service centre - expansion Delphi, automotive industry – expansion ZTE, network operation centre - ICT Coca Cola, beverage manufacturing - expansion Supplier Services Main goals: Instruments: •Enhancing business between foreign OEMs •Trainings, conferences, development and Hungarian suppliers. programs, exhibitions •Increasing the competitiveness of the •Match-making events between suppliers and Hungarian companies OEMs •Supporting the Hungarian settled OEM’s •Long listing, pre-filtering and contacting Hungarian companies in demand of OEMs Trade Promotion Services Exhibitions and trade shows Conferences, B2B meeting Individual consulting “Tailor- made” partner search Trade development tenders Seminars, workshops, training SME Academy Meet my Country! Enterprise Europe Network Carpathian Region Business Network Main Professional Partners Chambers of commerce & professional associations Clusters Foreign Embassies in Hungary Government agencies IPA / TPO agencies Local authorities & Regional Development Agencies Private consulting firms Our Relations with Latin-America • Our first Latin-American office was opened in Sao Paulo in April 2012 E-mail: [email protected] • Hungary-Latin-America Business Forum in March 2012 Organised by HITA jointly with the Ministry for National Economy and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs 160 attendees from 12 countries International speakers from 6 countries Opened by H.E. Dr. Angelino Garzón Vice President of the Republic of Colombia Our Partner Institutions in Latin-America Other Latin-American organisations we wish to establish contacts with: • • • • CEPEC - Cuba ProMéxico ProChile Proexport Colombia We welcome co-operation with other Latin-American investment and trade development agencies! HITA Programs in Latin-America in 2012 Fairs and exhibitions: • • • • FISPAL Tecnologia, Sao Paulo SIAL Brazil, Sao Paulo AMS South America, Sao Paulo 30th Havanna International Fair, Cuba Other events: • • First session of the Hungarian-Brazilian Joint Economic Committee in Brazil Brazilian –Hungarian Business Forums and B2B meetings in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro Hungary’s Foreign Trade with Latin-America (Million USD, 2011) Mexico Brazil Colombia Argentina Chile Bolivia Peru Venezuela Uruguay Cuba Ecuador Guatemala Paraguay Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office, 2012 Export 371,32 263,95 13,19 25,86 18,64 21,65 11,38 11,63 4,20 2,12 1,94 1,53 0,98 Import Total turnover 404,72 776,04 140,29 404,24 28,60 41,78 13,80 39,66 10,52 29,16 0,01 21,66 1,70 13,08 0,03 11,66 5,21 9,41 0,08 2,20 0,01 1,94 0,02 1,55 0,06 1,04 Thank you for your attention! For further information please contact: Hungarian Investment and Trade Agency Phone: +36 1 872 6520 [email protected]