Austrian perspective on Ukraine‘s economic EU integration
Austrian perspective on Ukraine‘s economic EU integration
ADVANTAGEA AUSTRIA- THE Austrian internationalisation agency
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• More than 400.000 companies in Austria
• 44.000 exporters
TRUEENTREPRENEURS
ADVANTAGE AUSTRIAin numbers
More than 110 offices in over 70 countries 750 employees 80 nationalities 70 mother tongues More than 1.000 events 1.100 publications Since 1946 THE partner for Austrian exporters
Worldwide Business Support
WORLDCLASSPARTNERS
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
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Development of Austrianexporters
ULTIMATEFLEXIBILITY
Austria‘s involvemement in Ukraine‘s economy
More than 150 companies with Austrian connection More than 20 production sites 5th biggest foreign investor (3,26 billion USD) ~1,35 billion EUR trade turnover Advantage Austria in Kyiv and Lviv
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Export Mio. EUR
Import Mio. EUR
Bilateral Trade
TRUSTEDEXPERTISE
SURPRISINGLYINGENIOUS
Key sectors for Austrian Companies in Ukraine
Machine building and components Tool manufacture, metallurgy, food processing,
wood processing, agriculture Pharmaceuticals Paper and cardboard Renewable Energy & Energy efficiency
Facilities, buildiung materials, construction, energy efficient working processes
Chances for intensivied economic development
CREATIVEAPPROACHES
Geographical proximity to Austria High market growth potential Industrial base Ambitions to modernize economy Market satuaration esp. in high quality
products/machines/services far away Potential of rise in purchasing power Skilled labour force, esp. IT and technological
sphere Agricultural development
SURPRISINGLYINGENIOUS
Challenges
Tax and customs issues Administrative barriers Highly changing legal surroundings Infrastructural issues Language skills of potential business partners Relations Russia and Ukraine for
Austrian companies
ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA KyivCommercial Counsellor - Hermann OrtnerCommercial Attaché – Siegfried WeidlichE [email protected] www.advantageaustria.org/ua
ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA LvivOffice manager – Nadia BohatyrenkoW [email protected]