Austria – Investment Climate Reasons to Invest in Austria - Perspectives Peter Ch. Löschl, ABA – Invest in Austria April 2016

Strong Economy in the Heart of Europe  Area: 83,872 km²  People: 8.5 m.  GDP growth: 0.5% (forecast 2015)  GDP / capita: € 36,980  R&D quota: 3.01% (forecast 2015)

Top Investor: Austrian FDI in CEE Percentage of total investment in respective country and Austria‘s rank as investor, 2013 Source: WIIW (Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies)

Top Investor: Austrian FDI in CEE Active and passive FDI Austria / Czech. Republik OeNB *) prelimary figures for 2015 Active FDI Austria 2015*) EU Bill. € Czech.Rep. 10,6 Bill.€ = +500 Mill.€ vs 2014 Passive FDI Austria 2015*) EU Bill.€ Czech.Rep. 86 Mill.€ = + 69 Mill.€ vs 2014

Vienna International Airport – The Leading Hub to CEE and SEE Austrian Airlines: 23 countries 41 destinations 559 flights per week Source: Vienna Airport

20% New Austrians Source: Statistik Austria ,947 69,859 63,197 45,589 44,209 30,017 28,510 27,916

5 Reasons for Companies to Invest in Austria  Competitive technologies & innovative business environment  Qualified & flexible employees  High stability & security  Central European location  Huge market potential

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You Are Investing in an Industrial Country Production sector as percentage of GDP, 2014 Source: OECD, Eurostat 2015

You Are investing in an Industrial Country Production sector as percentage of GDP Source: Statistik Austria 2015

Expert Staff for Sustainable Corporate Sucess in R&D  Dual educational system  Vocational schools (HAK, HTL unique to Austria)  21 Academies of applied sciences offering approx. 400 courses  22 public universities  12 private universities  Foreign language competencies  More than 1,000 extra-university research institutions

Profit from Highly Productive Employees Source: European Commission, Eurostat (06/2015) Labor productivity GDP per person employed in PPS, EU-28 = 100

Highly Productive Employees Labor Productivity, GDP per person employed in PPS, EU-28=100 Source: European Commission, 11/2015

No Strikes Working days lost to strikes per 1,000 employees – annual average Source: WSI - Hans Böckler Foundation 2015

Austria‘s R&D Expenditures Grow Above Average As percentage of GDP Source: Eurostat 1,5 1,7 1,9 2,1 2,3 2,5 2,7 2, Austria Gemany EU-27/28 * Forecast *

Austrian Cluster Landscape  Economic and technological cooperation  More than 50 clusters Approx. 3,500 companies Approx. 420,000 staff

COMET – All Centers in Austria

Innovation Hub Austria OPEN INNOVATION Excellence in professional Research and Development StartUp Hub & Industrial Clusters Unique educational system and access to Universities

Via Two Main Program Lines Subsidies for R&D Projects are Available „Special programs“ „Top Down“ Thematic calls „Bottom-up“ Any topic Any time „Basic programme“

Austrian Expenditures in R&D Total 2015: 10, m. € Source: Statistik Austria 2015

Investor-friendly Tax System Corporate tax rate: 25% Modern group taxation Tax premium for R&D: 12% No trade tax No net worth tax Double taxation treaties

Economic and Social Stability  Reliable legal system  Efficient public administration  High personal security  Very low strike rate

FFG Structural Programs  AplusB accent build! CAST INiTS SPG – Science Park Graz tech2b ZAT – Zentrum für angewandte Technologie  COIN – Cooperation and Innovation  Research Studio  IraSME

Company Incentives Stages Pre-SeedEarly StageLater Stage Basic Research IncubatorSeedStart UpFirst Stage Second Stage Third Stage IPO Company Founding Grant Direct (soft) loans Guarantees

Newly Established Companies Source: Austrian Economic Chamber

Who We Are  Consulting company for international investors  Owned by the Ministry of Economic Affairs  25 experienced employees  International network with offices in Shanghai and Tokyo  National network

Vigorous Support for International Investors Cost free consulting services :  Company foundation  Legal and tax aspects  Location search  Incentives  Regulations  Business contacts … making your entry in Austria easy

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