Folie 1 Birgit Reiter-Braunwieser Vienna Economic Talks ABA-Invest in Austria June 18, 2013 Economy is the Motor FDI Trends – Austria and SEE

Folie 2 CEE/ SEE: FDI Growth above Average FDI inward stock – as a percentage of GDP Source: UNCTAD, World Investment Report 2014

Folie 3 Top Investor: Austrian FDI in CEE and SEE Source: Austrian Ministry of Economy, respective national banks Percentage of total investment in respective country and Austria‘s rank as an investor, 2013

Folie 4 Trends in Austrian FDI: Slight Decline in NMS – Small Increase in SEE Source: Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, 2015 FDI stock ranked by countries, 2008 and 2013 NMS - 11 SEE - 7

Folie 5 No One-Way-Street Anymore Number of subsidiaries in Austria Source: Firmen-Compass

Folie 6 CEE/ SEE: Share in Austrian Inward FDI Source: OeNB In million € CEE / SEE 0.37 % Rest of the world 99.6 % Turkey % Rest of the world % CEE / SEE % Turkey 0.011% 100% = 82,802 m € 100% = 148,937 m €

Folie 7 Sectors or Type of Investment of CEE and SEE Companies in Austria  Trading companies; Service companies  Holding companies  IT, energy, finance, metals, etc.  Investments in tourism  M&A  R&D

Folie 8 Companies from CEE and SEE: Exploit the Advantages at the Interface  Excellent CEE / SEE as well as international know-how of Austrian service providers such as banks, lawyers and logistics companies  Historically matured cultural understanding of Austrians for CEE and SEE  High percentage of employees with CEE / SEE language competencies / migration background  Good traffic connections (Vienna Airport)  Political stability, safety and security  HQ Location Austria:  1990’ies: Western European companies  CEE Headquarters  : Eastern European companies  EU Headquarters

Folie 9 ABA-Invest in Austria Supports International Companies  Consulting company for international investors  Ltd. owned by the Republic of Austria  25 staff members  International network  Partner agencies in the regions provide local support

Folie 10 Typical ABA Services Provided to CEE and SEE Companies … consulting services 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

Folie 11 ABA-Invest in Austria Your Contact : Birgit Reiter-Braunwieser Director Central and Eastern Europe Tel.: