Austria – A Profitable Location The success factors: stability, CEE know-how and a prosperous market in the heart of Europe. Find out how ABA can assist you in finding the best Location for your business!

1. Business Location Austria –
Reasons to Invest
ABA – Invest in Austria

2. Do You Know Austria?

3. Austria is # 1 in winter sports

4. The whole world knows
our New Year‘s Concert

5. Austrians love their cakes

6. Do You Really Know Austria?

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14. Strong Economy in the
Heart of Europe
 Area: 83,872 km²
 People: 8.7 m.
 GDP growth: 2.4% (forecast 2017)
 GDP / capita: € 36.400
 R&D quota: 3.14% (forecast 2017)
 High economic and social
stability

15. Austria at a Glance
 Leading industries
Metal, Chemicals / Plastics, Automotive, Electronics
 Dynamic HQ location
360+ regional headquarters
30 HQs of international organizations in Vienna
 Comprehensive incentive schemes

16. Vienna: HQ-Location for
International Organizations
and Top Conference City
 Only UN headquarters in the EU
 30 HQs of international
organizations in Vienna
 More than 14,000 international
staff and diplomats (UN) are
living in Vienna
 Leading conference city
(according to ICCA study)
 Skilled HQ staff available

17. EU: 100
Strong Purchasing Power
Austria: 128
Purchasing power 2016

19. Leading Hub to CEE and SEE –
Vienna International Airport
Austrian Airlines:
23 countries
35 destinations
451 flights per week
Source: Vienna Airport

20. Attractive for More than
360 Regional Headquarters

21. Top Investor: Austrian FDI in CEE
Austria‘s rank as investor and percentage of total investment in respective country, 2015
#1 / 33,7
#1 / 28,4
#1 / 21,7 #1 / 15,8
#2 / 13,2
#2 / 14,6
#4 / 10,3
#2 / 16,1
#4 / 5,6
#2 / 15,4
#2 / 12,5
#6
8,7
Source: WKO 08/2016

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23. Expert Staff for
Sustainable
Corporate Sucess
 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

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25. Austria is a Strong Industrial
Location
As a percentage of GDP 2016
Source: OECD, Eurostat
15 % 28 %

26. Invest in an Industrial Country
Production sector as percentage of GDP, 2015
30.5
28.3
26.8
25.5
24.6
20.7
20.0
19.5
19.5
Germany
Austria
Japan
Switzerland
EU-28
USA
Netherlands
UK
France
Source: OECD, Eurostat 11/2016

27. Austria Invests in R & D
EU: + 13%
Austria: + 62%
Increase of R & D expenditures, 2000 - 2015

28. Investor-friendly
Tax System
Corporate tax rate: 25%
Modern group taxation
Tax premium for R&D: 12%
(14% from 2018)
No trade tax
No net worth tax
Double taxation treaties

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31. 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

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

33. Three Reasons for International
Companies to Invest in Austria
 Central European location
 Huge market potential
 Cost-effective / high productivity

34. Indian Investment Cases
in Austria

35. At Your Service
ABA – Invest in Austria
Ms. Daniela Derka
Business Location
Consultant
d.derka@aba.gv.at
Mr. Wilfried Gunka
International Director
w.gunka@aba.gv.at
www.investinaustria.at