1. ROMANIA A Strategic Choice
DEPARTMENT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS,
FOREIGN INVESTMENT, PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP AND EXPORT PROMOTION
Bucharest, October 15th, 2014

2. Romania at a glance Economic & political stability
EU membership: gateway to a 500 million consumers market
Second largest country in CEE and the largest in SEE offering significant market potential in terms of size (the 9th in EU28) and population (the 7th in EU28),
Geo-strategic location, at the crossroads of three great markets: the European Union, the CIS states and the Middle East

3. Potential For Growth GDP 2013: 3.5% - the highest in EU 2013
GDP Growth Rate
Source: Eurostat; National Institute of Statistics

4. Investors' top two demands: safety for their investments and a large domestic market.

5. Source: National Bank of Romania
Inward FDI Flows
2013
Czech Republic
3760
Romania
2712
Hungary
1768
Bulgaria
1092
Serbia
779
Slovakia
445
Croatia
437
Poland¹
900
Annual Inward
FDI
Source: National Bank of Romania
Source: Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies;
PAIIZ Poland,
First 8 months of 2014: EUR 1,4 mill.
Stock: EUR 60 bill. (1990 – 2013)

6. FDI by Field of Activity
Source: National Bank of Romania

7. Source: National Bank of Romania
FDI in Manufacturing
Source: National Bank of Romania

8. Top 10 Investing Countries Source: National Bank of Romania
(mill. euro)
1.Netherlands
24.4%
14,624
2. Austria
19.1%
11,438
3.Germany
11.2%
6,744
4.France
7.6%
4,568
5.Italy
4.7%
2,816
Source: National Bank of Romania
6.Cyprus
4.5%
2,677
7.Switzerland
3.2%
1,942
8.Greece
3.2%
1,935
9.Luxemburg
2.8%
1,694
10.Belgium
2.5%
1,493

9. Investment Opportunities Key sectors
Automotive & car components production
Aerospace
Wood industry
Energy and renewable energy
Tourism
IT & C
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Food industry
Pharmaceuticals
Chemicals
Fast moving consumer goods (FMCG)
Natural resources

10. Investment Support Total investment amount: over 3 billion Euro
STATE AID
STATE AID
Total investment amount: over 3 billion Euro
Approved state aid: over 800 million Euro (automotive sector: almost 400 million Euro (around 45%)
1. G.D. 332/2014 –
Scheme budget: RON 2,700 mill. (the equivalent of EUR 600 mill.)
Project eligibility: Investment that would generate within maximum 3 years from the completion of the investment the creation of minimum 10 new jobs
2. G.D. 807/2014 –
Project eligibility: Investment in tangible and intangible assets of minimum 10 mill. EUR

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Public Private Partnership and Export Promotion
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