Investment Climate

Romania is well positioned to attract foreign investments in the next three years, according to a Ernst&Young study.

 

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Investment Opportunities

  • Infrastructure (motorways, ports, railways)
  • Energy Manufacturing (auto, IT&C, industrial parks)
  • Agriculture
  • Education
  • Environmental protection
  • Natural resources (mining, exploitation of non-coventional resources, share gas prospecting activities, non-ferrous (gold, copper) metals exploitation

Romania is a very good place for medium to high return projects, in a business environment with low structural risk

 

 

 

Direct Foreign Investment

  • Hungary 10478
  • Czech Republic 8244
  • Poland 2663
  • Slovakia 2199
  • Romania 1613 
  • Bulgaria 1479
  • Slovenia 112
Source: Source: Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies

First 6 months of 2013: EUR 666 mil.

Inventory (1990–2012): EUR 56.7 billion

The first four countries ranked by the share of FDI from 31 December 2012 are:

  1. Netherlands (22.4% of total stock at the end of 2012),
  2. Austria (18.5%),
  3. Germany (11%) and
  4. France (8.9 %),

*hierarchy unchanged from 2009

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State Aid
Sustainable economic development

State aid schemes in support of investment. Aid intensity reaching 70% of total eligible expenditure, depending on geographical area of implementation and company size.

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Total budget: EUR 1 billion

Conditions to be met:

  • Investment of EUR [5 – 10 mil.]   > at least 50 new jobs created
  • Investment of EUR [10 – 20 mil.]   > at least 100 new jobs created
  • Investment of EUR [20 – 30 mil.]   > at least 200 new jobs created
  • Investment of more than EUR 30 mil. > at least 300 new jobs created

Eligible costs:

  • Tangible assets: buildings (industrials, touristic, medical), plants, machineries, equipment;
  • Intangible assets: inventions, licenses, know-how

Value of the state aid:

  • Investment in Bucharest–Ilfov region > max. 40% of the eligible costs (not more than EUR 22.5 mil.)
  • Investment in the other regions > max. 50% of the eligible costs (not more than EUR 28.125 mil.)

 

 

State Aid
Use of new technologies Creation of new jobs

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Total budget: EUR 100 million

Conditions to be met:

  • initial investment = tangible and/or intangible assets;
  • innovative investment, as defined in the Oslo Manual – Guidelines for Collecting and Interpreting Innovation Data, or inclusion of an ITC component accounting for at least 20% of the investment;
  • at least 200 new jobs created within 3 years since commencement of the investment;
  • contribution to regional development;
  • business plan supporting the viability and economic efficiency of the investment;

Eligible costs:

  • total payroll costs (including social contributions) incurred during two consecutive years;

Value of the state aid:

  • Investment in Bucharest–Ilfov region ( max. 40% of the payroll costs (not more than EUR 22.5 mil.)
  • Investment in the other regions ( max. 50% of the payroll costs (not more than EUR 28.125 mil.)

 

 

Perspective Matters