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Investment Opportunities in Czech Republic

CzechInvest, the Investment & Business Development Agency, supports foreign direct investment and business development programs in priority sectors such as high-tech manufacturing and business support services.

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Investment Opportunities in Czech Republic

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  1. InvestmentOpportunities in the Czech RepublicCelje, September17th, 2012

  2. CZECHINVESTInvestment & Business Development Agency Ministry of Industry and Trade CzechInvest Investment and Business Development Agency to support foreign direct investment to develop local companies to implement business-development programs to improve business environment mission Source: CzechInvest, 2012

  3. Priority Sectors (Investment Opportunities) High-TechManufacturingSector: • Automotive, Aerospace • Electronics and Microelectronics • High-TechEngineering, Nanotechnology • Biotechnology, Pharmacy and MedicalEquipment • RenewableEnergyand Cleantech Business Support Services: • IT &SoftwareDevelopment, Expert SolutionCentres • High-TechRepairCentres, Shared ServicesCentres • (HR, Accounting, Finances) Technology (Design) Centres: • Innovation Activities, Applied R&D Source: CzechInvest, 2012

  4. CzechInvest in Numbers1993 – 2011 • -- 2009 Best Website among All Investment Promotion Agencies, World Bank • (2nd position in 2012) • -- 2009 Inward Investment Team of the Year, Business Destinations • -- 2004 Best Practices in Promotion Award, World Investment Forum • -- 2002 Best Advertisement Promotion Agency in the EU Accession Countries • -- 2001 European Investment Promotion Agency of the Year • -- 2000 European Investment Promotion Agency of the Year Source: CzechInvest, 2012

  5. Investments by Country of Origin (total value) Source: CzechInvest, 2012

  6. Investments by Sectors (total value) Source: CzechInvest, 2012

  7. More Projects with Added-Value Note: MFG - Manufacturing Industry, SC – Service Centers, TC - Technology Centers Source: CzechInvest, 2012

  8. Major Investors- Manufacturing • PANASONIC (el.) • SAINT GOBAIN (build.) • SHIMANO (eng.) • SIEMENS (el.+aut.) • SYNTHOS (chem.) • TEVA (phar.) • TORAY (tex.) • TOYOTA+PEUGEOT+CITROEN • TRW(aut.) • UNILEVER (food) • VOLKSWAGEN(aut.) • CATERPILLAR (eng.) • JOHNSON CONTROLS (aut.) • ABB (eng.+el.) • BOSCH (aut.) • CONTINENTAL (aut.) • DAIKIN (eng.+el.) • DENSO (aut.) • FOXCONN (el.) • HONEYWELL (eng.) • HYUNDAI (aut.) • IPS ALPHA (el.) • KIMBERLY CLARK (med.) • MAFRA (print.) • MAGNA(aut.) • NEMAK (aut.) Source: CzechInvest, 2012

  9. MAJOR INVESTORS - Technology Centres • MERCEDES-BENZ (aut.) • OLYMPUS (med.) • ON SEMICONDUCTER (el.) • PANASONIC (el.) • PROCTER&GAMBLE (chem.) • RICARDO (aut.) • RIETER • SIEMENS (el.) • VOLKSWAGEN (aut.) • VISTEON (aut.) • VALEO (aut.) • EDWARDS (eng.) • AUTOPAL (aut.) • BANG & OLUFSEN (el.) • BOSCH (aut.) • DENSO (aut.) • EMERSON (el.) • GE AVIATION (aero.) • HONEYWELL (el.) • INGERSOLL RAND • LATECOERE (aero.) • LONZA (bio) • EATON (eng.)) Source: CzechInvest, 2012

  10. R&D Financial Support Tools Czech Government supports R&D activities through the use of various tools: • Deduction of all R&D costs – companies can deduct R&D costs from their tax base and at the same time include them in eligible costs • Grants from the National Research Programme • Investment incentives to support companies setting up or expandingtechnology centres and centres for industrial R&D • Grants from EU structural funds supporting the creation or extension of the R&D capacities and supporting innovative projects Source: CzechInvest, 2012

  11. NationalProgrammes:Ministry of Industry and Trade T.I.P.(Technology, Information Systems, Products)– supports R&D activities in companies and research institutions in order to encourage the creation and transfer of new technologies and innovations into industrial production ensuring its efficiency and competitiveness as well as sustainable economic, social and environmental development of the Czech Republic. Source: Ministry of IndustryandTrade, 2012

  12. Investment Incentives --Acton InvestmentIncentivesNo.72/2000 Coll., as amended Supportedactivities -- Manufacturingindustry - Acquisition of a neworexpansion of anexistingplant --Technology centres - Establishment orexpansion of R&D centres --Business support services centres - Establishment orexpansion of sharedservicecentres, SW developmentcentresorhigh-tech repaircentres Source: Act on Investment Incentives No. 72/2000 Coll.

  13. Types of Incentives Following items summed up cannot exceed the ceiling of state aid • --Tax incentive • --Job creation grants • -- Discounted price of land • --Cash grant on capital investment • (in case of strategic investment) Granted above the ceiling of state aid • --Training and retraining grants Source: Act on Investment Incentives No. 72/2000 Coll.

  14. BilateralTechnological Cooperation • The objective of the programme is to support technological cooperation between enterprises from the Czech Republic and from a country outside the EU • The project should result in production of high-tech products • Areas of support: • Mechanical engineering • Electrical-engineering and electronics technologies • Information and communication technologies • Energy, sustainable and clean technologies • Agricultural and food-processing technologies • Biotechnologies • Medical technologies Source: CI internal documents

  15. Structural funds 2007-2013 Proposed operational programmes covering R&D to be implemented in the Czech Republic: Source: CzechInvest, 2012

  16. OP Enterprise and Innovation Supports: • Investment into R&D capacities of companies • Creation of new (particularly innovative) companies • Innovation • Transfer of R&D results into practise • Infrastructure for enterprise and innovation • Cooperation between companies • Consultancy and advisory services • HR development • Regeneration of brownfields • Mediator: CzechInvest Source: CzechInvest, 2012

  17. OP Enterprise and Innovation Programmes: Prosperity - supported activities include the establishment and further development of science and technology parks, business incubators, and technology transfer centres, as well as creation of a network of business angels which encourage the establishment and development of innovative firms. Potential - helps companies to set up and increase capacities necessary for the implementation of research, development and innovation activities. Source: CzechInvest, 2012

  18. OP Enterprise and Innovation Programmes: Cooperation - is intended for those who want to cooperate with other companies in their branch and to establish cluster. This programme enables the improvement of mutual ties and the establishment of long-term, advantageous multilateral partnerships of firms, universities, research institutes, regional authorities and other institutions in the given region. Innovation – the programme contributes to the protection of intangible goods in the form of patents, utility models, industrial designs and protected trademarks. Source: CzechInvest, 2012

  19. CzechAccelerator 2011-2014 The objective is to support innovative Czech companies in developed foreign markets. www.czechaccelerator.cz

  20. Thank you for your attention. www.czechinvest.org

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