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Introduction in to the West - Pannon Region

Introduction in to the West - Pannon Region. András Vissi West-Pannon Regional Development Agency - Hradec Králové, 15. November 2005 -. West - Pannon Region. Győr-Moson-Sopron. Vas. Population: 1 million Area: 11 329 km2. Zala. THE WEST -PANNON REGION.

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Introduction in to the West - Pannon Region

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  1. Introduction in to theWest - Pannon Region András Vissi West-Pannon Regional Development Agency - Hradec Králové, 15. November 2005 -

  2. West - Pannon Region Győr-Moson-Sopron Vas Population: 1 million Area: 11 329 km2 Zala

  3. THE WEST-PANNON REGION • Open Borders 4 countries and speaks 7 languages • Gateway to Europe60% of transport and goods leaves Hungary here • Innovation paradox GDP is not all: No. of researchers half of national average • Prepared Has wide experience in EU assisted program implementation

  4. Why the region of initiatives? • Dynamic economic development (60% of EU 25 GDP) • Outstanding foreign capital involvement • Open economy, steadily growing and quality export • Highly qualified workforce, high employment rate

  5. Business landscape overview • in the rank of GDP per capita West Pannonia is the 2nd • Győr-Moson-Sopron 2nd, Vas 4th and Zala 6thin county order • industrial production since 1991 tripled • the highest economic activity is in Vas – 42,8% of actives within the total population, in Zala the lowest with 38,5% • the level of unemployment never exceeded 10%, however there are significant differences within the region

  6. Pro’s for the region • geographic location – Austrian, Slovenian, Croation and Slovakian border • quality of the human resource • high level of economic activity, low level of unemployment – app. 6% • relatively balanced economic structure – employment: 4% in agriculture • 43% in industry and 53% in service sector • with respect to GDP after Budapest the most advanced region • high ratio of foreign investment • various touristic attractiveness is guaranteed by thermal water, naturalenvironment, wine and gastronomy, cultural programs, traditional values

  7. Con’s • the modern, business-related vocational training suffers weaknesses • lack of integration of education institutions on regional level •           despite of low unemployment, threat of companies leaving is valid •           though in Hungary GDP is high, it is far behind EU average • low integration of multinationals into local economy • R+D level is low, within Hungary as well • average salary level is only 90% of national average, irrespective of high GDP • differences within the region are significant, both economicly and socially

  8. Sectoral profile • role of agriculture further decreased, from 7% in mid90s to 4% in 2002 • in industry the cheap labour based companies left, or leaving • within the industry food and light industries were devaluated • machinery industry gained share, in Gy-M-S the car manufacturing, in Vas machinery parts, communication technical manufacturing • in food industry meat processing, dairy and beverage branches are significant • chemical industry started heavily based on CO2 resource in Vas • in wood processing the ASZTALOS branch is strong • textile industry is fragile, as it is based on cheap labour force costs, suffering from decline

  9. 9400 Sopron, Új u. 12. Tel.: 99/512-910 Fax: 99/512-919 9700 zombathely, Kőszegi u. 23. Tel.: 94/509-350 Fax: 94/326-147

  10. Tourism profile • tourism is decisive, 2/3 of settlements is related to tourism, 8 out of 26 national touristic regions is here • thermal tourism is the most important, Zala leading, spas in 22 settlements, with internationally competitive service level • healing spas: Balf (Sopron), Bük, Győr, Hévíz, Kapuvár, Lenti, Mosonmagyaróvár, Sárvár, Szeleste, Zalakaros , thermal spa in further 12 settlements • 77 settlements belong to wine regions, the most important ones are Pannonhalma, Sopron, Somló, Balatonfelvidék – wine routes, wine festivals and celebrations • Bicycle tourism is also significant, 300 km road-surface, more than 20% of the total national

  11. 100 km 200 km 300 km 400 km Central East European concentration of OEM’s(car and engine plants) • By 2006 • Approx. 4-5 million cars in CEE • Approx. 900.000 cars within 120 km of Györ • Approx. 3.5 million engines within 300 km of Györ • Approx. 2.5 milion enignes within 160 km of Györ ?

  12. Pannon Business Initiative Objectives: • The development of industries with competitive advantage in the region into networks, • The creation of new integration contacts, • The definition of regional economic priorities for the distribution of government support, • The compatibility of clusters operating in the region.

  13. Clusters in the region • Automobile industry – Panac • Machinery industry – Chamber of Commerce • Thermal and spa tourism – Thermal Cluster • Wood industry – Wood cluster • Local products cluster • Textile cluster

  14. Thank you for your attention!

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