department for infrastructure projects,

DEPARTMENT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS,

FOREIGN INVESTMENT, PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP AND EXPORT PROMOTION

ROMANIA

A Strategic Choice

Bucharest, October 15th, 2014

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

Potential For Growth2013

Source: Eurostat; National Institute of Statistics

GDP Growth Rate

GDP 2013: 3.5% - the highest in EU

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

5,2%

8,5%

4,2%

7,9%

6,3%7,3%

-6,6%

-1,1%

2,2%

0,7%

3,5%

Investors' top two demands: safety for theirinvestments and a large domestic market.

Inward FDI Flows 2013

Source: Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies;PAIIZ Poland,

Annual Inward

FDI

First 8 months of 2014: EUR 1,4 mill.

Stock: EUR 60 bill. (1990 – 2013)

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

1946

5183 5213

9059

7250

9496

3488

22201815 2130

2712

Czech Republic

3760

Romania

2712

Hungary 1768

Bulgaria 1092

Serbia 779

Slovakia 445

Croatia 437

Poland¹ 900

Source: National Bank of Romania

FDI by Field of Activity

Source: National Bank of Romania

31.1%

5.9%

11.1%

11.2%

5.0%

9.8%

2.1%14.2%

1.6%6.9%

1.1%

Manufacturing

Mining and quarrying

Energy & Utilities

Trade

Professional,scientific andtechnicalactivities

Real Estate &Constructions

Agriculture,Forestry &Fishery

Financial services

Transports IT &C Others

FDI in Manufacturing

Source: National Bank of Romania

Top 10 Investing Countries(mill. euro)

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1.Netherlands

24.4%14,624

6.Cyprus

4.5%2,677

2. Austria

19.1%11,438

3.Germany

11.2%6,744

4.France

7.6%4,568

5.Italy

4.7%2,816

7.Switzerland

3.2%1,942

8.Greece

3.2%1,935

9.Luxemburg

2.8%1,694

10.Belgium

2.5%1,493

Investment OpportunitiesKey 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

Investment Support• 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 –Scheme budget: RON 2,700 mill. (the equivalent of EUR 600 mill.)Project eligibility: Investment in tangible and intangible assets of minimum 10 mill. EUR

STATE AID 2007-2014

STATE AID 2014-2020

Department for Infrastructure Projects, Foreign Investment,

Public Private Partnership and Export Promotion

Phone: +40 21 318.50.52

Fax: +40 21 316.31.58

Web: www.dpiis.gov.ro

E-mail: office@dpiis.gov.ro