Key Competitive Attractions
The Carinthian Development Agency provides a free, professional and comprehensive service to both Austrian and foreign companies and investors.
Key attractions include:
- Gateway position to key Italian, Slovenian and Croatian markets.
- Investment grants of up to 50% for research and development activities.
- Carinthia commits more public funds to R&D than any other Austrian region.
- 25% corporation tax in Austria. There is no trade tax, solidarity surcharge on income tax, or net worth tax.
- Austria ranks 5th out of the 25 EU member states for R&D activities.
- Competitive property costs, with prime premises in easily accessible locations from €20 per square meter.
- Qualified workforce and suppliers in the trade, industry and service sectors.
- Clusters in the wood, energy, ICT, and microelectronics sectors.
- Excellent educational system: The Alps-Adriatic University of Klagenfurt and the Carinthia University of Applied Sciences offer courses in business management, engineering, electronics, and IT, as well as business-orientated training programmes.
- Concentration of Higher Technical Schools.
- Exceptional transport infrastructure.
- Successful logistics centre and broadband initiative.
Out of 1,200 European regions, Carinthia ranked among the top 30 – above any German region - based on its productivity-wage ratio, proximity to the closest airport, R&D facilities, quality of life, and future prospects (CONTOR, 2005).
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