2. Timis County
FAVOURABLE AND PRIVILEGED LOCATION
The most Western county of Romania, situated in the triangle where
Romania neighbours Serbia and Hungary
10 European capitals are at a distance
of about 500 km from Timis County:
Bucharest, Belgrade, Budapest, Bratislava,
Ljubljana, Prague, Sarajevo, Skopje, Vienna,
Zagreb
member of DKMT Euroregion
part of the West Development Region
3. WEST DEVELOPMENT REGION
Created in 1998 as territorial unit with no administrative authority.
Area: 32,028 sq km
Population: 1,939,514 ARAD
Municipalities:
TIMIS
Timișoara, Arad, Lugoj,
Resita, Caransebes, Deva,
Hunedoara
CARAS - SEVERIN
HUNEDOARA
4. Contribution of West Region to the national
economy/GDP/inh./region
35012,1
ZONA
BUCUREȘ TI 15920,2
ZONA
CENTRU 14946,6
ZONA N-V
18570,1
ZONA V
12463,2 Timis County ranks the
ZONA S-V
13374,6 3rd in the country after
ZONA S Bucharest and Ilfov.
13569,7
ZONA S-E
10295,8
ZONA N-E
0 10000 20000 30000 40000
Source: Timis County, Trade Register Office
5. Contribution of West Region to the national
economy/GDP/inh./county
75
2,
31
25000
4
24
5 ,7
62
33
23
8,
18
20000
38
9,
44
14
13
15000
Timis County ranks the 1st in
10000 West Region/GDP.
5000
0
CARAS-SEVERIN HUNEDOARA ARAD TIMIS
Source: National Institute of Statistics
6. Timis County
GENERAL INFORMATION
SURFACE: 8697 km2 (the largest county of Romania)
AGRICULTURAL LAND: 699470 ha (the largest in the country)
POPULATION at 1.01.2009:
TOTAL: 676.360 inhabitants
Urban: 422.558 inhabitants
Rural: 253.802 inhabitants
ETHNICS at 18.03.2002: Romanians (83.4% ), Hungarians (7.5% ), Germans (2.1%), Roma
(gypsies ) (2.4%), Ukrainians (1.1% ), Serbians (1,95%) and others.
Source: National Institute of Statistics
7. Timis County
A DYNAMIC ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
A complex and diversified industry
Main industrial branches: machine engineering, mechanics, electronics
and electrotechnics, chemicals and petrochemicals, textiles, leather-
footwear, wood precessing and food industry
Industrial and technological parks and platforms
8. Timis County
THE GATEWAY TO WESTERN EUROPE
The most dense railway (787 km) and road (2859 km) network
3 border crossing points: Stamora-Moravita, Cenad, Jimbolia
Timisoara International Airport
Important center of high technologies, IT and communication
• Leading companies in the sector
• University technological potential
9. Timis County
AN INTERNATIONAL WAY OF LIVING
Place of encounter for several communities, languages, customs and
cultures
Major university and research centre: 4 state Universities, 6 private
Universities, 460 schools, 40.000 students, 100.000 pupils
Centre of culture and arts: Opera House, National Theatre,
German Theatre, Hungarian Theatre, French/Italian/German/Peru
Cultural Centres, publications and RTV stations in Romanian, German,
Hungarian, Serbian
Major diplomatic centre hosting 13 consulates
Leading financial and banking centre
10. Timis County
VALUABLE HUMAN POTENTIAL
high performance in international competitions
high percentage of technically competent professionals
highest growth rate of IT specialists in the region
strong language skills: English, French, German, Italian, Serbian,
Hungarian etc.
highly skilled labor force
11. Timis County
AN ATTRACTIVE INVESTMENT POTENTIAL
COMPANIES REGISTERED IN TIMIS COUNTY
- 1991 – June 2010 -
7.810; 16% 48.938 companies registered with Timis County
Trade Register, of wich 7.810 are JV or foreign
companies, with partners in 80 countries.
1272.16 million dollars foreign nominal capital
subscribed
Romanian capital
Foreign / Joint capital 41.128; 84%
Source: Timis County, Trade Registered Office
12. Main foreign investors in Timis County
- by nominal capital subscribed
Total 901.253.748 mil euro (decembre, 31 2010)
6
5
.45
.54
76
86
62
9.5
4.4
SUA
3.6
19
16
.3 9
OLANDA
2
.61
154
GERMANIA
32
ITALIA
0.7
92
12
2.1
LUXEMBURG
79
51
77
82
1.6 AUSTRIA
0.6
57
6.7
85.
0
10
DANEMARCA
6.4
.51
.47
.49
27.
45
24
59
75
FRANTA
11.
8.4
ELVETIA
CIPRU
1
Source: Timis County, Trade Registered Office
13. Main foreign investors in Timis County
- by number of companies
Total 7.756 companies
( december, 31 2010)
2977
ITALIA
3000
GERMANIA
2500 AUSTRIA
UNGARIA
2000 FRANTA
1514 SUA
1500
SIRIA
1000 SPANIA
542 SERBIA
500 276 268 209 157 138 106 100 OLANDA
0 Source: Timis County, Trade Registered Office
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16. Welcome to Timis Chamber of
Commerce, Industry and Agriculture
Timis Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture is a
autonomous organization, non-governmental self-financed, whose
activity is designed to promote economic interests of its members
and help them, according to the requirements of a competitive
market economy.
It has over 850 active members.
17. GOAL
Leader of the business community aimed at improving the
competitiveness of its members
MISSION STATEMENT
Represents the interest of its members and of the business
community;
Provides high quality client-oriented services for a long-lasting and
competitive development
18. MEMBERSHIP
Joining the Chamber ensures that you are a part of the Timis
County business community and provides acces to a truly
unique network, as well as great opportunities for your
company to reach aut with your products and services.
Membership in Romania is optional.
19. FROM TRADITION TO MODERN TIMES
- 18th of March 1850 - establishment of Timisoara Chamber of Commerce,
Industry and Agriculture upon High Decision of Franz Josef I, Emperor of
Austria
- 26th of March 1990 - re-establishment of TCCIA
- 12th of May 2005 - Inauguration of Timisoara Regional Business Centre
20. Timis Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture
from tradition ... to modern times…
Main pages of old history:
- March 18th 1850 – Minister Von Brück submits to H.M. Emperor Franz Josef the law concerning the
foundation of chambers of commerce which will be favorably approved the very same day;
-March 30th 1850 – The Official Gazette states: “The decree of Minister Von Brück on the 26th of March 1850
is enforced in the entire empire and it officially makes public the provisory law issued by H.M. Emperor Franz
Josef regarding the foundation of chambers of commerce and industry”. The decree also mentions the 60
regions to have chambers of commerce. Article 32 names the province of Vojvodina and Banat with the city of
Timisoara as headquarter of the chamber of commerce, having as circumscription this administrative district
and a number of 20 members;
- October 1st 1850 – The foundation of Timisoara Chamber of Commerce and Industry under the official name
of “ Craftsmanship Chamber for the Serbian and the Romanian region of Banat”, covering three districts in
Banat and two in Vojvodina;
- December 5th 1871 – The organization in Budapest of the first general meeting of the imperial chambers of
commerce;
- September 19th – October 3rd 1891 – Timisoara holds the first industrial and agricultural fair of Banat;
- 1922 – Ioan Oprea, PhD is appointed the first Romanian President of Timis CCI;
-1924 - 1925 – The construction in Timisoara of the Chamber Palace at 3, Victoria Square;
- February 24th 1949 – The National Assembly of the Popular Republic of Romania issues Decree no.74
regarding the abolition of territorial chambers of commerce and the transfer of their patrimony in the State
property.
21. Timis Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture
from tradition ... to modern times…
Timisoara CCIA is the first chamber of commerce in Romania to:
- create a Department for European Integration;
- edit the BANAT BUSINESS monthly economic gazette;
- implement the quality system;
- initiate and implement the concept of „front office” and the „business stock exchange” portal;
- offer its members free of charge e-mail addresses;
- set up several competitiveness centers and networks: Regional Center for the Promotion of Industrial
Property Protection, Zonal Center of Standardization, Regional Center of Competiveness, Centre for
Technological Information COMPETECH, Regional Office for the Promotion and Certification of Clusters, Banat
Regional Center for Sustainable Development, Enterprise Europe Network Centre.
22. Timis Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture
from tradition ... to modern times…
In the period 2005 - 2010, Timis CCIA has:
- launched 12 fair and exhibition premieres;
- organized 16 editions of the Company Top of Timis County, most remarkable economic event in Western
Romania;
- organized more than 1000 series of training courses;
- organized five editions of ECONOMIC MIX MEDIA and launched two radio economic shows;
- initiated and established the Association of Chambers of Commerce in Western Romania, the Association of
Chambers in DKMT Euroregion, the Protocol of Cooperation of Chambers of Commerce in the historical Banat;
became founder member of Danube Chambers of Commerce Association;
- hosted the annual consultations of Romania–Austria Consultative Economic Commission;
- taken part in first session of Brussels European Parliament of Enterprises and the 4th Session of the Joint
Romania–Hungary Intergovernmental Commission for Economic Cooperation;
- founded the Romanian-Hungarian work group in the field of alternative energies;
- organized joint trade missions and exchanges of European good practices in Austria, France, Italy and
Hungary;
- been awarded numerous prizes and diplomas for the excellent management of financed projects;
- carried out an impressive number of financed projects aimed at developing the regional economic and
business environment and elaborated complex analyses and studies.
23. EVENTS
The Chamber rich event calendar provides unique networking
opportunities:
- seminars, conferences, workshops, symposiums, fairs and
exhibitions, training courses, company presentations, business
partnerships, trade missions etc.
BUSINESS SERVICES
Business information and documentation
Professional assistance and consulting services
24. SERVICES
Information and documentation;
Business contacts with national and international companies,
institutions, organizations (trade mission and business
partnerships);
Organization of economic events: presentations of companies,
institutions or products/services; conferences; seminars;
symposiums; debates; workshops; video-conferences;
25. SERVICES
Assistance and consultancy in applying for and /or
implementing financed projects;
Fairs and exhibitions
Training courses
Commercial Arbitration
Electronic Archive for Secured Transactions
26. TIMISOARA REGIONAL BUSINESS CENTER
An investment of Timis Chamber of Commerce, Industry
and Agriculture:
intended to be a logistical and resource support for organizing
events dedicated to the regional business environment ;
designed at international standards and conceived as a multi-
functional two-storied building, with 5150 sqm. of which 3500 sqm.
on the groundfloor;
easily accessed and located in the centre of the city .
27. TIMISOARA REGIONAL BUSINESS CENTER
10 rooms for business meetings, economic events, seminars,
equipped with modern high-tech system (presentation, simultaneous
translation) with a capacity about 60-80 persons/room;
Spaces for exhibitions equipped at international standards, 1600
squares meters inside and 600 squares meters outside;
“Europa” conference room equipped with multimedia systems with a
capacity of 250 - 300 places;
Internet connection – 100Mb/s;
160 car parking lots;
Food and catering services.
28. THANK YOU
Please visit us
at Timis Chamber of Commerce
Industry and Agriculture
Victory Square 3, 300030 Timisoara
cciat@cciat.ro
www.cciat.ro
