Investment Projects in the Bucharest-Ilfov Region

1. Bucharest – Ilfov Regional Development Agency Investment Projects in the Bucharest-Ilfov Region Cristina URSAN Expert - Investments and Promotion Department

2. Bucharest – Ilfov Regional Development Agency • Who we are? • Bucharest-Ilfov Regional Development Agency (B-I RDA) is an institution: • Non governmental • Nonprofit • Of Public Utility Functioning since July 1, 1999 Cristina URSAN Expert - Investments and Promotion Department

3. Bucharest – Ilfov Regional Development Agency Main objective of B-I RDA: To rise the Bucharest-Ilfov Region in a high level social-economical development area and to make it competitive in the macro-regional, European and world wide area Cristina URSAN Expert - Investments and Promotion Department

4. Bucharest – Ilfov Regional Development Agency • Main Competencies of B-I RDA: • Elaborates the strategy, annual and multi-annual plans and development programs of the Region • Administrates and implements the UE programs of pre-cohesion assistance • Technical and financial management of RDF • Acts for attracting of other financing sources to the RDF Cristina URSAN Expert - Investments and Promotion Department

5. Bucharest – Ilfov Regional Development Agency • Financing sources: • Regional Development Fund • Other national and international sources which will be attracted by the Agency Cristina URSAN Expert - Investments and Promotion Department

6. Bucharest – Ilfov Regional Development Agency To achieve its main objective, B-I RDA acts by involving and harmonizing all regional actors and development instruments existing in the Region Cristina URSAN Expert - Investments and Promotion Department

7. Bucharest – Ilfov Regional Development Agency • Our activity is based on principles of: • Partnership • Subsidiarity • Solidarity • Democratic frame of work based on • Dialog and • Transparency • Competition Cristina URSAN Expert - Investments and Promotion Department

8. Bucharest – Ilfov Regional Development Agency • Accent on the sustaining infrastructure development • of private sector activity, by: • Development of an efficient communication between SMEs and the other involved regional actors • Development of Consulting services • Increasing the Marketing and Promotion activity of: • SMEs and • Investment Opportunities in the Region Cristina URSAN Expert - Investments and Promotion Department

9. Bucharest – Ilfov Regional Development Agency Regional Development Plan: Is the foundation of the Regional Planification Is based on the Region's Development Strategy Cristina URSAN Expert - Investments and Promotion Department

10. Bucharest – Ilfov Regional Development Agency • Program Phare 2004 - 2006 • Economical and Social Cohesion • - Projects of regional infrastructure - • Eligible appliances: Bucharest Local Authorities Ilfov District Board and Ilfov Local Boards • Final date of subscription: December 17, 2004 • Place of subscription: B-I RDA Cristina URSAN Expert - Investments and Promotion Department

11. Bucharest – Ilfov Regional Development Agency Division of Investments and Promotion Main Objective: “To attract the Investments in the Bucharest-Ilfov Region and to promote the Region's Investment Opportunities at Regional, National and International level” Cristina URSAN Expert - Investments and Promotion Department

12. First step contact Second step contact Consultancy concerning the project proposals 250 125 214 Bucharest – Ilfov Regional Development Agency Cristina URSAN Expert - Investments and Promotion Department

13. Not interested No answer Total Project proposals received Project proposals received after consulting Agency‘s web page Object of activity don’t need projects Have other financing sources Lack of trust 11 8 4 178 58 9 Bucharest – Ilfov Regional Development Agency Cristina URSAN Expert - Investments and Promotion Department

14. Place of implementation of the project Bucharest Ilfov County 23 35 Bucharest – Ilfov Regional Development Agency Cristina URSAN Expert - Investments and Promotion Department

15. Amount required (M Euro) Field where financing project proposals were applied for < 0.1 Production 0.1 to 1 Social Activities >1 Other activities 17 26 15 28 14 16 Bucharest – Ilfov Regional Development Agency Cristina URSAN Expert - Investments and Promotion Department

16. Bucharest – Ilfov Regional Development Agency • Conclusions: • By the action taken, the agency succeeded to: • Increase of B-I RDA visibility in the Region • Increase of trust in B-I RDA and enlarge of Agency’s project proposals portfolio • Enforce the Agencies partners network Cristina URSAN Expert - Investments and Promotion Department

17. Bucharest – Ilfov Regional Development Agency Appeal To all those interested! - Investors, SMEs, ONGs and all other involved institutions in Bucharest Ilfov Region - Let‘s have a better communication, in order to increase the efficiency of all our efforts we make for rising the welfare of the Region ! We are confident that Regional Development Board will offer us the necessary sustaining to increase the Agency’s efficiency and competitiveness Cristina URSAN Expert - Investments and Promotion Department

18. Bucharest – Ilfov Regional Development Agency Contact: Tel. +4021 315 96 59 Fax. +4021 315 96 65 e-mail: contact@adrbi.ro; claudia.ionescu@adrbi.ro cristina.ursan@adrbi.ro website: www.adrbi.ro Thank you for attention!