Review of investment potential Transcarpathian region

Competitive advantages of the Transcarpathian region are:- Favorable geographical position – the region borders with four EU countries (in the south of Romania, in the south-west of Hungary, in the west of Slovenia, in the northwest of Poland);- Ramified transport system and cross-border infrastructure;- Highly skilled human resources;- The availability of the natural resource base;- Development of the tourism and recreational industry;- Ecologically clean area.
On the territory of the Transcarpathian region is located 914 enterprises. In the structure of industrial production is dominated by the following economic activities: engineering, chemical, light, food and wood industries.Businesses and organizations of the region is carried out foreign trade operations in more than 90 countries around the world.

 

Main export partners %

 

Main import partners %

 

1 Hungary 48,6 Belarus 12,7
2 Russian Federation 14,2 China 12,4
3 Austria 6,6 Czech Republic 10,6
4 Slovakia 6,2 Germany 10,1
5 Germany 5,8 Russian Federation 8,2
6 Poland 3,4 Hungary 7,8

In 2015 311.5 million US dollars of direct investment was attracted into the economy of the region.

The volume of direct investments as of 2015

Country mln. dol. USA  %
1 Holland 41,0 13,2
2 Germany 36,1 11,6
3 Poland 36,0 11,5
4 Japan
5 Austria 30,3 9,7
6 USA 27,7 8,9
7 Hungary 19,6 6,3
8 Italy 14,8 4,7
9 Malta 13,8 3,7
10 Cyprus 9,4 3,0
11 Other countries 51,1 16,5

Priority sectors for investment in the region are:

– Mechanical engineering;

– Agribusiness;

– Tourism and recreation;

– Wood-working and wood-processing industry;

– light industry;

– Electrotechnical industry;

– Warehousing and commercial property.