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Business or pleasure?

Puglia.

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good reasons to do business in Puglia.

With pleasure.

Puglia. It’s a pleasure doing business.

Creativity, beauty and innovation are Puglia’s raw materials.

They are not to be found everywhere. In Puglia you get them for free.

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good reasons to do business in Puglia.

With pleasure.

19.366

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good reasons to do business in Puglia.

With pleasure.

Surface Area

Km2

it is an authentic and modern place it is in a strategic geographic location it has a young and skilled workforce it has an effective incentives system

865

4.090.266

Km of coastline

Population

it guides you step by step in your investment it has competitive operational costs it has stable and reliable institutions it invests in research and training of the highest standard welfare is a value the future is SMART

inhabitants/sq. km

+9,2% 8,17 Growth rate of foreign tourist inflows

billion Euros

Export turnover in 2014 (Agenzia ICE)

GDP per capita: 16.200 Euros (Istat 2013) An active company for every 12 inhabitants

Aerospace 80 large and small companies 6.000 researchers and employees A 2014 export turnover of 452,9 million Euros, +15,3% compared to 2013

Agri-food Sector

The only Italian region with a fully integrated production chain Leader in the production of carbon fibre composite materials and intelligent systems for the mechanical, aviation and aerospace sectors

1,4 miliardi l’export nel 2014, +0,7% rispetto al 2013

Green economy 20.760 companies have invested in green products and technologies

Knowledge and innovation economy

Italy’s leading region for the production of renewable energy: wind, solar and bioenergy 44,3% of total energy consumed in the region is produced from renewable sources

Mechanics and Mechatronics 7.840 companies and 49.288 workers A 2014 export turnover of 2,4 billion Euros, +5% compared to 2013 Leader in the automotive industry, in the production of diagnostic technologies for rail networks, in the creation of automated production lines and in the biomedical sector

Puglia. Authentic and modern

A dedicated RPA (remotely piloted aircraft) Airport ‘’Test Bed’’

82.993 companies and 245.640 workers

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Puglia is a welcoming, creative, sustainable and dynamic land, with an ever increasing international status. It is a region that has managed to combine its traditions and authenticity, whilst becoming at the same time technological and innovative, in step with the times and increasingly competitive.

Puglia offers an incredible mix of ancient crafts, modern manufacturing industries, authentic Italian style and unrivalled quality, with an inborn inclination towards technological innovation, green economy and creative industries.

Italian leader in the production of wine, extra virgin olive oil, durum wheat, table grapes, tomatoes, almonds, olives, artichokes and cherries, organic fruit and vegetables. A wide range of certified traditional products

Fashion 4.782 companies and 42.402 workers

Economy of quality and made in Italy

An export turnover of 675,2 million Euros in 2014, +10.5% compared to 2013 A wide range of haute couture and wedding dresses, and technological innovation Leader in the production of wedding dresses and special occasion wear

Furniture and furnishings Sector 3.412 companies and 19.460 workers An export turnover in 2014 of 362.3 billion Euros, +1,5% compared to 2013 International brands manufacture and create in Puglia Leader in the production of upholstered leather furniture, with a growing home automation and design sector

Puglia is in a strategic geographic location

9 Ports

3 major ports Taranto (transhipment container hub), Bari and Brindisi (transport of goods and people) 6 minor ports Manfredonia (Fg), Barletta (Bt), Molfetta (Ba), Monopoli (Ba), Otranto (Le), Gallipoli (Le)

km, among the most efficient in Italy

An important multimodal logistics platform for the sorting and transfer of goods

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Puglia has always been the ideal gateway to the East.

Suffice it to mention the Indian Mail, the renowned British company which, towards the end of the 19th century, used to sail from Brindisi to Bombay.

Located in the southeast of the Italian peninsula, in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, the region has forever been a crossroads for the major international eastwest and north-south corridors. Puglia is a logistics hub, at the heart of the Mediterranean Basin, for the transport of goods and people by air, water, rail and road.

12.000 Road network

An international conference centre and a growing business sector dedicated to incentive meetings

1583,4

Railway network

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Airports

Km

2 International airports (Bari e Brindisi) 1 Internal airport of Foggia 1 Cargo airport of Taranto Around 60 European cities connected by direct passenger flights

A young, skilled and low-cost workforce

3 Puglia is young: the average age of the population rates among the lowest in Italy.

Puglia is skilled: it has a training system of excellence.

Puglia is convenient: it supports companies that hire.

NIDI (Nuove Iniziative di Impresa New Business Initiatives)

Graduate population (age range 30 - 34 years)

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A public incentives programme with a budget of 54 million Euro, which enables the start-up of new small businesses, based on investments ranging from 10,000 to 150,000 Euros.

South of Italy: 18,2% Puglia: 20,8%

Old age index Italy: 154,1% Puglia: 139,9%

“Bollenti spiriti” (“Boiling Spirits”) Regional Programme For Young Peoples Initiatives 780 Start-ups and youth projects funded by the “Principi Attivi” (“Active Ingredients”) Initiative 109 Urban Labs (social spaces for young people, created by restoring abandoned ex public buildings)

120,4 Youth Guarantee Programme

Budget of 120.4 million Euros

Support for business investments, research and innovation Access to credit Active labour market policies International business promotion Development of industrial areas

Some examples of supported successful business initiatives “Made in Puglia” Design and manufacturing of carbon fibre components for the 787 Dreamliner Diagnostic systems for rail networks by a multinational mechatronics company, headquartered in Monopoli (Ba) Sophisticated microchips produced by a company, based in Modugno (Ba) for NASA’s Curiosity robot, which landed on Mars in 2012

An effective incentives system

A regional industrial policy for growth and development, based on 5 main pillars

Some of the multinational companies that have invested in Puglia

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Puglia is one of the regions that makes the most effective use of European funds, earmarked for local development and innovation.

It has become the ideal destination for enterprises which decide to invest in “smart” business projects and technologies.

Alenia Aermacchi / AgustaWestland / Ansaldo - Finmeccanica / Birra Peroni - SABMiller Plc / Centro Studi Componenti per Veicoli - Bosch / Exprivia / Getrag Corporate Group / Magneti Marelli Holding - Fiat / Merck Serono - Merck KGaA / MerMec / Nuovo Pignone - General Electric / O-I-Manufacturing Italy - Owens-Illinois / Porsche / Sanofi Aventis / Salver - Invesco / Vetrerie Meridionali Owens-Illinois / Wind Telecomunicazioni - VimplCom Ltd Foreign investors are mainly from Germany, Russia, France, UK and USA

Business clusters Aerospace / Quality Agrifood Jonico-Salentino / Quality Agrifood Terre Federiciane / Environmental and Recycling technologies “Dialogòi” - Communication, publishing, graphic and paper industry / Sustainable Building / “La Nuova Energia” (“New Energy”) - Renewable Energies and Energy Efficiency / Fashion / Nursery gardening / Information Technology / Stone industry / Furniture and furnishing Industry / Logistics / Mechanics / Yachting/ Fishing and Aquaculture / Creative Industry / Tourism

Easier application procedures thanks to online procedures Rapid evaluation of investment projects Direct dialogue between the investing companies and the regional agency Puglia Sviluppo Spa

The regional government guides you step by step in your investment

Targeted and flexible incentives, subject to budget availability

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The Regional Government gives constant attention to the needs of companies that want to invest in the region.

It offers a wide range of targeted and flexible incentives, capable of supporting growth and innovation projects for businesses.

Regional incentives initiatives are ongoing and have no fixed deadline, subject to the availability of funds.

The evaluation process is made easier, thanks to online procedures, which are set up on the regional web portal “Sistema Puglia�.

The evaluation and management of applications is carried out in as short a time as possible. There is an ongoing direct dialogue with the applicant companies, which can effectively speed up the implementation of their investment projects.

2009 Investments for almost 4 billion Euros with just over 1 billion Euros of public funding 11,346 companies involved 11.279 funded initiatives Employment opportunities are forecast for more than 27,500 thousand people, including both current positions and new hirings

2014

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Programme Agreements Targeted at large enterprises, they foster regional development, competitiveness and attractiveness through investments in machinery and building works, experimental R&D, business consultancy services.

The regional industrial policy eases the costs of business investments, aimed at product innovation and updating manufacturing processes, industrial R&D and furthering the international business development.

Funding available for investment projects in the range of 1 to 20 million Euros.

PIA for small-sized enterprises Aimed at small-sized enterprises involved in business development initiatives, they support the creation of new production units, the expansion of existing ones and the diversification of products and processes.

New incentives for business investments Integrated Incentives Packages (PIA)

Incubatori per le imprese The regional agency Puglia Sviluppo Spa, member of the European EBN Innovation Network, makes available working spaces and services to startups and innovative new businesses, through two business incubators, located in Modugno (Ba) and Casarano (Le), offering competitive costs and 100Mbps ultrafast broadband.

Availability notices on www.pugliasviluppo.eu.

PIA Tourism Targeted at enterprises of all sizes, they aim to improve the local tourist sector and increase all year round tourism inflows.

Funding available for investment projects in the range of 1 to 40 million Euros.

PIA medium-sized enterprises Targeted at medium-sized enterprises, they provide funding for investments in machinery, land and building works, R&D, as well as consultancy services for international business development, e-business and environmental protection. PIA aim to create employment, social stability and economic dynamism.

Puglia has stable and reliable institutions

Puglia has competitive operational costs

Funding available for investment projects in the range of 5 to 100 million Euros.

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The Regional Government is highly autonomous in various fields of legislation, administration and finance.

Moreover, its ongoing political stability allows it to implement a series of measures aimed at making the region more and more attractive for investors.

75% As of 31st December 2014, the Regional Government certified to the European Commission overall expenditure of 75% of the ERDF (European Regional Development Fund) and ESF (European Social Fund) Programmes, for a total of 4.96 billion Euros, well in excess of the expenditure targets laid by the EC for both programmes.

4,96

billion Euros

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University courses

Polytechnic University (the only one in southern Italy)

Tecnopolis Technological Park Ciheam, an intergovernmental organization that involves 13 Mediterranean countries: in Bari it has a centre of excellence for postgraduate training, applied scientific research and planning.

Public research organizations such as the CNR, ENEA, INFN, Scientific Institutes for Research, Hospital and Health Care Research Centres, the Bonomo research centre, as well as research consortia and institutes renowned on an international level.

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Technological Clusters D.A.Re Agrifood, Dhitech High Tech, Di.T.N.E Energy, Dta Aerospace, H-BIO Biotechnology, Medis Mechatronics 5 public and private research entities Innovaal, MBLab, Textra, Risma, Ritma 230 bodies currently working together within: public lab networks, ILO (Technology Transfer Offices), spin-offs and innovative businesses

Puglia invests in research & training of the highest standard

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Universities

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The regional university and research network is highly integrated with local industry, allowing it to focus on both scientific and technological R&D. The higher education system is an active part of the international research circuit, with which it cooperates in numerous areas, including various fields of technological innovation and agricultural and food research.

Among 1.337 universities, based in the various continents, the scientific productions carried out by the Polytechnic and the Apulian universities, have achieved prominent positions in international rankings.

(Global Research Benchmarking System)

30 World Top

Based on research by the Bank of Italy, during the planning period 2007-2013, the Regional Government stood out among other Italian regions for its significant commitment to investments in research and innovation (15% of public funds, against an average of 8.2% for the whole of southern Italy). It follows that the total research and development expenditure in Puglia grew steadily from 1999 to 2011, placing it as the most dynamic region for research in southern Italy.

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among Italian regions for the number of companies, active in research

Thanks to an integrated system of regional policies which support training, businesses, universities and research centres

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in southern Italy for the number of patent applications

Top of the minds among the Italian holiday destinations in 2015* Brand association: welcoming, beautiful, authentic, cool, eco-friendly* About 300 international film production companies have chosen Puglia as a shooting location over the last 9 years.

Puglia is attractive It is oriented towards sustainable rather than mass tourism, despite welcoming more than 13 million tourists every year It is the Italian leader for incoming tourism: +9.2% in 2014 (Pugliapromozione statistics), compared to Italy -0.1 % Together with Tuscany, Puglia is the top destination for highlevel events: VIP weddings (Justin Timberlake, members of the British royal family, the main markets of India and the United Arab Emirates) and incentive business events (masserie and trulli among the most preferred locations)

Puglia lifestyle: welfare has a value

* Survey by SWG 2015 in France, UK, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Netherlands

Brand PUGLIA

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The lifestyle of a territory will enter your company as an added value.

The Puglia brand is ever more famous the world over, especially for a quality of life that entices and enchants, something that has turned the region into an international holiday destination.

Today Puglia is a cool location for weddings, Vip travel, and for high-level business events. The property market has recorded a strong demand from a growing number of people who decide to move here from every corner of the world, or want to buy a masseria or an historic home in Puglia.

About us National Geographic One of the top word destination for 2014 Lonely Planet Puglia is one of the best value travel destinations in the world for 2014, a real queen properly crowned New York Times Italy’s Magical Puglia Region Huffington Post US It is one of the 15 places in the world to go to before they get famous and crowded Lifestyle Woman It is a journey for all senses Jetwings International Puglia is one of the lands that better keep their secrets and where nothing is more naturally Italian... a real paradise The Guardian Uncontaminated Italy The Sole 24 Ore The entrepreneurs see Puglia as a more favourable context for their investments, in comparison to the other regions of southern Italy Banca d’Italia Apulian teachers are better rated in comparison to the average level in southern Italy Report Rai Tre, Milena Gabanelli Who could ever have thought that the system which has completely revolutionized the diesel engine the world over, the common rail system, was born in the little Apulian town of Modugno

Puglia’s future is SMART Contact us For information about opportunities and incentives for investments in Puglia: Puglia Sviluppo Spa Via delle Dalie angolo via delle Petunie Z.I. Modugno (BA) Tel. +39 080 549.8811 - Fax +39 080 549.88120 fdi@pugliasviluppo.it www.pugliasviluppo.eu For information about initiatives and events linked with tourism promotion: Pugliapromozione Direzione Generale Fiera del Levante, PAD. 172 Lungomare Starita, 70132 BARI Tel. +39 080 5821.411 - Fax +39 080 5821.429 promozione@viaggiareinpuglia.it www.agenziapugliapromozione.it

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For those who want to invest in Puglia in the near future, the new funding programme for the 2014-2020 period has already earmarked a significant sum of EU funds for business investments, amounting to a total of 2,447 billion euros, representing 44.36% of the overall funds available through the Puglia Regional Operational Program.

A new boost will be given to emerging business sectors, such as aerospace, mechatronics and green economy, based particularly on the growth of the knowledge economy and innovation. These sectors were already considered to be strategic during the previous programming period and have gained a more prominent position in recent years throughout the region.

The new map for the future focuses on smart specializations for a smart Puglia, or in other words, a region capable of devising and implementing smart and integrated policies.

In this way, the Puglia of the future will be attractive, competitive, all-encompassing, conscious and responsible, connected and integrated.

Puglia is focusing on five highly-specialized “smart” business sectors: micro- and nano-electronics, nanotechnologies, biotechnologies, advanced materials, “smart factories” and advanced manufacturing.

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