We Are Building the Future in Győr!
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We are building the CMYK future in Győr! Ezüst: Pantone 877 C Stanc Hajtás: szaggatott Why does everyone come to Győr? Győr, the innovative city The future is being built in Győr, announces the logo of the City of Meet- ings that demonstrates the strengths and variegation of the image of the city. The county seat of Kisalföld (Small Plain) has become the most dynamically deve- loping, innovative city of Hungary, with a solid financial background, well qualified market-specific labour force and a sta- ble economic environment that supports the enterprises, so the city management made a well-founded decision to use the above mentioned slogan, to that even the most important educational and eco- nomic actors of the city joined in the spirit of common future-building. Let us build the future together in Győr! 3 bef utm.indd 3 10/4/12 1:16 PM 1. Central role, with main focus on the economy 4 5 bef utm.indd 4 10/4/12 1:16 PM bef utm.indd 5 10/4/12 1:16 PM Geographic and economic Economic data and outlook characteristics of Hungary General information Economic data Due to its central location Győr has been Joining the European Union in 2004 Location: Labour force: a beloved investment target for those brought numerous commercial and re- East-Central Europe 4.284 million (2011) foreign companies, which have wanted gulation advantages, enabling the free to expand their activity in East-Central trade and free flow of goods, capital and Time zone: Employment: Europe and on the most developed area services. GMT + 1 hour 3.82 million (2011) of Hungary. The telecommunication, Due to the high standard of the education transport and logistic infrastructure of system the high qualification of the labour Population of Hungary: Unemployment rate: the city, as well as its educational qua lity force in Hungary and in Győr is particu- 9.99 million (2011), the population of Győr 10.7% (2011), the unemployment rate of and standard of living have attracted a larly outstanding. The labour force of the is 130 thousand Győr is 6.2% (2012) huge number of foreign investors in the country is high qualified and has a work- previous years to the city of Győr, through specific knowledge of foreign languages; Participation in international Gross Domestic Product (mil USD, PPP): this to Hungary. their wage demand is relatively low. In organisations: 195,100 (2011) Győr lies in the north-western part of Győr the establishment of an education United Nations (UNO), NATO, European Hungary, on an area of 174.62 km2 and its system that is adjusted to the market Union, OECD, IMF, Organization for Secu- Consumer Price Index: geographic coordinates are: 48° 41’ N, 17° demand has attracted a huge number of rity and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), 3.9% (2011) 38’ E. investors in the previous period. Conseil Européenne pour la Recherche Nucléaire (CERN), Danube Committee, FDI – Inward direct investment: Schengen Agreement, World Meteoro- USD 2 billion (2011) logical Organization, Bank for Interna- tional Settlements, International Atomic Export growth: Energy Agency, Wassenaar Arrangement 9.1% (2011) on Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies Current account balance: Hungary (% of GDP) 1.5% (2011); forecast: Main industries: 1.1% (2012) automotive, electronics, pharmaceuticals, HAMBURG 1046 KM ICT, food Currency: HUF (forint) MÜNCHEN 617 KM CONSTANŢA KOPER 1227 KM 598 KM RIJEKA 598 KM 6 7 bef utm.indd 6 10/4/12 1:16 PM bef utm.indd 7 10/4/12 1:16 PM Regions of Hungary Accessibility of Győr Bratislava (Sk) Wien The city lies in the so called ‘Golden Trian- development of the airport is under pre- (A) gle’, between Vienna, Budapest and Brati- paration, the investment in the value of 7. slava, thus it can be accessed easily. There ca. 8-9 million EUR can be realised with Budapest (HU) 6. are three big international airports within the co-operation of the city of Győr and a 120 km circle from the city. Győr lies the Audi. As the result of this investment 3. a longer runway able to receive bigger 1. 4. directly at the Budapest-Vienna motor- way (M1), on the Budapest-Vienna inter- airplanes (Airbus 319, Boeing 737) will be national railway and next to the airport established together with a new passen- of Pér and the international river port of ger terminal building, a new control tower Gönyű. The motorway M1 connects Győr and a higher standard lighting technique 5. 2. to Western and Eastern Europe, while the system. The development of the airport road M15 provides direct connection to is planned to be ready on 30th June 2013. the Northern European countries. Győr is Győr is easily accessible, but there is a a stop along the Budapest-Vienna inter- huge traffic on its public roads because national railway line, on that there are of its central role. The traffic-orga- 1. Western Transdanubia 5. Southern Great Plain international Intercity and Eurocity trains. nisation is made more difficult by the 2. Southern Transdanubia 6. Northern Great Plain A determining economic partner of the settlement-structure divided by the rail- 3. Central Transdanubia 7. Northern Hungary Pér Airport is the Audi company of Győr, way line and the four rivers. In 2009 the 4. Central Hungary but more and more other local spare part lengths of public producers take part in the transports roads and squares The city connected mainly to the automotive in Győr built by the • is easily accessible on the road, Road network of Hungary industry, making use of the rapidity of municipality was in the air and on waterways; the service. A big advantage of the air- 379 km, and that • has had more and more incomes port is that it can be accessed fast from of the ones built from local business tax for years; Road network of Hungary Ukraine Slovakia any part of the city, because it only lies by the state was • provides a calculable and stable M30 Miskolc M3 18 kilometres from the downtown. The almost 35 km. economic environment to the M15 Salgótarján Nyíregyháza M1 investments; M2 Eger M49 Sopron M25 SK M9 M3 • does not have any debts in its financial M10 M3 Austria Győr BRATISLAVA M86 Budapest M0 M31 Tatabánya M1 M35 Debrecen HEGYESHALOM M15 statements. M0 Szombathely M0 Székesfehérvár M7 Veszprém M4 M6 M4 M5 M8 MOSONMAGYARÓVÁR Romania A Zalaegerszeg Dunaújváros M8 Szolnok M1 M8 WIEN Kecskemét M7 M9 M44 M70 GÖNYŰ Slovenia Nagykanizsa M7 Békéscsaba M9 Szeged Kaposvár M9 BUDAPEST M6 Szekszárd ABDA M43 Pécs M5 GYŐRSZENTIVÁN M60 Croatia GYŐR Serbia A WIEN M1 M1 Existing After 2013 IKRÉNY 2012 Broadened by 2013 2013 PÉR 8 9 GYŐRÚJBARÁT bef utm.indd 8 10/4/12 1:16 PM bef utm.indd 9 10/4/12 1:16 PM 2. Dynamism and verve 10 11 bef utm.indd 10 10/4/12 1:16 PM bef utm.indd 11 10/4/12 1:16 PM Industry The industrial past of Győr looks back The development of this area has been at big traditions, the real boom of undiminished until recently, and it is the branch was due to the purpose- being expanded for the seventh time ful industrialisation of the determina- already. The AUDI HUNGARIA MOTOR tive mayor Károly Zechmeister in 1887, Ltd settled down north-eastern from when a range of heavy-, light- and food the building complex of Rába Axle Ltd. industry enterprises settled to the city Győr is the second most significant and numerous infrastructural deve- industrial centre of the country after lopments were realised. After the turn Budapest, besides the above mentioned of the century the industry of Győr companies with the presence of such developed further and the Hungarian companies as Nemak, Dana or Lear. Its Wagon- and Machine Factory was built industry and its economy is strength- in 1908, then the city became the most ened by its outstanding geographic situ- significant industrial centre of the coun- ation between Vienna, Budapest and try between the two world wars. In 1991 Bratislava, and from the motorway M1 the City Council of the every part of the city can be accessed. The events determining the Municipality of the City The development of the loading station industry of the city of Győr accepted the of water transport (Győr-Gönyű inter- • 1896 – the Hungarian Wagon- regulation plan of the national port) begun. The importance of and Machine Factory Rt. (Rába) Industrial Park of Győr: this port has been continuously grow- that still operates successful in the industrial quar- ing by making navigable the Rheine- was established; ter lying in the east- Main-Danube canal, and also the place • 1991 – the first Industrial Park of ern part of the city of air transport (Győr-Pér Airport) has Hungary was established; Hungarian and for- been developing. The headquarters of • 1993 – AUDI HUNGARIA MOTOR eign investors began the Chamber of Commerce and Indus- Ltd settled down; building modern try of the county that organises the plants establishing economic life of the county can also be • 1995 – the Chamber of Commerce the first industrial found in the city. and Industry of the County park of Hungary. Győr-Moson-Sopron started its operation; • 1996 – Nemak Győr Ltd built its plant; • 2003 – Vill-Korr Hungaria Ltd was established; • 2011 – PWC opened its first office outside of the capital of Hungary, in Győr; • 2012 – the new Logistic Park of Audi is being built in Győr. 12 13 bef utm.indd 12 10/4/12 1:16 PM bef utm.indd 13 10/4/12 1:16 PM Education system adjusted to the market demand Vocational education In Győr there are continuous consulta- these 23 institutes there are 19 voca- tions among the city management, the tional schools that operate within the determining enterprises, the company- frames of the Győr Regional Integrated leaders, as well as the educational insti- Vocational Education Centre (TISZK).