"Ireland as a Destination for FDI", Eileen Sharpe, Director of Growth Markets, IDA Ireland, speaking on 4 June at Dublin Beijing Business Summit during Asia Business Week Dublin 2014

1. ASIA BUSINESS WEEK DUBLIN
Dublin Beijing Business Summit
4 June 2014
Ireland as a Destination for FDI
Eileen Sharpe
Director of Growth Markets, IDA Ireland

2. Ireland as a destination for FDI from
China

3. China & Ireland
中爱关系
IDA Ireland
爱尔兰投资发展局
Why Ireland
爱尔兰优势
How IDA can help
IDA 服务范围
Today’s Outline
今天的主题

4. China & Ireland
中爱关系

5. Visit to Ireland from President Xi Jinping
习近平主席访问爱尔兰
2012

6. February 2012 - President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Enda Kenny
2012年2月 - 习近平主席和爱尔兰总理肯尼
2012

7. February 2012 - President Xi Jinping and
Deputy Prime Minister Eamonn Gilmore
2012年2月 - 习近平主席与爱尔兰副总理吉尔摩
2012

8. July 2013 – Minister Richard Bruton visted China
2013年7月 - 爱尔兰就业、企业和创新部部长理查德·布鲁顿访问中国
2013

9. Oct 2013 – Vice Premier Ma Kai & An Taoiseach Enda Kenny TD
2013年10月 - 马凯副总理和爱尔兰总理肯尼
2013

10. €8bn1979 19%Initial Forging Bilateral Trade 2013 Growth
Diplomatic ties
between China &
Ireland
中国和爱尔兰建交
With Ireland and China
双边贸易总值
In Irish exports to
China in the past year
过去的一年爱尔兰对
中国的出口增长额
20Visits
from Chinese VIPs in
the past year
去年中国重要人物对
爱尔兰的访问次数
2013

11. IDA Ireland
爱尔兰投资发展局

12. IDA Ireland - Ireland’s Inward Investment Development Agency
爱尔兰投资发展局
Role:
• To attract foreign direct investment (FDI)
• To create valuable and sustainable employment
in Ireland
• To offer a full suite of practical and financial
supports to multinational companies
• To build on our existing base of 1,000+ clients
who today employ c. 160,000 people in Ireland
Prime Minister
国务院总理
Minister for Jobs,
Enterprise & Innovation
就业、企业和革新部长
IDA Board
IDA 理事会
273 staff globally
全球273员工
Overseas Offices / 海外办
公室
Regional Offices / 地区办
公室
Sectoral Divisions / 行业
部门

13. IDA Ireland Focus
重点行业
Activity Focus
Global Business Services
全球商业服务
High Value Manufacturing
攀升价值链上端的高附加值制造业
Research, Development & Innovation
研究开发和创新
Sector Focus
ICT
信息通信技术
Life Sciences
生命科学
Engineering
工程
Financial Services
金融服务
Clean Tech
清洁能源
Content & Business
Services
内容（网上游戏）及
商业服务

14. c. 1,000 IDA Supported Companies: 153,000 Jobs
c. 200 Overseas IT Companies: 36,000 Jobs
Novell
Ireland: Home to Global Players
爱尔兰：跨国企业的理想投资之地

15. IDA Ireland Overseas Offices
爱尔兰投资发展局海外公室

16. Chinese Office Locations
中国办公地点
Beijing 北京
Shanghai 上海
Shenzhen 深圳

17. Chinese Investments in Ireland
在爱尔兰的中国企业

18. Why Ireland
爱尔兰优势

19. Ireland as a location to do business
爱尔兰：开展业务的理想之地
Access to over 500
million customers in
Europe
通向欧洲
5亿多的客户
Young, highly
educated, hard
working people
年轻，高学历，能吃
苦耐劳的大众
English
speaking
英语为主要
语言
Pro Business
Government
亲商政府
Low corporate tax
低企业税
Excellent Work
Permit and Visa
System in place
优良的工作许可
和签证制度
Invest in Ireland – Why Ireland
投资爱尔兰 – 爱尔兰的优势
ase of doing
Business
Ireland voted as ‘best country for business’ - *Forbes 2013*
爱尔兰被评为 “最佳营商环境” 福布斯 (2013)

20. Ireland as a location to do business
爱尔兰：开展业务的理想之地
Access to over 500
million customers in
Europe
通向欧洲
5亿多的客户
Young, highly
educated, hard
working people
年轻，高学历，能吃
苦耐劳的大众
English
speaking
英语为主要
语言
Pro Business
Government
亲商政府
Ireland voted as ‘best country for business’ - *Forbes 2013*
爱尔兰被评为 “最佳营商环境” 福布斯 (2013)
Low corporate tax
低企业税
Excellent Work
Permit and Visa
System in place
优良的工作许可
和签证制度

21. Access to 500 million customers in Europe
通向欧洲超过5亿的客户

22. Favourable Tax Environment
优惠的税制
 Current rate of 12.5% amongst the lowest in the EU
目前12.5%的企业税是欧盟国家中最低的税率之一
 Ireland’s extensive double taxation treaty network with treaties with 70 countries, of
which 68 are currently in force, and negotiations for new treaties are on-going with a
further 18 countries.
爱尔兰已于70个国家签订了双边免税收协议，其中的68个已生效；同时，爱尔兰正与18个
国家协商签订新的协议或对已有协定进行修改。
 Ireland has signed an excellent double taxation treaty with China
与中国签署的双边免税收协议
 Withholding Tax 0% / 预扣税为零
 Capital Gains Tax 0% / 资本利得税为零
 Research and development tax incentives (25% Tax Credit)
25%的研发税抵免

23. Ireland has a world class workforce
世界级的劳动力资源
 Ireland has the youngest workforce in Europe, with 34% of the population under 25
years of age
欧洲最年轻的劳动力市场，25岁以下的人口占34%
 Demographic forecasts show Ireland’s population growing to over 5.3 million by 2020*
人口预测表明，至2020年爱尔兰人口增长总数将超过530万
 No Labour Restrictions: Ireland positive on economic migration
无劳动限制：爱尔兰正视经济移民
 According to IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook 2012 Ireland ranks:
根据IMD世界竞争力2012年鉴，爱尔兰领先：
 1st for readily available skilled labour - 现成的熟练劳动力
 1st for flexibility and adaptability of workforce - 灵活，适应性强的劳动力
 6th for higher education achievement - 高等教育成就
*IMD World Competitiveness * IMD世界竞争力

24. Strong Track Record
良好的记录
Irish Employees
爱尔兰员工
Intel
4,600+
HP
4,500+
IBM
3,500+
Dell
2,500+
Apple
3,000
Google
2,500+
Paypal
2,000+
Zurich
1,100
Ericsson
1,500
Amazon
800
Citi
1,100
Deutsche Bank
700

25. How IDA Can Help
IDA 服务范围

26. Entry Visa & Work Permit Fast Track
快车道：入境签证及就业许可证
 IDA Ireland issue support letters for:
爱尔兰投资发展局提供支持信：
 Irish Entry Visas 爱尔兰入境签证
 Employment Permits 就业许可证
 Green Cards 绿卡
 Work Permits 工作许可证
 Inter Company Transfers 公司间调动
 Liaise directly with Irish Embassy / Consulate network
& Department of Enterprise, Jobs & Innovation on
approval of applications on behalf of our clients.
代表我们的客户与爱尔兰使馆，领事馆及爱尔兰就业、
企业和创新部直接联络。

27. IDA Support
IDA 支持
R&D Grant Aid
(c.10 - 20%)
研发援助
（C.10 - 20％）
Employment
Grant Aid
就业援助
R&D Tax Credit
(25%)
研发税收抵免
（25％）
Property &
Office Solutions
物业及办公室
解决方案
Introductions to
Universities &
Research Centre
大学以及研究中心
介绍
Introduction to
Peers & Other
Companies
同行介绍
Continuous
"After Care”
support
持续的帮助支持
Assistance with
VISA’s / Work
Permits
支持签证及工作
许可证
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28. 爱尔兰 – 中国企业通往世界的桥梁

29. Thank You
谢谢