The Ohio Pennsylvania Stateline Export Initiative invites you to join us for an international trade mission to Hungary and Poland in May 2023.
Location: Budapest, Hungary and Warsaw, Poland
Dates: May 8–12, 2023
Registration Deadline: December 16, 2022
Registration Price for Ohio Companies: $1,700
Registration Price for Pennsylvania Companies: $2,000
Meeting face-to-face with prospective customers and partners is crucial to establishing business relationships in Hungary and Poland. We can help you meet your business objectives by designing a business itinerary tailored to your company's specific needs.
As a mission participant, you will receive:
Market research
Prearranged one-on-one business appointments with prequalified business partners based on your criteria
Detailed background information about each company provided in advance
Logistical assistance - identification of hotels, interpreters, drivers and more
Services of the State's trade representatives
Follow-up assistance after the mission
Why these markets?
When considering factors such as prosperity, stability, market size, buying power, and ease of doing business, Hungary and Poland are the undisputed leaders among countries in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), which is the faster growing part of Europe.
The beauty of exporting and building market presence in the CEE region stems from the fact that the markets are manageable in size and easy to navigate even for SMEs, and success in one market can be replicated in others. US companies can therefore grow organically step by step in a safe business environment; they can expect pragmatic, result-oriented business environment, not too different from the US and Western Europe
Both countries, often selected by foreign companies as their preferred gateway to CEE, are particularly suitable for companies that already export to Western Europe or other overseas markets and look for new export markets.
Hungary Statistics
Hungary (population 9.7 million) is one of the fastest growing economies in the European Union. The GDP Growth Rate is 7.1 % (2021). In 2021, Ohio and Pennsylvania exported a total of $151,349,680 worth of products to Hungary.
Business Opportunity Sectors:
Medical Technologies
Safety & security
Defense
Information & communication technology (ICT)
Consumer electronics and eCommerce
Education & training
Automotive
Logistics
Food Industry
Life Sciences
Renewable energy
Poland Statistics
Poland (population 38.1 million) is the European Union's sixth largest economy and the
largest consumer market by value in CEE. The GDP growth rate reached 5.9% last year. In 2021, Ohio and Pennsylvania exported a total of $329,143,798 worth of products to Poland.
Business Opportunity Sectors:
Defense & military
Energy & environmental
Chemicals
Aerospace
Agriculture machinery & food processing
Advanced Manufacturing
Information technology & IoT
Infrastructure & intelligent transport systems
Healthcare
Interested in Participating?
For additional information, please contact:
Ohio Companies- Mousa Kassis mhkassis@ysu.edu & Mariah Carna macarna@ysu.edu
Pennsylvania Companies- Dorte Heffernan dorteh@northwestpa.org & Hilary Bienio hilaryb@northwestpa.org