First hand assistance offered to Irish Businessmen

1. The Hungarian Embassy in Dublin offers information and consultation possibilities relating to the business climate in Hungary and provides a helping hand for traders and investors to find their way efficiently to potential business partners.

Feel free to contact 
Dr. György Bobok, Counsellor of Economic and Trade Affairs.
Phone: 01- 661 2902
Email: hungembassyeconomy@eircom.net

2. A useful step for anyone wanting to do business in Hungary is to contact  the Hungarian Investment and Trade Development Agency (ITDH).

This is a government-funded Agency, working in cooperation with the Hungarian Ministry of Economy and Transport and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Its job is to liaise between Hungarian companies, government agencies and foreign partners. It focuses on helping the foreign entrepreneur do business in Hungary, by identifying business opportunities for foreign investors and providing information on the Hungarian business, legal, financial and taxation environment. ITD offers a business matchmaking service, practical help in finding suppliers or premises, electronic and printed materials in several languages for foreign investors.

For more information see ITDH’s website (in English) www.itdh.hu

3. The ITDH is also the host of the Budapest Euro Info Centre, one of 9 EICs located in Hungary and providing business-related information and advice. They can be contacted through http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/networks/eic/eic-geo-cover_en.html  or through the Dublin Euro Info Centre.

4. Further sources of information and support are offered by Enterprise Ireland which has an office in Budapest at 1054 Budapest, Szabadsag 7, Bank Center, Granit Torony, Hungary. Tel: + (36 1) 301 4950; Email: agota.domonkos@enterprise-Ireland.Com

5. Finally in Ireland the Irish Hungarian Economic Association (IHEA) promotes two-way investment, trade, and tourism between Hungary and Ireland. It offers a regular bulletin with news of interest to business; exclusive access for members to key Hungarian political administrative and business personnel visiting Ireland, with the possibility of also arranging private meetings; business and trade missions to and from Hungary and special seminars and briefings on important topics relevant to business. Annual membership is available from 95 Euro for an individual to 200 Euro for a corporate subscription.

If you are interested, please do not hesitate to visit the home-page : www.ihea.ie