Buenos Aires

Business CityBusiness City

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• Buenos Aires City GGP added up to 73,700 US million dollars, which represents 23% of Argentina’s total GDP.

• The GDP per capita is 24,300 USD, three times the national average.

• Productive Sectors : 69% services, 14% manufacturing, 13% sales y 6% construction.

• 174,000 micro-businesses, 34,000 SMBs and 2,500 big companies.

• 2009 Annual Growth Rate: 5,7%

TIME ZONESMiami - 1hSao Pablo 0New York - 1h London + 4

Surface: 202 KM2

Population: 3,050,728 inhabitants

Density: 15,103 Inhab/Km2

LATIN AMERICA | RANKINGSLATIN AMERICA | RANKINGS

Index Ranking

Buenos Aires

SaoPablo

Bogota Lima Montevideo

Santiago

Quality of Life 81 118 134 116 79 89

Urban Competitiveness 4 1 6 7 9 2

Global Cities Index 33 31 43

Human Capital 16 34 26

Culture 25 27 34

Political Commitment 12 23 25

Integrated Cities Alpha Alpha Beta + Alpha -

Buenos Aires City is ranked among the best cities in Latin America in terms of socio-economics and cultural indicators

Source: Mercer, América Economía, Foreign Policy y GaWc.

QUALITY OF LIFE

• 215 surveyed cities

• Factors considered: political

and social background, economic

background, socio-cultural

background, health, education,

and consumer goods.

• Buenos Aires City is ranked,

together with Montevideo City,

on top of the rest Latin American cities.

URBAN COMPETITIVENESS• 50 surveyed cities•Macroeconomic, political and social variables and those related to the city competitiveness itself.• Buenos Aires is ranked among the top 5 Latin American cities to do business.

GLOBAL CITIES• Buenos Aires is ranked on top of Sao Pablo and Bogotá in human capital, culture and political commitment.

INTEGRATED CITIES• The ranking evaluates the necessary characteristics

of a city to participate in a globalized world.•Buenos Aires City is ranked among the top cities

in terms of utilities, information and communication,

economic and cultural international level.

1. Privileged access to the MERCOSUR(Southern Common Market)

2. Creative & Tech-Savvy Workforce

3. Power Plant: Education at its best

4. Top-Tier GDP

5. High Quality Living

6. Cosmopolitan Culture

7. International Transportation Hub

8. Advanced Digital Infrastructure

9. Affordable & Cost-effective

10. Localized Government

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Talent , Innovation and Talent , Innovation and Knowledge-based IndustriesKnowledge-based Industries

• The domestic market total turnover in 2009 was: $ 14,066 US million dollars.

• 70 % of the ICT sector in Argentina is highly concentrated in Buenos Aires City.

• The exports added up to445 million US dollars in 2009.

• The annual growth rate is 27,4%.

• In 2008, the local Government

created the Technology District,

an urban project meant to host

all ICT-related companies,

the private and public sector.

• In 2009 over 101 national film-productions were shot in Argentina, beating other countries of the region, such as Brazil and Mexico.

• The annual growth rate is 32%.

• Buenos Aires City concentrates 86% of the total workforce of the country from the media &entertainment industry. • Buenos Aires concentrates 75% of Argentina’s audiovisual productions exports.

• The design industry Contributed 7.4 per cent of Buenos Aires GDP and is responsible for 105,000 employees (8.2 per cent).

• Buenos Aires, long considered a special case in the Latin American design industry, was appointed the first UNESCO City of Design by the UNESCO Creative Cities Network.

• One of the most successful initiatives in this area is the Metropolitan Design Centre, a public institution supportingdesigners and companies to increase their innovation potential and competitiveness through the use of design.

ICT Audiovisual Design

Act 2972Promotion of the ICT Industry

10/ 15 Years Local Tax exemptions

• Gross Income Tax • ABL (Contributions to Lighting, Sweeping and

Cleaning, Lands, Pavements, and sidewalks)• Stamp Tax • Layout and Construction

Beneficiaries• Software & Hardware • KPO (Knowledge Process Outsourcing)• BPO (Business Process Outsourcing)

Legal Framework

AccessibilityAccessibility

67 companies

100,118 m2

8,142 HR

30 settled companies currently working

37 settled companies under

construction

Software: 42 Hardware: 10 BPO: 9 Education: 2 E-commerce: 2 Other: 2

Current SituationCurrent Situation

2010 CurrentCommittees

2010 CurrentCommittees

EducationEducation

Infrastructure and Security

Infrastructure and Security

CommunicationCommunication

Main Objectives:• To position the Technology District world-wide as a recognized trademark. • To generate cooperation and exchange of opportunities.• To promote the settlement and investment of other companies in the District.

Main Objectives:• To position the Technology District world-wide as a recognized trademark. • To generate cooperation and exchange of opportunities.• To promote the settlement and investment of other companies in the District.

Association of ICT Association of ICT companiescompanies

Next stepsNext steps

Metropolitan Technology Center (CMT)

CMT

Academy

PrivateSector

Public Sector

CMT

Boosting ICT Companies innovation, competitivity and internationalization:

• Qualified Human Capital• Common pool resources • Traffic

Solutions:•Bureaucratic constrains

(Link between the companies& the differentGovernment departments).

Information:•New business opportunities;

•Available programs & Incentives;

•General and sector-specificData & statistics.

Counsel and Assessment:•Legal requirements, corporate

& tax structure;•Business set-up, Development and

Expansion.

Set-up Stage Development Stage

http://invest.buenosaires.gob.ar

Expansion Stage

The Investor Assistance Center

Ministry of Economic Development Investment Under-secretary

Buenos Aires City Government

http:/invest.buenosaires.gob.ar