2018年CRI 中国公司瞄准匈牙利市场

中国公司瞄准匈牙利市场

Chen Yongping is general manager of the Hungarian branch of China's leading new-energy carmaker BYD.

He suggests Hungary provides an ideal environment for foreign companies like BYD.

"Our plant was build 12 years ago mainly supplying products for Nokia, now we want to bring the business back to life. The overall environment for investment in Hungary is excellent. Local policies are favorable for bilateral¹ investment. Besides Hungary was a major hub for bus manufacturing in 1980s, which left a supply chain and plenty human resources in the sector². Local authority is also willing to help revive the industry. So we decided³ to make more investment here."

BYD opened its first European electric bus factory in the northern Hungarian city of Komarom in April.

The comopany expects to invest some 20 million euros in the project next year.

Over 90 percent of BYD's employees are local residents in Hungary.

The company plans to employ around 300 people to assemble up to 400 electric buses a year, which will be exported to customers across continental⁴ Europe.

China is Hungary's largest trading partner outside the European Union.

Hungary is the largest investment destination for China in Central and Eastern Europe.

It's estimated that Chinese investments in the Eastern and Central Europe have exceeded 5 billion U.S. dollars, of which, over 3 billion dollars had been invested in Hungary as of the end of 2015.

Chen Xin is the deputy executive director of the China-CEE institute, a think tank based in Hungary's capital, Budapest.

He suggests the China proposed Belt and Road initiative and Hungary's Eastern Opening policy have both brought tangible⁵ benefits for businesses in Hungary.

"The infrastructure⁶ construction could generate a series of spillover effects which would help development along the route. For example the construction of Hungary-Serbia railway will finally help form a passage that connects the Piraeus port and Budapest. Once completed it will largely reduce transit⁷ time and save delivery costs. Besides local government in Hungary is quite supportive for foreign companies and provide one-stop service to help facilitate investment."

Chen Xin also attributes the increasing foreign investment in Hungary to the overall positive outlook for economic growth of the country.

Wang Xiaoli is a lawyer with Dentons Law firm which consults companies who have investments and acquisitions in Hungary.

She suggests one of the issue Chinese firms run into is a lack of knowledge of the local regulations, tax and fiscal⁸ policies, which often add to investment risks for Chinese companies.

"Before making any decision, investors⁹ should investigate first and get full understanding of the development trend of the industry and the local market not just in Hungary but also the European Union as a whole. Besides, in some cases involving merger¹⁰ and acquisition, companies are supposed to do a thorough legal and financial investigation¹¹ into the object of merger as well as potential tax liabilities related to the acquired business."

Bilateral trade between China and Hungary expanded 9.8 percent year-on-year to 6.5 billion dollars in the first nine months of 2016.

1 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。

2 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

4 continental   

adj.大陆的，大陆性的，欧洲大陆的

参考例句：

• A continental climate is different from an insular one.大陆性气候不同于岛屿气候。
• The most ancient parts of the continental crust are 4000 million years old.大陆地壳最古老的部分有40亿年历史。

5 tangible   

adj.有形的，可触摸的，确凿的，实际的

参考例句：

• The policy has not yet brought any tangible benefits.这项政策还没有带来任何实质性的好处。
• There is no tangible proof.没有确凿的证据。

6 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

7 transit   

n.经过，运输；vt.穿越，旋转；vi.越过

参考例句：

• His luggage was lost in transit.他的行李在运送中丢失。
• The canal can transit a total of 50 ships daily.这条运河每天能通过50条船。

8 fiscal   

adj.财政的，会计的，国库的，国库岁入的

参考例句：

• The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。
• The government has two basic strategies of fiscal policy available.政府有两个可行的财政政策基本战略。

9 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

10 merger   

n.企业合并，并吞

参考例句：

• Acceptance of the offer is the first step to a merger.对这项提议的赞同是合并的第一步。
• Shareholders will be voting on the merger of the companies.股东们将投票表决公司合并问题。

11 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。