COM PA NY P ROFI LE D UBLIN CITY DUBLIN ‘ ’ Your Only Choice! P Dublin has established itself as a location for multinationals, so it has the necessary infrastructure for other companies to easily move into the country and set up shop - MOODY ANALYTICS Business growth in Dublin is increasingly driven by R&D. Dublin is eter Finnegan, Director of International Relations at Dublin City Council, explains why Dublin is Europe’s best location for doing business a city that today attracts major companies to bring their R&D to Ireland. Talented and highly qualified researchers are pushing forward the frontiers of knowledge and opportunity. This cutting edge of business innovation offers opportunities for local and international innovators to create new businesses. It is no surprise that IBM’s ‘Global Locations Trend’ report named Thinking of Business and Career, of Investment and Opportunity? Dublin, Ireland needs to be the capital choice for you. Ireland’s Ireland as the best country in the world for Foreign Direct Investment capital city is not just the epicentre of the Irish economy but the (FDI). The World Bank’s ‘Doing Business 2015’ report places Ireland gateway to Europe and the world. It is a resilient city in one of the 13th out of 189 countries for ease of doing business. world’s most resilient economies. Today Ireland is the fastest Dublin is an ideal place growing economy in Europe with a 4.6% growth rate. for start-ups and for Dublin welcomes people who prize diversity, love innovation, those who wish to scale dream big and appreciate quality of life. A small city by global norms, and internationalise Dublin’s size is its advantage. In the words of W.B. Yeats, “There their business. Capital are no strangers, only friends you have yet to meet.” Here you will of the second most find that people welcome and embrace as their own the visitor, entrepreneurial country the investor, the student/researcher, and the entrepreneur. in Europe, the city hosts Dublin is one of the world’s most globalised cities. It is cosmopolitan has created an incredible many global giants and and attracts talent and investment from every nation on earth. entrepreneurial eco-system. Companies comparing Dublin with Vibrant, creative, young, safe, green, exciting and full of energy are London as a location from which to grow will quickly discover that adjectives used by those who now make Dublin home. It is a ‘city Dublin is more cost competitive. While wages are higher in London, of villages’, caught between mountain and sea, and boasts more local purchasing power in London is almost 13% lower than in Dublin. green spaces per square mile than any other European capital city. Dublin offers one of Europe's most cost effective locations for Business. Dublin is Europe’s best location for doing business. A stable In Dublin, technology and innovation collide. It is a city of smart political and regulatory environment coupled with being the only people, where openness to innovation is the cornerstone of its English-speaking member of the Eurozone makes Dublin attractive. global reputation. So if you are thinking of your future, Dublin has Generous supports for business and a positive stable tax regime to be your destination of choice. It is a city that encourages give confidence to investors. Its location between the Americas creativity, offers quality of life, values people and provides a and Europe gives Dublin the ability to be a bridgehead for commerce, uniquely Irish gateway to the world. trade and R&D. Excellent connectivity by air and sea, coupled with a world-class communications infrastructure, ensure that access to customers and markets is fast and reliable. BUSIN ESS PL US For information on supports and opportunities for business in Dublin, email [email protected]. N O VEM BER 2 0 1 4 00