Country Feature: Argentina
OFFICIAL NAME | Republica Argentina |
CAPITAL CITY | Autonomous City of Buenos Aires |
MAIN CITIES | Cordoba, Rosario, La Plata, Mar del Plata, Mendoza |
SURFACE AREA | 3.8 million km2 (2.8 million km2 of continental land mass and 969 thousand km2 on the Antarctic continent and South Atlantic Islands) |
POPULATION | 40.1 million |
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP) PER CAPITA (PPP) | US$ 17,660 |
CURRENCY | Argentina Peso (AR$) |
POLITICAL SYSTEM | Republican, representative and federal |
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE | Spanish |
ARGENTINA = TALENT + OPPORTUNITY
Why is Argentina one of the best places in the world to invest? Quite simply, it is an economy that has delivered opportunity, growth and profitability to local and foreign investors in almost every productive sector for over a decade.
The multiple advantages Argentina offers investors include highly qualified workers, plentiful natural resources, long-standing tradition of technological and industrial development, connectivity and infrastructure regional and global supportive of the development of innovative and high-value added activities.
Among the wide range of productive sectors stand out:
o Food and beverages: The country is a world leader in production and export of food.
o Biotechnology: Argentina has the largest number of biotech companies per capita in Latin America.
o Renewables: The country is the largest exporter and third largest producer of biodiesel and has great potential in wind energy, solar and hydro.
o Software & Computer Services: Multiple technological hubs across the country have innovative companies working in this sector.
o Creative industries: Argentina is the fourth largest exporter of television content.
o Wine industry: The country is the fifth largest producer of wine.
o Automotive and auto parts industry: Companies in the sector have a long history in the country and occupy the second in volume production in South America.
o Technical and professional services: Argentine professionals and technicians are internationally renowned for their high level of skill and creativity.
If you are considering investing in Argentina, the investor Cooperation area can provide you with personalized professional assistance to facilitate the investment process and foster the success of your investment.
Productive Investment Opportunities Database (BaPIP)
The Productive Investment Opportunities Database (BaPIP, for its acronym in Spanish) is an online portfolio of investment projects, representing a compilation of the diverse opportunities available to investors who want to participate in one of the most dynamic economies in the world.
BaPIP showcases investment projects permanently through the website, activities organized by the Foreign Ministry, the Argentine representations abroad, the Undersecretariat for Investment Development and Trade Promotion’s investor services area in Argentina and investment missions organized in other countries.
Through BaPIP, interested parties may access a project portfolio in a wide range of productive sectors and get a panoramic and unique view of the investment opportunities existing throughout the country. The database then provides potential investors with all the information they need to contact project owners to close deals and to form strategic partnerships.
BaPIP, active since May 2011, please visit the BaPIP website http://bapip.inversiones.gov.ar/en/ to get the project executive and summary. At present, there are 81 investment projects which value more than US$ 2.6 billion in ten (10) different sectors are awaiting for the foreign investors.
User Registration
To view the executive summaries of the investment projects uploaded to the BaPIP, you will need to open a user account, for which you will be required to fill out a registration form that is confidential and will only be disclosed to the investment project owner with your consent.
To register and create a BaPIP user account, click on the “REGISTER” button.
The registration form for investors or investor representatives requires you to provide the following contact information:
• First name
• Last name
• Address
• Telephone number
• Institution you belong to
• Email address (which will be used as username)
• Website
For any further information or the investment projects, please go to the BaPIP website http://bapip.inversiones.gov.ar/en/ and register as a user to find out more investment opportunities in details.
Should you require any further assistance, please contact:-
Embassy of The Argentine Republic in Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 603- 2144 1451 / Fax: 603-2144 1428