REGIONAL ASSETS AND STRATEGIES TO ATTRACT INVESTORS

“REGIONAL ASSETS

AND

STRATEGIES TO ATTRACT INVESTORS”

CASTILLA-LA MANCHA

Area of 79.409 square kilometres

Population: 1.932.261

ECONOMIC DATA

GDP growth rate (2006) 3,9 %GDP / capita (2006)

17.340 €Unemployment rate 7,8 %Inflation rate (August 2007)1,8 %

STRATEGIES

Infrastructure and innovation facilitiesSkilled labor forceQuality of lifeGood business climate

CASTILLA-LA MANCHADevelopment and Competitiveness Pact of Castilla-La Mancha 2005 - 2010

EntrepreneurshipLabor market and educationR + D + iInfrastructure and Environment

CASTILLA-LA MANCHA Financial Instruments

SODICAMAN Finance InstituteCastilla-La Mancha Venture Capital Fund Guarantee Loan Corporation

CASTILLA-LA MANCHA

Other instruments

IPEX (Foreign Trade Promotion Institute)

AGECAM (Energy Agency)

SODICAMAN Established in 1983 Majority shockholder: The Regional

Government of Castilla-La Mancha Objective: To foster the industrial and

business development

SODICAMAN

Private equity

Subordinate loans

TYPE OF PROJECTS

Seed

Start- up

Expansion

SECTORSRenewable energiesNew materialsFood processingTIC’sOther new technologies

REQUIREMENTSCompanies located in Castilla-La ManchaTechnically and economically feasibleInnovative production technologiesHighly qualified jobs Use of our resourcesPreferably SME’s

Avda. de Castilla, 12-1º

19002 Guadalajara - Spain

Tel. +34 949 22 91 21

Fax. +34 949 21 55 55

sodicaman@sodicaman.com

www.sodicaman.com

SODICAMAN