The Hungarian Investment and Trade Development Agency (ITDH), founded in 1993, is a support institution of the Ministry of the Economy and Transport. ITDH is to liaise between foreign business partners and Hungarian entrepreneurs, institutions of central and regional administration. Its formal and informal contacts with state administration and participants in the market developed during the past few years ensure a prominent position among companies of a similar profile.

• Providing general information on the investment framework focusing on legal, taxation and financial issues
• Business matchmaking and searching for business partners
• Searching for appropriate settlements for foreign investments in Hungary
• Managing the preparatory work of investment decisions on brown- and greenfield investments as well as joint ventures
• Participating in the utilization of industrial parks
• Managing regional projects
• Advocating investment opportunities in Hungarian projects or project ideas
• Providing advisory services

• Matching export and import opportunities for Hungarian companies
• Searching for and matchmaking business partners in foreign trade
• Organizing the participation of Hungarian companies at fairs and exhibitions abroad
• Looking for suppliers and subcontractors
• Promoting programs for small and medium-sized enterprises

• Advisory services on legal issues, the techniques of foreign trade, finances and customs
• General advice and consulting on the legal and the administrative framework of investments
• Information on corporate and regional databases
• Information and database on Hungarian project opportunities
• Information on programs initiated by the government
• Euro Info Centre
• Member of the BRE Business Co-operation Network of the European Commission (DG Enterprise)
• Information, advice and consulting on the functioning of the European Union, the European Single Market, the legal rules concerning the business relations of the market participants of the EU countries and Hungary
• Matchmaking of business opportunities

• Helps Hungarian companies increase their international competitiveness and preparedness in the EU,
• Increases the role the qualified suppliers and their products and technologies play in international trade.
• Strengthens the network between Hungarian suppliers and the multinational companies which operate in Hungary.
• Accelerates the development of these Hungarian suppliers via foreign direct investment and technology transfer.

• "European models" means that ITDH has an investment boosting and trade development function similarly to state agencies in advanced market economies.
• An "extensive network of offices" means that 56 ITDH offices in 45 foreign countries as well as 16 regional offices in Hungary controlled by the ITDH headquarters in Budapest are at the disposal of clients. Clients will receive the same services at any of the offices in Hungary or abroad.
• "Enhancing investment" and "trade development" involve ITDH's exploring opportunities for foreign companies to invest in Hungary and for Hungarian firms to enter foreign markets either directly or in an indirect way as well as ITDH's liaising activities between potential partners.
• A "non-profit character" means that ITDH provides its basic services free of charge. Foreign businessmen interested in Hungarian sales and investment opportunities will get economic, legal and market related information of superior quality.
• "Providing services" means that ITDH offers manifold services to Hungarian and foreign business people with special regard to customized requirements of clients.