21/09/2009UNCTAD launches World Investment Report 2009 -
On September 17th, UNIC Bucharest organized the launching of UNCTAD’s World Investment Report 2009
The speech delivered on this occasion by Mrs. Raluca GHEORGHE-ANGHEL, Secretary General of Romanian Agency for Foreign Investment, pointed out the fact that in 2008 Romania was the second FDI top destination within the group of the new EU member states. With an FDI volume of USD 13.305 billion registered last year, Romania overrun once again its traditional competitors represented by Czech Republic (USD 10731 million), Hungary (USD 6514 million), and Bulgaria (USD 9205 million). The same FDI level allows Romania to rank 9th in the top of EU27 capital receivers, our country outrunning countries like Denmark, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Holland, and Portugal.
“As far as Greenfield projects are concerned, Romania ranks second in the region of Central and Eastern Europe, and 6th in the European Union.” Currently ARIS provides assistance to a total of 77 investment projects (22 of which started to be monitored in 2009), with a total value of Euro 8712 million and 35 650 new jobs created in sectors like energy, real estate, construction of renewable energy equipments, wrapping industry, automotive components, equipment and tools, textile industry, and services.