General Assessments Regarding the Evolution of Foreign Direct Investments in Romania
The article makes a critical analysis of the attractiveness of the Romanian legislative framework for foreign investors. The analysis goes beyond national borders and extends to Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary, as we believe that the states in the region, EU members and with a similar transition history, are formidable rivals for Romania in the race to attract FDI, able to capture the advantages of this type of investment to the detriment of Romania. In this part we emphasize the fact that, in the absence of increased attention paid to these issues, Romania risks losing its attractiveness for FDI, with negative consequences on its economic development.
The research methods included observation methods, comparison methods and generalization methods, and the result of the research is its own considerations regarding the controversies of investment policy and FDI determinants, the controversies of the globalization process, the role of FDI in the global economy, such as and their positive role in modernizing Romania and enhancing future opportunities in the national economy.
Keywords: foreign investors; economic development; FDI; transition; investment
Pîrvu, R., Alaraji, F.A.A.S., Gruescu, R.M. 2021. General Assessments Regarding the Evolution of Foreign Direct Investments in Romania, Journal of Applied Economic Sciences, Volume XVI, Winter, 4(74): 447 – 459. https://doi.org/10.57017/jaes.v16.4(74).07
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