Foreign Investment Peaks in 2013

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT last year totaled 2.71 billion euros, up by 26.8 % compared to 2012 , reaching the last four years maximum after the first assessment in 2012 was recorded at the beginning of the financial crisis, according to the National Bank of Romania (BNR ). For legal assistance while investing in Romania please contact our law firm.

Consolidated equity estimated net loss amounted to 1.776 billion euros and 937 million euros intercompany loans .
The highest FDI was recorded in 2008 , of 9.496 billion euros. Between 2003 and 2006 Romania recorded every year increases in foreign investment , which reached 5.183 billion euros in 2004 , 5.213 billion euros in 2005 and 9.056 billion euros in 2006. In 2007 there was a reduction of foreign capital invested in Romania , to 7.25 billion, followed by an increase to a record in 2008.
Starting next year , the indicator has deteriorated sharply decreasing investments to 3.48 billion euros in 2009 and 2.2 billion in 2010.
In 2012 , net FDI increased for the first time since the crisis began , the advance being 18.7 % to 2.138 billion euros, according to final data released by the central bank and the INS , while initial estimates showed a decrease of 11 % compared to 2001.