Romania, on investment options list of developed countries

China is the most interesting destination in the world for investors from developed countries, chosen by 23 percent of them, followed by India (6 percent), and Brazil (5 percent). Romania shares the fifth place with Hungary and Malaysia (3 three percent), but ahead of South Africa (2 percent).

The volume of transactions in the field of mergers & acquisitions (M&A) on the emerging markets continued its upward trend throughout last year, up 29 percent. This evolution indicates a change as for the economic power at the level of international markets towards the emerging countries, so that the players on the western markets must increasingly focus on keeping on their competitive advantage, says the company quoted by the newspaper.

Mergers & acquisitions activity is expected to bounce back starting 2010, estimate the researchers. In Romania, the value of the M&A market plunged some 92 percent in the first months of this year compared to the corresponding period of 2008, to 200 million euros, whereas the average value on transaction was this year five times lower than last year, reveals a Raiffeisen Investment report. Transactions in the first months of 2009 hovered around 6.9 million euros compared to the level in 2008, when they stood at almost 39 million euros, deals exceeding 500 million euros excluded, Business Standard also reads.

A.T.Kearney, with 34 offices all over the globe, is present in Romania since 2003.