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A quarter of the FDI in 2008 came from Austria

Austria reduced its share, as country of origin to the total of FDI in Romania, from 21.4% in 2007 to 18.8% in 2008 but they are still the first in the top of investors, followed by the Netherlands, with 17.2% of the flow, the report on data revised published by BNR shows.

Austria had investments of 9.18 billion euro at the end of last year in Romania, a level a little higher than in 2007 when the volume of investment from Austria was 9.16 billion euro, despite the drop in share.

Next on the list for FDI is The Netherlands which contributed with 17.2% at the total of investment in 2008 from 16.3% at the end of 2007.

Third in the list is Germany, with 15.4% up by 11.7% for 2007, followed by France which contributed with 8.8% for the total of FDI last year, the equal level to that of 2007, NewsIn said.

At the same time, Italy overpassed Greece in the ranking of states of origin for investments, going from six in 2007 to five in 2008 with a share of 7.3%. Greece, which dropped a place in the top of investors, diminished the share in the volume of investments of FDI undergone up to the end of last year at 6.5% from 7.5% in 2007.

Next in the ranking are Switzerland, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Hungary and the United States of America which went up level 11, from 12 in 2007. Thus, the US had a share of 1.8% from FDI in Romania by the end of 2008 against 1.4% last year.

Austria is present in many domains of activity in Romania.

The financial segment, big Austrian banks such as Erste Bank, Raiffeisen, Unicredit and Volksbank have strong positions on the Romanian market, as well as big companies in the domain of insurance, such as Vienna Insurance Group (VIG).

At the same time, the OMV Austrian group has been present on the Romanian market since 1998 and strengthened its position at the end of 2004 through taking over Rompetrol.

In real estate, the Austrian companies Imoest, Europolis and Eyemax have high quota on the market, and in the domain of constructions, the Austrians in Strabag has a domineering position. At the same time, on the retail side, Kika has business in Romania. Out of all FDI of 48.8 billion euro, Bucharest has drawn almost two thirds (62.7%) more exactly 30.6 billion euro, followed by the centre of the country ( Alba, Brasov, Covasna, Harghita, Mures and Sibiu) with 8.5% 4.15 billion euro respectively.

The south-east region ( Braila, Buzau, Constanta, Galati, Tulcea and Vrancea) covered 7.3% of the total of FDI last year, against 5.7% in 2007 followed by the south of the country ( Arges, Calarasi, Dambovita, Giurgiu, Ialomita, Prahova and Teleorman) which drew 7% of the investment in 2008 against 6.9% in 2007.

The western part of Romania ( Arad, Caras-Severin, Hunedoara and Timis) drew only 5.4% of the investments of companies, and the North-western part ( Bihor, Bistrita-Nasaud, Cluj, Maramures, Satu-Mare and Salaj) 4.3%.

The top of the regions depending on FDI is completed by the south-western side ( Dolj, Mehedinti, Gorj, Olt and Valcea) with a share of 2.5% while the northern-east part ( Bacau, Botosani, Iasi, Neamt, Suceava and Vaslui) drew only 2.3% of the total - 1.14 billion euro. The balance of FDI at the end of 2008 was 48.8 billion euro, out of which 71.5% were shares to the social capital, and 28.5 credit net received from foreign investors.

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