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Poland and Romania – the most attractive emerging countries for investments of capital

Romania ranks second after Poland in a classification of the most attractive emerging countries in Europe for investment funds with risk capital according to a report of Maegermarket, made with the audit firm KPMG, investment bank Unicredit and Baker& McKenzie law firm.

The report “Private Equity in Emerging Europe” was drawn up by Remark, the market research division of Mergermarket.Poland and Romania were identified by 60% and 51% of respondents to an opinion poll made among 100 specialists in private equity, within or outside Emerging Europe.“Emergin Europe” includes Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Serbia and Montenegro and Turkey.The main state benefiting from the activity of private equity in Emerging Europe was considered Poland by 71% of respondents from outside the region, while Romania was chosen by 33% of them, At the opposite pole were Slovenia and Slovakia which were quoted only by 2% of respondents as potential attractive destinations for private capital. The investment market in Romania, although small according to regional standards, expanded significantly. This type of investment was 220 million euros in 2007, double the 2006 value, according to South Eastern European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association.Romania has registered a significant economic growth rate in the last years and the GDP advance was 5.8% in 2007. The state is offering significant opportunities for investors with long term objectives. For instance, infrastructure has high potential for investment in the context in which there are only 300 km of highway.The financial sector is also attractive as Romania has one of the lowest penetration rater for services in EU. The study showed that 81% of Romanian respondents consider that taxes represent a serious obstacle for investments while 67% think the serious problem is the shortage of qualified labour force due to migration. Sursa: http://www.actmedia.ro

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