Foreign Capital Inflows Make a Comeback to CEE

BusinessEconomy ♦ Published: March 30, 2011; 00:02 ♦ (Vindobona)

Foreign direct investments picked up by 9% in CEE; Czech Republic scored best in attracting FDIs, says Erste Group.

Foreign Capital Inflows Make a Comeback to CEE / Picture: © European Commission

2010 brought a reversal of capital inflows into CEE countries. “After a deep slump in 2009 (-45% y/y), foreign direct investments have started to pick up (about 9% y/y). We see the most encouraging development in the Czech Republic, where FDI inflows more than doubled in 2010, making them the highest in the region. Good news also came from Hungary, where the negative trend has been…