Foreign direct investments count for almost 9 percent of GDP in 2005
March 18, 200618.03.2006 (BASA-economic)
Moldova attracted in 2005 the largest foreign direct investments (FDI) in the past 15 years – 260 million dollars or almost 9 percent of GDP, according to data of the Moldovan Export Promotion Organisation.
Compared with 2004, FDI rose by 7.7 percent in 2005. FDI accounted for almost 240 million in 2004, 102 million dollars in 2003, 166 million dollars in 2002, and 114 million dollars in 2001.
The subscribed capital represented 80 million dollars out of the total of FDI attracted by Moldova in 2005, 53 million dollars was reinvested revenue and 126 million dollars was other capital.
Russia is the largest foreign investor in Moldova, as it invested about 147 million dollars in 1994-2005, followed by Spain - 81 million dollars, and the United States 61 million dollars. The Top-15 investors also includes the Netherlands - 59 million dollars, Germany 31 million dollars, France 30 million dollars, Romania 27 million dollars, Switzerland 17 million dollars, the United Kingdom 15 million dollars, Ireland 15 million dollars, Greece 14 million dollars, Liechtenstein 13 million dollars, Malta 12 million dollars, Turkey 12 million dollars, and Cyprus 11 million dollars.
According to statistics, 721 foreign capital companies were registered in Moldova last year, by 65 percent more than in 2004, while the total number of foreign capital firms reached 4,324 companies early this year.
