Foreign-owned businesses: Better conditions key to more FDI

The goal of increasing foreign direct investment (FDI) from EUR 10.5bn now to EUR 15bn in five years is also contained in a document called FDI Declaration (Photo: Miro Cerar twitter)

Holding their first summit at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GZS) on Wednesday, companies in foreign ownership said that Slovenia was attractive to foreign investors, but could be even more.

The goal of increasing foreign direct investment (FDI) from EUR 10.5bn now to EUR 15bn in five years is also contained in a document called FDI Declaration.

Presenting the document, the head of the Foreign Investors' Forum Vojmir Urlep said that the goal was attainable, but not without effort.

The declaration identifies elements to attract both domestic and foreign investors, as well as challenges faced by the Slovenian economy, which they want the government and other decision-makers to rise up to.

Prime Minister Miro Cerar assured businesses that the government had similar goals.

He listed the country's solid economic growth and other macroeconomic...

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