Foreign direct investment

Bulgaria needs to invest into education, a knowledge-based industry, and talent development, a representative of the World Economic Forum (WEF) has said.

Rising protectionism is hurting the performance of Turkish exporters, head of Turkish Exporters Assembly (T?M) said on Oct. 5.

In a speech at the G-20 in Istanbul, T?M?s Mehmet Büyükek?i said, ?Protectionism is increasing in every market around the world and it is affecting not only Turkish exports, but also Foreign Direct Investment [FDI] in Turkey.?

Structural reforms in Turkey are essential if the country wishes to stimulate the economy, according to the secretary-general of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Turkey has declined six places to 51st out of 140 economies in this year's World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Competitiveness Index, mainly due to the deterioration in the country's institutional structure and rising political uncertainties holding back private investments.   

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Turkey reached $3.39 billion in July, according to a report from the Ministry of Economy on Sept. 30.

From January to July, FDI inflows were $9.71 billion, said the report.

Net foreign capital inflow was $7.4 billion in the first seven months of the year.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Bulgaria for the first seven months of 2015 has increased by 4.8% on the year, reaching a preliminary EUR 907.3M, equivalent to 2.1% of projected GDP, the country's central bank BNB announced on Thursday.

Foreign direct investment into Bulgaria's non-financial sector decreased by 5.9% last year, reaching EUR 21.95B, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) announced on Monday.

The biggest share of foreign direct investment (FDI) went into industry - EUR 8.95B, according to preliminary data, the NSI said. Services followed with EUR 4.58B in FDI attracted in the course of 2014.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Turkey reached $6.3 billion in the first half of the year, marking a drop of 9.6 percent compared the same period last year when the figure was $7 billion, the Economy Ministry stated on Aug. 21.

The energy sector took in the largest amount of FDI at $1.27 billion and the manufacturing sector followed at just over $1 billion.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Turkey reached $6.3 billion in the first half of the year, the Turkish Economy Ministry said in a statement on Aug. 21.
      
FDI decreased by 9.6 percent compared with the $7 billion invested in the same period last year, the statement said.
      

Bulgaria's government has proposed to parliament to ratify a new agreement with Romania on avoiding double taxation and prevention of tax evasion.