Foreign direct investment

Treasury and Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati has slammed the leader of the main opposition party over his comments on the foreign direct investments (FDI), saying that FDI inflows into Türkiye soared in the past two decades.

Albania's Justice Minister, Ulsi Manja, presented a draft law on Thursday for the establishment of a local court to settle commercial disputes, after the PM announced that Albania might leave the international arbitration body.

Türkiye will launch a new and well-planned development campaign if the opposition wins in the elections in May polls, the joint candidate of the Nation Alliance has said, stressing they will create 50 production zones in nine economic regions to secure the continued growth of the country.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) hit a 20-year high in 2022, reaching 7.22 billion euros, according to Bank of Greece data, but to a large extent this concerns takeovers or privatizations of already existing businesses, as well as the purchase of real estate.

Spirit Slovenia, the national business development agency, has been around in its current form for ten years. One of its main tasks is to attract foreign direct investment. Its director Rok Capl says it was successful in that last year despite a challenging international environment.

Austrian investors still feel Slovenia offers good investment opportunities despite persistent issues such as red tape, high taxes, and shortage of skilled workers, shows a survey by Advantage Austria Ljubljana among Austrian-owned companies in the country.

Foreign direct investments in the sector have increased sevenfold in volume in the last three years, said a Greek official

Greece's position in terms of competitiveness fell by just one position compared to last year, according to data from Swiss-based International Institute for Management Development (IMD) published today. The country is now in 47th place in the relevant ranking, falling from 46th place last year, among 63 countries.

The Presidential Investment Office and global professional services network PwC have prepared a guide for foreign investors. The guide offers 10 insights from taxes to incentives to grow a business in Turkey.

The Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey (DEİK) on Nov. 4 launched a report via a webinar on Bilateral Trade and Foreign Direct Investment for Kuwait and Turkey.