scholarly journals THE EVALUATION OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT INFLUENCE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF BALTIC COUNTRIES / TIESIOGINIŲ UŽSIENIO INVESTICIJŲ ĮTAKOS BALTIJOS ŠALIŲ EKONOMINEI RAIDAI VERTINIMAS

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 212-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Greta Lukoševičiūtė ◽  
Raimonda Martinkutė-Kaulienė

In order to ensure economic growth it is necessary to pay attention to the investments. The bigger amount of investments and their profitability grants the bigger scale of country‘s production and its growth. In the paper foreign direct investments (FDI) in the Baltic Countries were analysed. The theoretical evaluation of foreign direct investment on economic development of country was submitted. It was theoretically analysed the factors that attract foreign direct investment. Based on statistical data FDI and GDP dynamics in the Baltic countries was analysed. FDI flows and GDP connection using correlation and regression analysis was evaluated. Results of analysis was used to evaluate foreign direct investment influence on economic development of Baltic Countries. Stengiantis užtikrinti ekonominį augimą būtina atkreipti dėmesį į investicijas. Kuo didesnės investicijų apimtys ir jų pelningumas, tuo didesni šalies gamybos mastai ir aukštesni jos didėjimo tempai. Straipsnyje nagrinėjamos tiesioginės užsienio investicijos (TUI) Baltijos šalyse 2008–2014 metais. Pateikiamas teorinis tiesioginių užsienio investicijų daromos įtakos vertinimas šalies ekonominei raidai. Teoriškai analizuojami veiksniai, skatinantys tiesiogines užsienio investicijas. Remiantis statistiniais duomenimis, ištirta TUI srautų bei BVP dinamika Baltijos šalyse per 2008–2014 metus. Taikant koreliacinės regresinės analizės metodus tiriamas TUI ir BVP ryšys. Pagal tyrimo rezultatus įvertinama tiesioginių užsienio investicijų daroma įtaka Baltijos šalių ekonominei raidai.

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-67
Author(s):  
Aida Barkauskaite ◽  
Violeta Naraskeviciute

Abstract The foreign direct investment movement is becoming increasingly important nowadays. Various studies are conducted to determine the influence of foreign direct investments on certain countries. That is why it is important and useful to evaluate and compare how foreign direct investments affect the economic indicators of the Baltic countries - countries having similar economies. Methods used in the analysis are: logical comparative and generalization methods, systematic literature analysis and methods of mathematical statistics. The results have showed that foreign direct investments have positive influence on economies through gross domestic product and labour productivity growth in all Baltic countries, though foreign direct investments do not influence the unemployment rate in all Baltic countries


Author(s):  
V. Goliuk

The aim of the paper is to identify the factors affecting economic growth of Baltic countries. Correlation analysis has been exploited to analyze the impact of both monetary and non-monetary factors on gross domestic product dynamics of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The research results show that the most strong relationship in these three countries is observed between GDP dynamics and the following variables: domestic credit provided by financial sector, exports of goods and services including high-technology exports, official exchange rate, household final consumption expenditure, unemployment and real interest rate. The findings of the study indicate that inflation is related to GDP dynamics only in Latvia, foreign direct investments are associated to GDP only in Estonia. Especial role in economic development of these states belongs to export diversification. Companies diversified their product ranges switching to high added value products. Development of new branches and new markets, especially in Euro zone made sufficient impact on economic development of “Baltic Tigers”. Thus, both monetary and non-monetary factors had impact on economic growth of these states.


2015 ◽  
Vol 95 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-30
Author(s):  
Bojan Vracarevic ◽  
Miomir Jovanovic

Foreign direct investments are an important factor for economic growth in Serbia. Most of the foreign direct investment in the period 2001 to 2012 was in the Belgrade region and, to a lesser extent, in Vojvodina. This spatially concentrated distribution caused an increase in regional disparity in Serbia. The connection between foreign direct investment and regional disparities can in part be explained by the current stage of economic development. However, in the case of Serbia, one of the main reasons was the lack of a clearly defined policy to attract foreign direct investments, the collateral damage being the increase in regional disparities.


2020 ◽  
Vol 185 (9-10) ◽  
pp. 99-107
Author(s):  
Atom Margaryan ◽  
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Haroutyun Terzyan ◽  
Emil Grigoryan ◽  
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We examine the institutional and investment developments in the telecommunications sector of Armenia in the last two decades and compare them with those of the Baltic countries, namely, Latvia and Lithuania. In particular, directions of foreign investments made in the sector and the impacts on economic and technological systems of Armenia and the chosen Baltic countries have been thoroughly analyzed. During the analysis, an economic model has been used to assess the impact of foreign direct investments on the income (revenues) of the telecommunications sector of the countries under investigation. Econometric analysis made it possible to consider the above-mentioned links in more depth and in detail. First, a correlation analysis has been carried out which has proved the validity of the hypotheses that there is a strong connection between FDI and the revenue of the telecommunications sector in Armenia and Latvia in the considered time period of 2009-2019. The causal roots of the relationships between the two variables have been studied. After processing the statistical data and refining the model specifications, an econometric model for Armenia has been proposed with the help of which the key relationships have been clarified. The evaluated model, which satisfies the basic quality of econometric models, helped to draw important conclusions on the depth and nature of the impact of foreign direct investment volume on the income of the telecommunications sector in Armenia. The model clearly shows the unstable influence of foreign direct investments on income, which confirms the riskiness of the Armenian economy as a whole, since the country has been in an economic blockade and in a state of war with a neighbouring state for more than 20 years.


ECONOMICS ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-142
Author(s):  
Slaviša Kovačević ◽  
Mladen Rebić ◽  
Drago Kurušić

Abstract Foreign direct investments present one of the very important products of globalization, by establishing a new economic concept of free international movement of capital, people, goods and services. An analyses of the impact of this type of international movement of capital on economic growth and development is one of the modern tendencies of economic researchers. The subject of this paper is the analysis of the impact of the level and structure of foreign direct investment on the economic development of the Serbian economy, where the impact of foreign direct investment inflow on economic growth, current balance, manufacturing industry through the impact on total industry turnover, employment and productivity will be separately considered. The aim of this research is to prove the importance of FDI for developing countries, as well as to point out the need to improve and enhance the business environment in order to maximize FDI inflows. The main hypothesis of this research is that foreign direct investments significantly contribute to the economic growth and development of the Republic of Serbia. For the purposes of hypothesis analysis and testing, a simple linear regression model was used in this paper. The research was conducted for the period from 2010 to 2019. The obtained results present a positive relationship between the inflow of foreign direct investment and GDP growth, and show a positive relationship between growth of investments in manufacturing and growth in productivity, employment and total turnover, and show a positive relationship between FDI inflow and export value.


Author(s):  
Taras Malyshivskyi ◽  
Volodymyr Stefinin

The article examines the relationship between attracting foreign capital in the form of foreign direct investment and ensuring economic development. In particular, the analysis of the current structure of the economy is indicated, its raw material character is pointed out and, based on other researches, the necessity of its reform is substantiated, as Ukraine will remain a low-income country if the current trend continues. This is due to the fact that countries with a raw material structure of the economy are characterized by a low level of economic complexity, and therefore are not able to generate high levels of income in society. As a result, the expediency of stimulating the attraction of investment resources into the country’s economy, in particular in the form of foreign direct investment, is substantiated. The dynamics of attracting foreign direct investment to Ukraine and a number of other countries for the period from 1991 to 2019 is analyzed and the key negative factors that deter foreign investors from investing in the economy of Ukraine are indicated. As a result of the analysis, divergent trends in the economic development of Ukraine and other analyzed countries (Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Turkey, Romania, Hungary) were identified, which contributed to economic stagnation and restrained economic growth and development. Taking into account the analysis, as well as based on the concept of investment and innovation growth, it is proposed to use the experience of Israel to improve the country’s investment attractiveness and stimulate foreign capital inflows by adapting the Yozma program to Ukrainian realities. According to our estimates, the adaptation of this program to the Ukrainian economy will attract about $ 350 million over a five-year period of venture capital alone. In addition, programs such as YOSMA can also be implemented at the regional or even local level. We believe that the use of this tool will improve the investment attractiveness of the country, as well as provide sufficient financial resources to modernize the domestic economy and ensure rapid economic growth.


This is a key chapter in this book. It is central to the book’s message and explains fully the concept “doing business in Africa.” The chapter further classifies African business opportunities into enabling and specific opportunities. Specific opportunities are precise areas of Foreign Direct investments. The enabling opportunities are resources and institutions that make investing and doing business in Africa possible and easier. These resources and institutions include USA, European, Chinese, Brazilian, and Indian strategies to promote investment and “doing business in Africa.” These strategies further include linkages and several USA, European, Indian, Brazilian, and Chinese institutions focusing on promoting African trade and business. Moreover, the various perspectives of Foreign Direct Investment in Africa are elucidated and African countries are classified according to their economic development and performance levels.


2015 ◽  
Vol 60 (02) ◽  
pp. 1550011 ◽  
Author(s):  
CHOR FOON TANG ◽  
EU CHYE TAN

The objective of this study is to assess the roles of domestic direct investment, foreign direct investment and exports as catalysts of Malaysia's economic growth using cointegration and Granger causality test techniques. To address the dynamics in the growth relationships, the study also performs time-varying regression and variance decomposition analyses. It covers the quarterly sample period from 1991:Q1 to 2010:Q2. The econometric results suggest that all the three variables have a positive impact on economic growth and thus are catalytic to economic growth. However, the growth effect of domestic direct investment is more stable than that of the other two growth determinants. Contrary to earlier empirical studies, the variance decomposition analysis herein reveals that domestic direct investment is the most important determinant of growth in the long-run (L-R) compared to exports and foreign direct investment.


Author(s):  
Goran Radisavljević ◽  
Goran Milovanović ◽  
Saša Bjeletić

The aim of the paper is to analyze the effects of selected sources of financing on the economic development of the Republic of Serbia in the period from 2012 to 2016 on the basis of systematized statistical data. First, the theoretical framework of domestic and foreign sources of financing and the impacts of these sources on economic development are presented from the perspective of contemporary theory. This is followed by the analysis of the impact of domestic sources of financing (domestic savings, state and private sector) on the economic development of the Republic of Serbia. Finally, the paper examines the relevance of foreign direct investment (FDI) for encouraging restructuring, competitiveness, growth, and development of the economy of the Republic of Serbia.


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