Investor Presentaiton
Opportunities to Foreign Investment in Kosovo
relatives to do so. This is not only a function of remittances, but it also potentially implies
a beneficial transfer of know-how and competencies - a so-called 'brain gain'.
Currently, for several reasons, many members of the Kosovo Diaspora do not see
investing in Kosovo as a priority. First, with the exemption of a few successful
businessmen, they do not possess great financial potential. Second, members who have a
certain financial potential to invest view the business culture in Kosovo as an obstacle.
They complain about corruption, lack of basic infrastructure and the lack of reliability of
the business people in Kosovo. Lastly, most potential migrant investors remain hesitant to
invest in Kosovo because of a pervading perception of abandonment by their "homeland"
after having contributed for decades to its political development. The failure to
acknowledge the contributions of the Diaspora by governmental institutions and the lack
of tax facilitation and subventions decreases their interest and motivation to investment in
Kosovo.
In May 2011 is established the Ministry for Diaspora, as a necessity to have an address
for our Diaspora. The Ministry is in its beginning of functioning and in the near future
this institution will be the main body that will provide help and support to our Diaspora.
In other side, one of the priorities of the Investment Promotion Agency of Kosovo is to
encourage investments from Diaspora as promoters of foreign investment and
consequently Diaspora can be consider as first “foreign” investor. IPAK is actively
seeking to increase its representation abroad among other things to attract also
investments from Diaspora. Currently IPAK is represented in German speaking countries
by ECIKS Vienna Office in Austria.
Diaspora is very important not only economically but also socially, culturally and
politically because of the links it establishes between countries and cultures.
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