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Opportunities to Foreign Investment in Kosovo
2.3 Foreign investments in Kosovo
Taking into consideration the favorable business climate, stable macroeconomic
environment and the good opportunities across different business sectors, Kosovo is
increasingly becoming an attractive place for doing business. As a result, the interest of
foreign investors has been increasing steadily throughout recent years. Kosovo has
attracted over €1 Billion of FDIs in the past five years. After a peak in 2007 with €440
Million of FDI this mainly as a result of the process of privatization, a slight decrease has
been seen in 2008 and 2009, this mainly due to the impact of the global financial
downturn. In 2010 Kosovo had positive growth of FDI inflows reaching €311.2 Million.
Apart from investment pioneers such as the Raiffeisen Bank and Procredit, which entered
the Kosovar market at the beginning of the transition phase, there are many other foreign
companies engaged in a wide range of business sectors. According to the Business
Registry data so far, there are 3,973 companies of foreign and mixed ownership that have
already used the opportunity to invest in Kosovo. The large amount of foreign companies
operating in Kosovo is living proof of the opportunities and benefits that the country
offers, and also represents a base of quality products and a successful service-providing
community.
Figure 2.2: Foreign investments in Kosovo 2005-2010 (€ Million)
107.6
294.8
440.7
366.5
311.2
291.5
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Source: Central Bank of Kosovo (2011)
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