Investor Presentaiton
Opportunities to Foreign Investment in Kosovo
Table 2.3: Number of foreign enterprises based on countries of origin
No.
Country
Number of
Enterprises
1.
Albania
531
2.
Macedonia
438
3.
Turkey
405
4.
China
401
5.
Germany
293
6.
Italy
147
7.
USA
115
8.
Bulgaria
99
9.
Croatia
85
10. Austria
83
Source: IPAK
In order to put in place certain legal guarantees that are necessary to encourage foreign
investment, in April 2006 the Government of Kosovo promulgated a Law on Foreign
Investment (Law No. 02/L-33). According to this law a foreign investor has the same
treatment and rights like local/domestic investor.
The Investment Promotion Agency of Kosovo (IPAK) is the primary Government
Institution supporting foreign investment in the Kosovo. IPAK was established in 2006.
4 It is a new agency with small number of staff and with an insufficient budget. 'IPAK's
budget for 2011 is €322,368. This amount is from Kosovo Consolidated Budget, while
support by international organizations such as World Bank BETA project is $307,000.
The financial support of World Bank is dedicated mainly for: research studies for
improvement; capacity building and support for investment promotion activities.
Currently, the Investment Promotion Agency of Kosovo has 12 employees.
4 Mustafë Hasani - Former CEO of IPAK, August 2011, Prishtina
5 Investment Promotion Strategy 2011-2013
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