The Foreign Direct Investment in the Romanian Agrifood Production
The Foreign Direct Investment in the Romanian Agrifood Production

Summary/Abstract: The foreign direct investments, performed in a transparent manner and for long enough periods of time, represent a motor for the development of national economies. The present paper proposes an analysis of the foreign capital involved in the autochthonous agrifood production with a stress on the area of the agricultural and industrial food processing. Apart from the reports of National Bank of Romania, the necessary information regarding the foreign capital in the Romanian agrifood area are scarce and of a general nature. The undertaken analysis pinpointed predominant speculative aspects of the foreign investments in the agricultural lands in Romania as well as the main circumstantial character of the foreign capital involved in the agrifood processing. In crisis situations or in the absence of some profitable enough opportunities, the foreign investors leave the Romanian market, migrating towards more economically attractive areas. The bringing into effect of some mutually beneficial contracts, that allow the protection of the autochthonous capital, i.e. durable foreign investments and profitable for the national economy must be a priority for the Romanian authorities.

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