Japanese Investments in Central and Eastern Europe
Japanese Investments in Central and Eastern Europe

Author(s): Shuichi Ikemoto
Subject(s): Politics, Economic policy, International relations/trade, Economic development, Geopolitics
Published by: Research Center of the Slovak Foreign Policy Association (RC SFPA)
Keywords: Japan; investments; Central Europe; Eastern Europe;
Summary/Abstract: In May 2004, the AC-10 (the 10 acceding countries: Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, and Cyprus) finally joined the European Union. The EU now consists of 25 member states with a total population of 453 million. The total GDP of the EU is about USD 6 trillion, almost the same as the USA. A comparison between the EU15 and EU25 reveals a 23.1% increase in total area and a 19.5% increase in total population, yet only a 4.8% increase in total GDP.

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