The foreign direct investment reached EUR 775 million at the end of March, more than double compared to the one recorded at the end of February.

The foreign direct investment totaled EUR 354 million after the first two months of the year, according to Romania’s National Bank (BNR).

Despite the increase in March, the level of investments decreased by 12.4% compared to the first three months of 2015. The foreign direct investment amounted to EUR 885 million then.

The equity investments reached EUR 1.06 billion in the first three months of this year whereas the intra-group loans totaled a negative value of EUR 287 million.

Last year, the total foreign direct investment amounted to EUR 3.03 billion, up by 25.3% compared to 2014.

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