Foreign investment reached 287.8m euros

Within the structure of the FDI, value-growing capital and investment fund in shares were characterised, while investments in debt instruments marked decline.

So says the Kosovo Central Bank report (BQK) for 2017.

“Capital and stock investment fund, making up about 91.9 percent of all FDI, marked the value of 264.5m euros, which is 44.9 percent more compared to the previous year. Debt IHDs marked the value of 23.2m euros, or 37.9 per cent less compared to the previous year. IHD growth was mostly identified to the financial services sector, real estate and the construction sector, while the trade and industry sector marked the drop”, the BQ report reported, Telegrafi writes.

While, CEC projections for 2018 suggest investment will mark real growth of 10.1 percent.

“Investments in 2018 are designed to mark real growth of 10.1 percent, given forecasts for significant public investment growth of 25.8 percent but also of private investments of 5 percent”, says the report.

According to the CEC, significant contributions to private investment growth are expected to continue to have bank lending, which is being characterised at the fastest pace of growth and at lower interest rates.

Likewise, changes in tax policy over the past few years are expected to boost private investments.

Increasing the overall investment position is expected to also contribute to the growth of FDI.