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Foreign Direct Investment in the Balkans: The Case of Albania, FYROM, and Bulgaria

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  • Trajko Slaveski, Pece Nedanovski

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The Balkan transition countries have been much less successful in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) than have the Central European transition countries. Political instability, low intra-regional trade and the small size of national markets are only some of the causes of this FDI gap. Among the more successful Balkan recipients of FDI has been Bulgaria, while Greece has been a major source of FDI for the transition economies of the Balkan region. Greek investment is driven in part by the availability of low cost labor in the nearby transition economies. The article closes by reviewing the policies and FDI patterns of the Balkan transition countries.

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  • Trajko Slaveski, Pece Nedanovski, 2002. "Foreign Direct Investment in the Balkans: The Case of Albania, FYROM, and Bulgaria," Eastern European Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 40(4), pages 83-99, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:mes:eaeuec:v:40:y:2002:i:4:p:83-99
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    1. Brada, Josef C. & Kutan, Ali M. & Yigit, Taner M., 2004. "The effects of transition and political instability on foreign direct investment inflows: Central Europe and the Balkans," ZEI Working Papers B 33-2004, University of Bonn, ZEI - Center for European Integration Studies.

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