The total volume of direct investments in Moldova increased in 2020 by 2.5%, amounting to $4 billion 851.39 million.
Such data are contained in the materials of the National Bank of Moldova on the country's international investment position. As noted, the total volume of direct foreign investments in Moldova from the EU countries last year increased by 4.1%, amounting to $2 billion 407.04 million against $2 billion 311.80 million a year earlier. At the same time, the volume of foreign direct investment from the CIS countries decreased over the year by 6.2% - from $171.17 million to $160.57 million, and from countries outside the EU and the CIS, increased by 4% - from $347.91 million to $361.67 million. Analysis of direct investments - equity capital accumulated as of the end of 2020, by branches, shows that their largest volume accounted for the following sectors: financial activities and insurance - 29.7% of the total volume; wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles - 25.8%; manufacturing industry - 18.9%; information and communication - 6.1%; real estate transactions - 4.5%; electricity and heat, gas, hot water and air conditioning - 4.5%; other industries - 10.5%. According to the NBM, in the banking sector of Moldova, the largest total volume of direct investments accounts for the following countries: Bulgaria, Holland, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Germany, Romania, Austria, Greece, and Iraq. In other sectors, investment leaders are: Cyprus, Holland, Romania, France, Russia, Austria, Great Britain, Germany, Italy, and Ukraine. // 06.04.2021 - InfoMarket
