Foreign direct investments increased in the first 11 months of 2019 by about 2.55% compared to the same period last year, to 5.145 billion euro, according to data published Monday by the National Bank of Romania.

“Direct investments of non-residents in Romania amounted to 5,145 billion euro (compared to 5,017 billion euro between January and November 2018), out of which equity investments (including estimated net reinvested profit) totaled 4,496 billion euro, and intra-group loans recorded the net value of 649 million euro,” it is mentioned in the NBR statement, according to Agerpres.

In the first 11 months of 2019, the number of companies with newly established foreign capital decreased by 2.11%, compared to the same period of the previous year, to 5,096 units, according to the data centralized by the National Office of the Trade Register (ONRC).

The 5,096 new companies had a registered capital totaling USD 19.492 million, down 58.2% from January to November 2018.