EVOLUȚIA INVESTIȚIILOR STRĂINE ITALIENE ÎN JUDEȚUL BIHOR

Abstract:

oreign direct investment is undoubtedly a key element in the process of economic growth of the recipient country. The consolidated relationship between Italy and Romania is a long-term and well-developed one. A significant part of this relationship is enrolled in the economic area and it is represented by the Italian companies, with a long tradition in Romania. The area of Western border of Romania, of which Bihor County is part, has a significant place in attracting foreign direct investments. Since the 1990s, Italian companies have established in Bihor, mainly in the field of light industry and automotive industry. Then, the fields of Italian companies diversify: transport, food industry, furniture manufacturing and wood industry, treatment and coating of metals, even the hotel industry and the field of cardboard and paper packaging. The paper is intended to be a presentation of the evolution of Italian foreign investment in terms of their current situation. We tried to take into account the profile of the largest Italian companies established in Bihor. In fact, Bihor County occupies a leading place in attracting Italian foreign investment, especially due to its position in the Romanian-Hungarian border area.

Keywords:

foreign direct investment, Bihor, evolution, border, Italy