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Foreign direct investments in Kosovo play an important role in the region's economy. However, this type of investment has historically been limited. Foreign sovereign investors in Kosovo primarily include regional European countries such as Germany, Turkey, Albania, Croatia, and Macedonia. A majority of foreign investment is concentrated in Pristina, with particular focus in the areas of banking, construction, and transportation. == Importance of investments in Kosovo == Although there are foreign investments in Kosovo, the current amounts are not sufficient to fully meet the region's economic needs. Kosovo faces a number of social and economic problems, including: * Volatile political situation, which has made it difficult for Kosovo to borrow from international financial institutions * Foreign financial assistance, known as donations for capital investment, have slowed since 2003 * Limited banking system in Kosovo that lacks the ability to issue long term debt to support serious investment * Lack of financial and securities market * Financial remittances from immigrants to their families are declining as more family members immigrate * Poor public infrastructure * High rate of unemployment These facts suggest that Kosovo faces limited resource availability coupled with a poor infrastructure and high unemployment rate, estimated at 45-50%. The situation in the energy, telecommunications and transport sectors are also factors limiting development. Investment activity of private businesses in the postwar period has generated significant economic growth and employment, but overall the outlook remains negative in terms of declining average traffic volume for enterprise and employment growth. In these conditions, economic policy makers are challenged with the need to promote new investments. Foreign direct investment (FDI) alone can not accelerate appropriate activities. The goal should be to make FDI an important resource but complementary to other funding sources. Experience of economic development in recent decades, particularly when it comes to developing countries, has pointed out that private FDI is considered important because of their positive and multilateral effects.〔()| Kosovo's development important factors〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Foreign Direct Investment in Kosovo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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