Romania: In 2004, Romania attracted almost 50% of the foreign direct investment (FDI) registered by the countries of south-eastern Europe, according to studies by the Bank Austria Creditanstalt (BA-CA). “In 2004, the volume of FDI in the countries of south-east Europe exceeded the 8 billion EUR mark (…). This equates to around 5% of the GDP of the region”, said Marianne Kager, BA-CA's chief economist. According to experts, the increase in FDI was generated mainly by the privatisation...