Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2011, 59(4), 51-62 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201159040051

Analysis of foreign direct investment in the Czech Republic

Marcela Domesová
Ústav regionální a podnikové ekonomiky, Mendelova univerzita v Brně, Zemědělská 1, 613 00 Brno, Česká republika

The foreign direct investments are joined with the process of world globalisation. Foreign direct investments are carried out especially by multinational companies. The basic forms of the foreign direct investments are "greenfield" investments and "brownfield" investments in the form of the privatization. The Czech Republic has shown mass inflow of foreign direct investments since 1998. The aim of the paper is to evaluate the inflow of foreign direct investments in the context of the balance of payments and the evaluation their impact on the outside economic equilibrium and gross value added in the Czech Republic. The subject of the analysis is the identification of the most important factors of foreign direct investments inflow and the classification of foreign direct investments inflow from the point of view of branches and technological intensity of production as well. The aim is fulfilled by analysis of selected indicators of the balance of payments, analysis of gross value added and international comparison of foreign direct investments inflow in countries of Visegrad Group. The results show the part of privatization in foreign capital inflow, increasing import intensity and export efficiency linked with foreign direct investments. The results are subject of research focused on the process of world globalisation and regional development.

Keywords: foreign direct investment, import, export, balance of payments, gross value added, Czech Republic

Received: October 31, 2010; Published: May 29, 2014  Show citation

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Domesová, M. (2011). Analysis of foreign direct investment in the Czech Republic. Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 59(4), 51-62. doi: 10.11118/actaun201159040051
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