Investment Attractiveness of Visegrad Group Countries

Abstract

The aims of this chapter are to evaluate the main determinants of the inflow of FDI into selected countries of CEE and to examine the volume, dynamics, and structure of FDI inflow into these countries. Due to certain similarities, the authors focus the analysis on four countries: Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovakia. The reasons are geographic proximity, political, economic, and cultural similarities, as well as shared experiences of economic transformation. This chapter focuses on matters pertaining to foreign direct investment, mostly on the reasons motivating FDI inflow in light of selected studies and theories. The authors also provide characteristics of the dynamics and structure of FDI inflow into the V4 countries. The final part of the chapter compares investment attractiveness, the system of incentives, and identifies barriers facing investors in the analyzed countries.

EU Investment Policy as the Basis for Sustainable Development: Implementation Prospects in Ukraine

“…The investment laws of the Visegrad Group are relevant for Ukraine. The Visegrad Group countries offer to investors benefits of economic and political security, and access to a large and wealthy market at relatively low operating business costs, as well as various allowances and preferences (Dorożyński and Kuna-Marszałek, 2016). Due to its strategic location, competitive infrastructure, educated workforce, developed real estate market and support of Czech investors, the Czech Republic is one of the most attractive countries for investment in multinational firms (Basile et al, 2008).…”