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Investments from Italy, the Netherlands and Greece lead in the first half of the year

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For the period January-June 2025, the net flow of foreign direct investment in the country reached EUR 848 million (0.8% of GDP), which represents a decrease of EUR 31.4 million compared to the same period in 2024.


 In June 2025, the flow was negative in the amount of EUR 359.6 million, with a negative flow of EUR 69.3 million for June 2024.


The largest net positive flows of direct investment in the country for January-June 2025 were from Italy (EUR 197.3 million), the Netherlands (EUR 190.7 million) and Greece (EUR 167.3 million), and the largest net negative flows were to Switzerland (EUR 296.6 million) and Luxembourg (EUR 155.9 million).


Edited by Miglena Ivanova



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