OREANDA-NEWS. June 16, 2010. As it was informed in the Ministry of Economy, foreign direct investment in Moldova has started to shrink because of the global financial crisis from the IV quarter 2008 and declined sharply in 2009.

For example, net inflows of foreign direct investment in the Moldovan economy in the IV quarter of 2008 totaled USD150.9 million, and for the entire 2008 - USD 707.57 million, while for 2009 it amounted to USD 86.4 million, The Ministry of Economy notes, on January 1, 2010 most attractive sectors for foreign investment were: finance - 22% of total investment, wholesale and retail trade - 19%, processing industry - 18%, real estate transactions - 17,5%, transport and communications - 8,9%, electricity , gas and water - 7,9%.Most of the total foreign direct investment in Moldova - 73,6% - accounted for the EU countries, 8.9% - the share of CIS countries, 17,5% - the share of other countries.

The biggest direct investments were attracted from the Netherlands - 17,5% of the total amount. According to the NBM, the total foreign direct investment in the Moldovan economy at the end of 2009 amounted to USD 2 billion 604.22 million, an increase of 1,5% compared to 2008 (USD2 billion 565.72 million ). At the same time investments in the authorized capital of enterprises and reinvested earnings amounted to USD 1 billion 982.62 million, with loans to subsidiaries from parent companies, - USD 621.6 million.

Foreign direct investment per capita in Moldova amounted to USD 731. In this case, 51.7% of total investments in the authorized capital of Moldovan enterprises accounted for the EU, about 13% - the share of CIS countries, 35,3% - the share of other countries. Investments in the share capital of Moldovan enterprises by the investors from the EU in 2009 increased by 1,6%, from the CIS countries - by 4,1%, from other countries - by 9,6%.