Foreign investments totaling almost 2 billion euros were realized in Macedonia from July 2006 until July 2013 suggesting an increase of one billion compared to the previous ten-year period when the country's economic policies had been created by the current opposition, stated Zoran Stavreski on Tuesday.
The Deputy PM and Minister of Finance was commenting on the latest data showing that foreign investments in Macedonia in July 2013 stood at 30 million euros and 130 million euros since the beginning of the year.
The data on the level of foreign investments in the country served as a confirmation that the government's policy on attracting foreign investments was yielding results, according to him.
"We are content with the fact that over 130 million euros of foreign investments entered since the start of 2013, which is more than the total sum invested last year. Attracting foreign investments is a process and should be perceived in a period of four to five years. For instance, from July 2006 until July 2013 a total of one billion and 800 million euros of foreign investments entered in Macedonia which is up by one billion compared to the previous ten-year period when the current opposition had created the economic policies," Stavreski said.
The figures, he added, verify that the government is successful in meeting its objective to attract as many foreign companies and global brands as possible to contribute to boosting export, economic growth and the employment rate reports the Government
