Direct Investment - Stocks
"Stocks" represent the direct investment position at year-end and include equity (including reinvestment of earnings) and debt instruments.
Depending on the DI’s structure, the Statistical Survey of the NBRNM for direct investments in the country covers stock data of new, existing and other investments. The new investments present the amount of equity (including reinvestment of earnings) which arises from investment in new entities (greenfield investments). The existing investments present the amount of equity (including reinvestment of earnings) which arises from investment in existing entities by mergers or acquisitions. The other investments present the amount of equity (including reinvestment of earnings) which arises from the establishment of branches, foundations etc.
Direct investments stock data are valued at book value. Changes in stocks between two reporting periods may arise from transactions, price changes and/or exchange rate changes and other changes in volume.
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As of 31.12.2023, direct investments in the Republic of North Macedonia equal Euro 7,532 million (or 55.2% of the estimated GDP data), of which Euro 5,256 million are investments in equity, while Euro 2,276 million are investments in debt instruments.
Analyzed by countries, the largest amount of direct investments of Euro 1,199 million was registered from Austria, followed by Greece, with direct investments of Euro 751 million. The group of the five largest foreign investors in the country also includes Turkey (with Euro 715 million), Germany (with Euro 652 million) and the Netherlands (with Euro 597 million). These five countries account for 51.9% of the total direct investments in the analyzed period.
Analyzed by activities of investment, from the total direct investments of Euro 2,470 million, or 33% are invested in the activity “manufacturing”, while Euro 1,724 million or 22.9% in the activity “financial and insurance activities”.
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