Foreign direct investment went down 13.32 percent in the first six months of 2017, against the similar period of 2016, to EUR 1,841 million, according to a press release the National Bank of Romania (BNR) sent to Agerpres on Monday.
"Non-residents' direct investment in Romania totalled EUR 1,841 million (compared with EUR 2,124 million in January - June 2016), of which equity (including estimated net reinvestment of earnings) amounted to EUR 2,179 million and intercompany lending recorded a net negative value of EUR 338 million," the document shows.