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While Serbia’s economy underperformed forecasts in 2022 amid weak investment, the successful implementation of the Ohrid agreement on normalisation with Kosovo would bring an influx of European Union funds and investment.
On paper, FDI levels in the Western Balkans are impressive. But closer analysis of the kind of investment being made suggests that the region needs to attract higher-value projects.
Foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Western Balkans is steady, and increasing each year. However, according to some analysts, when it comes to the profile of the investment, much of it still tends to be directed towards low-tech manufacturing jobs, some way from the lofty Industry 4.0 goals that the countries of the region have set for themselves.
The main issues and challenges around FDI in the region have to do both with its geographical location and with the strategies the countries have chose in order to attract investment.