Current and Potential Chinese Foreign Direct Investment in the Slovak Republic

Zhang Liqun (), Grešš Martin () and Brocková Katarina ()
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Zhang Liqun: Shanghai University of International Business and Economics (SUIBE) 1900 Wenxiang Road, Songjiang District, Shanghai 201620, China
Grešš Martin: Faculty of International Relations, University of Economics in Bratislava Dolnozemská 1, Bratislava 852 35, Slovakia
Brocková Katarina: Faculty of International Relations, University of Economics in Bratislava Dolnozemská 1, Bratislava 852 35, Slovakia

TalTech Journal of European Studies, 2017, vol. 7, issue 1, 85-97

Abstract: This article presents an overview of current and potential investment from China into the Slovak Republic within the broader CEEC region cooperation based on the 16+1 platform. Based on a business study on the automotive industry in the CEEC region, and particularly Slovakia as one of the industrial sectors for possible Chinese investment with immense potential, the article aims to identify the main advantages and disadvantages of the region as a foreign direct investment destination. The article also analyses the impact of FDI inflows on the Slovak economy. We come to the conclusion that the recent FDI inflow from China to Slovakia has been statistically insignificant, which may, however, change in case the envisaged Chinese investment into the steel industry in Slovakia will be realised. With respect thereto, the article also points at the need to set out a new revised framework for the international legal protection of Chinese investment in the EU. It has been established that further research is required to assess the impact of Chinese FDI on the Slovak economy.

Keywords: 16+1 cooperation; automotive industry; CEEC region; China; FDI; investment; investment protection (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1515/bjes-2017-0006

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