Asian Foreign Direct Investments in the Visegrad Countries: What Are Their Motivations for Coming Indirectly?

Gubik, Andrea S.; Sass, Magdolna; Szunomár, Ágnes

doi:10.2478/danb-2020-0014

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“…Tomelin et al (2018) and Minh (2019) conclude that institutional quality (legal structure, strong property rights, freedom to trade, and civil liberties) is important for FDI attraction. Gubik et al (2020) highlighted tax optimization, geographical distance, and global production chain as major motivations for FDI in the Visegrad countries (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia). Sixth, incentives were not a relevant determinant of FDI (UNCTAD, 1998).…”

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Outward investment of Portuguese small and medium enterprises in the Central and Eastern European countries: motivations and challenges

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2024

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Background This paper identifies the determinant factors of Portuguese investment in Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic. We assume that investment abroad is motivated by business opportunities, and the quality-price ratio of the workforce. Methods To this end, we used a qualitative methodology composed of 6 case studies, based on interviews and surveys with the managers of the Portuguese firms investing in those three economies. Results Despite the business opportunities, Portuguese investment directed towards these economies is negligible, due, in part, to the geographic and cultural distance. However, the economic and political stability, combined with market size and growth potential are undeniable attraction factors for Portuguese investors. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs), due to their flexible conditions that allow changes in the activity, and the strong trend towards outsourcing, to the detriment of the manufacturing industry, are the primary focus of international investment. This trend, although common to several sectors, has shown greater dynamism in the banking and financial sector. Conclusions The results suggest market-oriented investments aiming at growth and expansion. The vast Polish market is the one that most attracted Portuguese investors. The hybrid feature of some strategies can align with the cautious attitude towards the investment translated into cooperation agreements with financial institutions for funding, the market learning process, and the training of the personnel. The anticipation of the installation over potential competitors, the experience in production and international markets, the price-quality ratio, the capacity of product adaptation and the design were considered important sources of competitive advantage that motivated the investment. The greatest difficulties during this process were language and the complexity of legislation.

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Outward investment of Portuguese small and medium enterprises in the Central and Eastern European countries: motivations and challenges

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“…Taiwan is the seventh FDI contributor in the V4 and it is a major important investor in Slovakia, whereas the data also demonstrates that Taiwan ranks fourth in the Czech Republic and fifth in Hungary (Gubik -Sass -Szunomár, 2020). In the studies of H2020 and Industry 4.0, different scientific and industrial estimations of public policies have been provided, but a majority suggest that the V4 countries will be particularly affected by the technological digitalization, transformation of manufacturing and openness of the market economy to face the change and reap the benefits.…”

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Changing Trade and Investment Relations of the Taiwanese Economy

2022

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About the Authors Foreword György Iván Neszmélyi Taiwan's Social and Economic Challenges 1. Introduction 2. About Taiwan in a Nutshell 3. The Main Challenges of Taiwan 3.1. Combatting against Covid-19 3.2. Regional Alignment in the Asia-Pacific Region -Enhancing NSP or the Cross-Strait Relations? 3.3. Dilemmas and Problems in the Taiwanese Society and Economy: Stagnant Salaries, Brain Drain, and Lack of New Jobs 3.4. The Issues of Sustainability in Reflection of the Taiwanese Economic Endeavors 4. Taiwan with Hungarian Eyes 4.1. The Antecedents: the History of the Bilateral Economic Relations 4.2. The Economic Relations between Taiwan and Hungary in Recent Years 4.3. Taiwan, as an Example for Facing the Middle-Income Trap 5. Conclusion 6. Summary References Adolfo Yinshi Wu Taiwan-V4: New Approach to Sustainable Economy and Deepening Taiwan-EU Relations 3. Taiwan's Obstacles regarding FTAs 3.1. Political Issues 3.2. Trade Issues 4. Taiwan's Economic Dependency on the United States and China 4.1. The US-Taiwan Trade Relations 4.2. China-Taiwan Trade Relations 5. Global Issues affecting Taiwan's Economy 5.1. ASEAN 5.2. CPTPP and RCEP 5.3. The US-China Trade War 6. Taiwan's Stability and the Sustainability of the Global Economy 6.1. From Trump to Biden 6.2. Taiwan's role in Global Economic Sustainability 7. Conclusion References Csenge Gulyás Taiwan's Foreign Relations with Developing Countries 1. Introduction 2. The Development of Taiwan's Foreign Relations and the Foundations of its Relations with Developing Countries 3. Development of Taiwan's Relations with Latin American Countries 3.1. Taiwanese Presence in the Region, Diplomatic Rivalry with the PRC 3.2. Taiwan's Allies and Key Features of Bilateral Relations 4. ROC Relations with African States 4.1. The Situation of Taiwanese Diplomacy on the Black Continent 4.2. Eswatini 5. Taiwan and the Pacific Region 5.1. The Results of Taiwan's "Dollar Diplomacy" in the Region 5.2. Regional Allies of the ROC 6. Conclusion References

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“…In Table 2, Gubik, Sass and Szunomár (2020) analyzed Asian FDIs in the Visegrád region and demonstrated that the main source countries in this content in 2017. Taiwan is the seventh FDI contributor in the V4 and it is a major important investor in Slovakia, whereas the data also demonstrates that Taiwan ranks fourth in the Czech Republic and fifth in Hungary (Gubik -Sass -Szunomár, 2020). in higher-developed countries, Taiwan also invests in service industries such as wholesale and retail, finance, and insurance in these countries.…”

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Taiwan-V4: New Approach to Sustainable Economy and Deepening Taiwan-EU Relations

Wu¹

2022

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In 2020, the Covid epidemic hit the world hard, but Taiwan’s economy grew against the trend because the government strictly managed and regulated public health at the airport. Furthermore, Taiwan had already invested in the semiconductor industry and had constructed the science park for digitalized industry in 1990, which helped the government to avoid suffering many of the impacts of Covid. All the domestic experts described the semiconductor industry as the core element of Taiwan’s economy. The V4 and other nations of the EU have experienced an unexpected demand for chips for Internet Communication Technology and smart automobiles, these have become a scarce and popular commodity and this phenomenon of “car chip shortage” and trends in the ecosystem of digitalization have affected various manufacturing industries and citizens since 2021. The research proposes two explanations and has investigated significant phenomena in the V4 and analyzed their economic sustainability program, Horizon Europe. In addition, the author will analyze the results of V4 economy in global market that has strengthened V4’s status in free market economy and they also participated in the European political and economic system after EU accession (OECD, 2001). The content of the paper investigates the V4’s H2020 (Horizon 2020) and sustainable projects that have developed long-term vision, not only for Taiwan-V4, but also for Taiwan-EU relations. In fact, the research analyzes the connections of Taiwan-V4 in industrial, scientific, and digital innovation that address international competitiveness, stable growth of free trade, sustainability and concludes with the positive impact of Taiwanese industrial policies to deepen Taiwan-EU bilateral relations with the V4 as significant mechanism in the contemporary era.

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Asian Foreign Direct Investments in the Visegrad Countries: What Are Their Motivations for Coming Indirectly?

Cited by 11 publications

References 8 publications

Outward investment of Portuguese small and medium enterprises in the Central and Eastern European countries: motivations and challenges

Outward investment of Portuguese small and medium enterprises in the Central and Eastern European countries: motivations and challenges

Changing Trade and Investment Relations of the Taiwanese Economy

Taiwan-V4: New Approach to Sustainable Economy and Deepening Taiwan-EU Relations

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