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The education is essential for the future of the young generation and the development of the countries. The paper emphasizes the consequences of investments in higher education, and its effectiveness, in correlation with the labour market requirements and perspectives. It is also proposed a few options regarding the appropriateness and effectiveness of the use of investment resources between the attending the university courses, starting a business or employing in a company in the context of post-crisis economic recession. At the same time, the paper emphasizes the role of higher education in the formation of new opinions, solutions and leaders should guide future societies in beneficial directions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper investigates the role of investment promotion agencies (IPAs) in attracting foreign direct investments (FDIs). FDIs represent one of the vehicles by means of which many countries can develop their economy, because FDIs are being valued as a means of promoting economic diversification, generating jobs, earning export revenue etc. The paper examines how investment promotion tools perform when approached by foreign investors during their short-listing process. There are presented some specific instruments on how well IPAs accomplish this crucial task of information provision. Increasingly, IPAs play a critical role in such strategic promotion of FDI. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the present paper, we examine the larger context of China's "going out" approach and its policy towards CEE-16. We analyze also the distribution, structure and trends of the Chinese ODI in five CEE countries, correlated with its investment projects, motivations and constraints. In the final part of the paper we bring to the forefront Romania as a destination for Chinese ODI, providing an analysis of the Chinese investment evolution, their specific features, weaknesses, accomplishments and prospects of further development. The structure of our research is determined by its four main objectives: to generate an overview of the Chinese ODI, to underscore the new cooperation framework between China and CEE-16, to analyze the Chinese ODI in CEE-5 and appraise the untapped potential of its relationship with Romania. Consequently, the paper is structured in four main sections, preceded by an introduction and concluding with a review of the main results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

As in the last years there has been observed a relative growth in the levels of inward FDI inflows in Japan, the aim of the present paper is to analyze the beneficial role of the Japanese inward investment for the country's sustainable economic development. In our research, we will focus on revealing the main determinants that have contributed towards this increment in inward FDI, pointing out the comparative advantages of Japan over the other developed countries (national investment-friendly policies, political stability, technological infrastructure etc.). Furthermore, the analysis will underline the potential political measures that Japanese government may undertake in order to further increase the FDI inflows in the country, highlighting also the potential risks for the sustainable growth. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The mainstay of the paper is formed by an analysis of the effects of China asset rate changes on Asian financial markets, China's decision-making process, the impact of China's economic development on global trade and production connections, and China's ability to maintain a sustainable level of growth. Applying new conceptual and methodological approaches, this study advances to the next level research on China's cautious opening to capital flows, its openness and high investment rate, its decentralized fiscal system and gradual reforms, and the gradual process of China's domestic financial development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

At present, the main theoretic dilemma related to the rural development can be formulated as follows: are rural development and agriculture factors that may contribute to the boost of financial crisis or possible solutions to mitigate the negative effects of the crisis and re-launch the economic growth? The economic doctrine shows that agriculture is a vital economic activity for the society and a sector a high contribution in maintaining stability and growth, thus, having the potential to alleviate the economic crisis. Nevertheless, this important contribution can only be achieved through a massive investment in infrastructure that will stimulate and increase the agricultural production, as well as in technical and technological equipment for agricultural land and also by creation and continuous development of micro-enterprises in rural areas. In order to contribute to the economic growth, rural development in Romania depends on how the local actors in the rural areas achieve financial support for their projects. Our paper proposes to emphasis the main opportunities but also the most critical problems regarding the financial support acquired by the rural communities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The development of the insurance sector is a priority for economies around the world, especially for the emerging economies due to their capacity to engage in investment activities. Insurance markets are recognized worldwide as important financial market actors and as factors of economic growth generation. Investment possibilities are determined by impressive financial resources managed by insurance companies. In this article we would like to analyze the factors that determine insurance investment sources and present instruments for analyzing insurance companies' investment potential. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article evaluates the role of tourism in the economies of the BRICS countries, considered to be one of the most representative grouping among the emerging countries. Due to the impressive economic growth recorded in these countries, tourism has a growing share in their overall GDP, and large investments have been made in this sector. Taking a broad comparative approach, the article pinpoints the share of tourism in the BRICS' countries GDP, using statistics as a research tool. It concludes that tourism has a significant potential in the BRICS countries and its part to their overall economic growth is likely to increase in future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In front of the work let's look at the concept of investments in connection with an activity which it is intended for use a sum of money in order to obtain future profits. In a broad sense, the investment represents a part of sacrifice present consumption for future consumption, as possible and uncertain. For years experts in economics and finance declare that world financial system is threatened by potentially catastrophic events. In an interview for the BBC in 2003, Warren Buffet, called synthetics as "financial weapons of mass destruction", while other specialists blame development "trade typecasino". As the current crisis has been going on, has become more and more clear that we are being afflicted with events will have a strong impact in the long term. At the same time, because of the interconnected nature of the world markets, the effects are felt by all over the world. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]