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Foreign direct investment (FDI) represents one of the ways to finance any economy. In the study we approached the theme from the point of view of the evolution of foreign direct investments in Romania. Using analytical methods, interpretations and correlations, we drew conclusions on the categories of foreign direct investment, net foreign investment flow and the balance of foreign direct investment. Last but not least, we analyzed the relationship between FDI and GDP as one of the main macroeconomic indicators of the result, highlighting the percentage and trends of foreign direct investment in GDP in Romania between 2000 and 2018. We also high lightened the directions where foreign direct investment is needed in Romania to support a sustainable development of our country. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The public investments play an important role in stimulating the economic growth and in reducing the disparities between urban and rural areas or between the regions of a country. The share of public investments in GDP in Romania has decreased significantly in recent years, giving the increase of some categories of public expenses, as well as the decrease of the budget revenues that have generated actions to adjust the state budget, in order to avoid the excessive deficit procedure. This paper analyzes the problem of public investments in Romania correlated with the evolution of the main categories of public expenses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]