Chinese FDI in Poland and the Czech republic – inflows, determinants and challenges

• Autorzy: Łukaniszyn-Domaszewska Katarzyna , Mazur-Włodarczyk Katarzyna , Karaś Elżbieta

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.29119/1641-3466.2023.170.17

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Purpose: The objective of this paper is to present Chinese investment flows and the nature of participation, to analyze the differences between host countries, and to identify the determinants of Chinese FDI in Poland and the Czech Republic. Design/methodology/approach: Comparison of the specifics of Chinese direct investments in Poland and the Czech Republic. Findings: The nature of Chinese investment in Europe is changing. After years of being dominated by mergers and acquisitions, Chinese investment in Europe is now more focused on greenfield projects. In 2021, greenfield investments reached €3.3 billion, the highest ever recorded, and accounted for nearly one- third of all Chinese FDI. More recently, the volume of Chinese FDI in Europe has reached the level of European FDI in China (now constrained by restrictions and risks). It matched the level of FDI by Chinese companies in the United States before declining over the past two years, generally due to Covid-19 and the war in Ukraine. Chinese economic presence in Europe can be divided into three areas based on size, destination, and type of acquisition: The core of Europe is formed by the three major target countries (Germany, UK, France), where more capital-intensive investments are made, followed by other Western European countries (EU-15). The new member states (NMS), which joined the EU in 2004, 2007 and 2013, as well as the Western Balkan countries in the process of accession, are associated with China in the 16+1 format (with the exception of Kosovo) and form another gateway to Europe. Due to fewer market opportunities, they receive less direct investment, but China is building infrastructure (ports, highways, railroads) - segments of the Silk Road that will bring Chinese products to mature EU markets (Richtet, 2019). It is unlikely that Chinese investment in Europe will recover in 2023. The Chinese government is expected to maintain strict capital controls, financial retrenchment, and Covid-19 restrictions. The war in Ukraine and the expansion of regulations to monitor and control Chinese investments in the EU and the UK will cause additional difficulties. Originality/value: The article could be an attempt to answer the question of combining macroeconomic and institutional factors to better understand the internationalization of firms (Dunning, Lundan, 2008). There is no doubt, that the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine made it necessary to deepen the study of the phenomenon of FDI, its inflows, determinants, and related challenges in a turbulent world.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

foreign direct investments; People's Republic of China; Czech Republic; Poland; international relationship

PL

bezpośrednie inwestycje zagraniczne; Chińska Republika Ludowa; Republika Czeska; Polska; stosunki międzynarodowe

• Wydawca: Wydawnictwo Politechniki Śląskiej
• Czasopismo: Zeszyty Naukowe. Organizacja i Zarządzanie / Politechnika Śląska
• Rocznik: 2023
• Tom: z. 170
• Strony: 283--300
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 50 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Łukaniszyn-Domaszewska Katarzyna

• Opole University of Technology, Faculty of Economics and Management

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2165-5095

autor

Mazur-Włodarczyk Katarzyna

• Opole University of Technology, Faculty of Economics and Management

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4822-9328

autor

Karaś Elżbieta

• Opole University of Technology, Faculty of Economics and Management

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2211-6173

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Uwagi

PL

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2024).