ABSTRACT
The role of the Governmental Authorities in the facilitation of FDI flow to any country not only Europe is crucial and needed. This should be a consequence of free trade agreements (FTAs) signed between Asian countries and EU and also internal regulations issued by the proper Ministry responsible for economic development and foreign direct investment (FDI) in each EU member country. EU FDI system is one of the most open in the world and requires a thoughtful approach regarding receiving and using Asian capital in the way to make t beneficial for all the key players in the Global Value Chain Investment (GVCI). The trend of global FDI flow was conditioned by the EU economy which in 2019 absorbed 15% less of FDI than in 2018 according to UNCTAD (2019). The reason for that can be a global economic slowdown and also Brexit which impacted decisions of Asian countries’ governments regarding the investments. After Brexit, there is a need to sign bilateral agreements between the UK and Asian countries to sustain cooperation in the FDI area. Here comes great importance of the Governmental Authorities of Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and Association of South-East Asian Member states (ASEAN) countries to make it work smoothly without any turbulence. The main goal of this article is to give the insight of chosen Asian Government Authorities and EU countries in the area of facilitating FDI. The main methodology of the research is an empirical analysis of accessible data and reports on these issues. The data time frame is focused mainly on the available information for the period of 2004-2019.
