A region on the rise

With economic growth in Southeast Europe surpassing Central Europe since 2001, hopes are high for strong foreign direct investment (FDI) numbers across the region, according to a recent report by Bank Austria Creditanstalt. The report, which covers economic development in the seven Southeast European countries ? Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Romania and Serbia-Montenegro (the SEE7) ? notes that growth last year averaged just under four percent, compared to less than three percent in Central Europe.