In global economy foreign capital flows from one country to another, and mostly from developed countries to less developed countries in order to take advantages of low rates of raw materials and wages, is an often phenomenon. Foreign direct investment is usually treated as important factor of economic growth. A separate part of this research includes the analysis of the factors influencing FDI flows in the countries. These factors are export, market capacity, tax rates, education level and the level of research and development. The research shows strong relation with all these determinants in Lithuania.

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