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2 2011 FOREIGN INVESTORS COUNCIL RANKED ELI-NP AMONG THE TOP FIVE INVESTMENTS IN ROMANIA FIC estimated in 2011, even before the building of ELI-NP started, that the project might attract investments of EUR 1 billion in the period 2012-2019 - and after completion it might attract additional investments, especially for the development of secondary facilities in the medical feld. FIC estimated that ELI-NP could generate on the medium term a GDP increase by 0.6% (implicitly an increase by 0.5% of the state budget contributions) and 12,700 jobs. 2012 FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR THE ELI-NP PROJECT According to the study, the national and regional benefts induced by ELI-NP are: economic, by increased productivity facilitated by innovation in goods, services and processes; for education and research - unique experimental capacities, higher attractiveness of advanced study programmes, niche doctoral research; international visibility. The total direct impact of ELI-NP on the GDP is estimated at EUR 770 million (between 2012-2030). with the contribution of UAUIM 2016 PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS DEVELOPED THE ELI-NP SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY The Laser Valley - Land of Lights regional ecosystem will create 12,000 jobs and will generate an annual turnover of EUR 1.26 billion, with EUR 500 million impact on GDP and EUR 120 million in taxes collected to the state budget.