CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING THE INFLUENCE OF THE BASE LEADING RATE OVER INVESTMENT PROJECTS FINANCED BY EU FUNDS

Abstract

The investment process is a complex economic process that implies risks. Allottingcapital resources in an investment project without using an adequate discount rate of the cashflows, which will take into account the evolution of the base leading rate of NBR (National Bank ofRomania), can lead to the total or partial loss of the invested capital by the European Union, byRomania’s government and by the applicants. There is a permanent concern from the experts tofind an adequate indicator to calculate the discount rate of the cash flows, which will be able toprovide an accurate image of the efficiency of an investment project and that will allow to make theright decision regarding the existent financing or capital investment alternatives.discount rate, base leading rate, internal rate of return (IRR), net present value (NPV)