In June, foreign direct investment rose 3 per cent from a year earlier to US$16.1 billion. In yuan terms, foreign direct investment rose 8.5 per cent to 109.3 billion yuan, the same growth rate as in May. Photo: AFP
In June, foreign direct investment rose 3 per cent from a year earlier to US$16.1 billion. In yuan terms, foreign direct investment rose 8.5 per cent to 109.3 billion yuan, the same growth rate as in May. Photo: AFP
Economy /  China Economy

Foreign direct investment rise shows ‘no such thing’ as a large number of foreign firms pulling out of China

  • Investment in China by overseas investors rose to US$70.4 billion in the first half of 2019, 3.5 per cent higher than a year earlier
  • In yuan terms, foreign direct investment rose 7.2 per cent to 478.3 billion yuan in the first six months of 2019, the same growth rate as in the first five months

Frank Tang
Frank Tang

Updated: 8:26pm, 11 Jul, 2019

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In June, foreign direct investment rose 3 per cent from a year earlier to US$16.1 billion. In yuan terms, foreign direct investment rose 8.5 per cent to 109.3 billion yuan, the same growth rate as in May. Photo: AFP
In June, foreign direct investment rose 3 per cent from a year earlier to US$16.1 billion. In yuan terms, foreign direct investment rose 8.5 per cent to 109.3 billion yuan, the same growth rate as in May. Photo: AFP
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