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largest US lenders. Russian investments in US government bonds for March 2017 increased by $13.5bn - thus, their total volume reached $99.8bn This is evidenced. Data published by the US Treasury. In previous months Russian investment grew much less significantly. So, in December, January and February, Russia has invested only $100mn in US securities. At the same time from June to November 2016 Russian investment in US government bonds declined. In July, their total amount decreased by $2.7bn in August - $700mn in September - to $11bn, and in October - at $1.9bn to $74.6bn. Russia is on the 15th place in terms of ownership of US bonds. Since October 2016 remains the leader Japan, which holds the US Securities Act of about $1.12 trillion. In second place - China (about $1.09 trillion), the third - Ireland ($315.1bn), the fourth - Brazil ($259.5bn), five closes the overseas territory of Great Britain - Cayman Islands ($249.9bn). In addition, the ten largest holders of US government bonds also includes Switzerland ($234.5bn), the UK ($227.9bn), Luxembourg ($217.1bn), Hong Kong ($201.9bn) and Taiwan ($185.2bn). Data for April 2017 will be published by the Ministry of Finance United States on 15 June.
5.3 FDI
Russia -FDI 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
FDI Net (BoP)
9,448 11,767 -1,765 17,288 33,532 16,733 -10,396
FDI net inflows (BoP)
43,168 55,084 50,588 69,219 22,856 6,853 32,977
FDI net inflows (% of GDP)
2.83 2.89 2.51 3.33 1.23 0.41 0.49
FDI net outflows (% of GDP)
3.45 3.51 2.42 4.16 3.03 1.81 1.67
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