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5.3 FDI
FDI
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
2017 2018 2019 FFF
Net FDI (US$bn) 9.2 9.9 4.7 5.8 7 7.2 4.1 0.3 2.9 3.4
4.3 4.3 4.3
Net FDI (% of 6.4 5.4 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.1 2.3 0.2 3.3 3.7 GDP)
4.3 3.9 3.5
C/A bal. + net FDI 2.8 -1.6 2.6 2 -2 -4.1 -6.9 -3.3 3.1 0.3 (% of GDP)
1.6 -0.3 -0.1
Source: ICU
The State Statistics Service of Ukraine has announced that foreign direct investment in the Ukrainian economy grew by $840mn to $33.7bn in equity capital during the first six months of 2019, a 2.6% increase compared with the corresponding period of last year.
The highest share of foreign investment ($318.5mn) went to the financial and insurance sector, followed by the extraction and processing industries ($185mn and $114mn). Cyprus remained the leading investor, followed by the Netherlands, Russia and Switzerland.
Meanwhile, capital investment grew by 13% during the January-June period, amounting toUAH 234bn ($1.3bn).
New foreign direct investment in Ukraine was $1.9bn in 2017, the State Statistics Service said. About one quarter, or $506mn, was from Cyprus, presumably offshore Ukrainian or Russian money. The next four sources were: Russia -- $396mn; the Netherlands -- $262mn; Britain -- $212mn; and Germany -- $119mn.
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