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China 2018 FDI up 0.9 pct y/y in yuan terms: commerce ministry

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11:18 - 14/01/2019 Pazartesi
Update: 11:24 - 14/01/2019 Pazartesi
REUTERS
Foreign direct investment (FDI) into China rose 0.9 percent last year to 885.61 billion yuan
Foreign direct investment (FDI) into China rose 0.9 percent last year to 885.61 billion yuan

Foreign direct investment (FDI) into China rose 0.9 percent last year to 885.61 billion yuan ($130.93 billion), the Ministry of Commerce said on Monday.

In December, FDI into China rose 24.9 percent year-on-year to 92.34 billion yuan, the commerce ministry said.

In the whole of 2018, foreign direct investment into China from the United States increased 7.7 percent from a year earlier, the ministry added.

Over the weekend, state media published the transcript of an interview in which Commerce Minister Zhong Shan said FDI into China increased 3 percent in dollar-terms in 2018.

Zhong said China will reduce restrictions on foreign investments and address difficulties facing foreign firms investing in the country. ($1 = 6.7640 Chinese yuan)

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