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17.08.2012
Direct foreign investments 15.6% up in H1 in Ukraine- State Statistics Service
In H1, 2012, foreign investors made direct foreign investments (equity capital) at USD 3.224 billion in the Ukrainian economy. As compared with indexes over the same period of the previous year, (USD 2.788 billion), investments grew by 15.6%.
The State Statistics Service of Ukraine informs.
According to the State Statistics Service, the volume of direct foreign investments (equity capital) in the Ukrainian economy as of July 1, 2012, made up USD 52.426 billion.
USD 31.336 billion came from the EU countries (78.8% of total volume of equity capital), from CIS countries - USD 41.022 billion (7.9%), from other world countries - USD 6.967 billion (13.3%).
In total, investments came from 128 world countries. Ten main investing countries, on which over 82% of total volume of direct foreign investments falls, include as follows: Cyprus - USD 14.521 billion, Germany - USD 7.403 billion, the Netherlands - USD 4.949 billion, France - USD 2.505 billion, Great Britain - USD 2.493 billion, Virgin Islands (British) - USD 1.749 billion, Sweden - USD 1.566 billion and Switzerland - USD 1.071 billion.
At the same time, the volume of direct investments (equity capital) from Ukraine to the economy of world countries as of July 1, 2012, made up USD 6.399 billion.
Direct investments from Ukraine are made in 47 world countries, their main part is sent to Cyprus (90.8%).
