Statistics

China's FDI up 7.7% in Q1

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-04-14 16:14

BEIJING: Foreign direct investment (FDI) to China increased 7.7 percent year-on-year to $23.44 billion in the first quarter, vice commerce minister Ma Xiuhong said here Wednesday.

Related readings:  FDI barriers likely to be eased further  Investors' confidence  FDI climbs a seventh month  FDI to pick up this year

A total of 5,459 overseas-funded ventures were established in the past three months, up 19.9 percent from the corresponding period last year, Ma told a press conference.

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