On the 26th, the reporter was informed at the press conference of the Ministry of Commerce that from January to February this year, domestic investors in China made non-financial direct investments in 1,733 overseas companies in 147 countries and regions around the world, with a cumulative investment of 107.86 billion yuan. Renminbi, an increase of 1.8% year-on-year. Among them, the amount of new investment in countries along the “Belt and Road” increased by 18.3% year-on-year.
From the perspective of investment structure, China's foreign investment structure continues to diversify. Data show that from January to February, foreign investment mainly went to traditional investment fields such as leasing and business services, wholesale and retail, manufacturing and mining, accounting for 40.8%, 15.1%, 11.3% and 8.9% respectively. Among them, the flow to the leasing and business services industry was 6.33 billion US dollars, an increase of 43.2% year-on-year, and became the fastest growing area.
From a regional perspective, investment cooperation in the “Belt and Road” has increased significantly. From January to February, Chinese enterprises have made new investments in 48 countries along the “Belt and Road”, totaling USD 2.72 billion, a year-on-year increase of 18.3%. Hu Gang, a senior investment consultant of Jufeng Investment Consulting, told the reporter of the Economic Reference that from the perspective of the development of the “Belt and Road”, China actively promotes the construction of the “Belt and Road”, increases its opening up to the outside world, promotes cooperation between China and countries along the route, and drives the region Economic development can better play the positive role of the SCO and the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area in promoting peripheral cooperation, strengthen interconnectivity, complement each other's advantages, and achieve common development and common benefits. (Reporter Wang Wenbo)