In May, China's actual use of foreign capital increased by 7.5% year-on-year, and
investment and cooperation in countries along the Belt and Road maintained growth
Beijing News, June 23 (Reporter Luo Shanshan): The reporter recently learned from the Ministry of Commerce: In May, the country's actual use of foreign capital was 68.63 billion yuan, an increase of 7.5% year-on-year; in the first five months, the country's actual use of foreign capital was 355.18 billion yuan, year-on-year It fell by 3.8%, which was 7 percentage points narrower than the decline in the first quarter.
The data shows that in the first five months, the actual use of foreign capital in my country's high-tech industries increased by 2% year-on-year, of which information services, e-commerce services, R&D and design services increased by 42.3%, 67.9% and 49.8% respectively. In major economies and regions, the actual foreign investment in countries along the “Belt and Road” increased by 6% year-on-year; the actual foreign investment in ASEAN increased by 10.1% year-on-year.
In the first five months, investors in my country made non-financial direct investments in 3570 overseas companies in 157 countries and regions, with a total investment of 296.27 billion yuan. Investment and cooperation with countries along the “Belt and Road” has maintained growth. In the first five months, my country’s non-financial direct investment in countries along the “Belt and Road” was US$6.53 billion, an increase of 16% year-on-year and accounting for 15.5% of the total during the same period.