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2012.05.14 | Foreign investment inflow in Belarus’ real economy down 1.2%/yr in Q1 2012

Foreign direct investments rose 10.6% on the year in January-March 2012 to $3.198 billion, accounting for 81.7% of the total. Debt instruments make up for most of the direct foreign investments (85.2% of the total).

“Other foreign investments” amounted to $713.511 million, down 33.2% on the year in Q1 2012, accounting for 18.2% of total foreign investments.

Portfolio investments in the real economy sector were at $979,000 as of April 1, 2012. They made up just 0.025% of total foreign investment inflows.

Belarus’ trading companies accounted for 43.1% of overall foreign investments, transport companies for 30.5%, industries for 18.5%

Minsk accounted for 79.8% of foreign investment in Q1 2012, Gomel Region for 5.7%, and Minsk Region for 5.1%.

PRIME-TASS