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Kyrgyzstan sees major rise in foreign investments

Kyrgyzstan Materials 4 September 2015 10:41 (UTC +04:00)
Direct foreign investments in Kyrgyzstan’s economy in H1 2015 rose by 2.3 times versus the same period of 2014 standing at $498.5 million.
Kyrgyzstan sees major rise in foreign investments

Baku, Azerbaijan, Sept. 4

By Elena Kosolapova - Trend:

Direct foreign investments in Kyrgyzstan's economy in H1 2015 rose by 2.3 times versus the same period of 2014 standing at $498.5 million, said the Kyrgyz National Statistical Committee.

The greatest part of direct foreign funds - 76.7 percent - was invested to geological exploration, manufacturing enterprises and supply of electricity, gas, steam and conditioned air.

Meanwhile, the investments to the geological exploration rose by 1.9 times, to the manufacturing enterprises by 5.9 times, and to the supply of electricity, gas, steam and conditioned air by 14.6 times.

Between January and June 2015, the direct foreign investments from countries out of CIS rose 2.2 times in comparison with the same period of 2014.

The investments from Canada, the UK, the US and Turkey saw significant rise, while investments from China, on the contrary, fell by 3.7 times.

Direct foreign investments from the CIS countries in the reporting period rose by 2.8 times compared to January-June 2014.

In particular, the investments from Russia increased by 7.4 times. The inflow of investments from Kazakhstan, on the contrary, fell by 5.1 times.

Edited by SI

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