Special Report September 18, 2018	Days:  13 17 18 15 07

economics

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, JANUARY-JUNE 2018

PMCG

Analysis of the preliminary data on FDI for the first half of 2018 revealed the following general findings:

- The financial, energy, and construction sectors attracted the most FDI;

- Azerbaijan, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands were the largest investing countries for Georgia;

- Based on the cumulative values of the past 4.5 years, transports and communications is the most attractive sector for FDI in Georgia;

- The shares of FDI from China and the EU in the total FDI in Georgia were their highest since 2014;

- Based on a semi-annual analysis, reinvestments surpassed equity for the first time in the available data of 2013-2018.

According to the preliminary data, in the first half of 2018, FDI in Georgia amounted to US$676.2 mln, a US$73.2 mln (9.8%) decrease compared to the corresponding period of 2017.