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Chinese FDI into CEEC jumps in 2018, research report

January 16, 2019


Abstract : Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Central and Eastern European Countries (CEEC) in 2018 jumped significantly, according to a research report released jointly by law firm Baker & McKenzie and Rhodium Group.

BEIJING, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Central and Eastern European Countries (CEEC) in 2018 jumped significantly, according to a research report released jointly by law firm Baker & McKenzie and Rhodium Group.

Despite the low base, China's investment in Hungary, Croatia, Poland and Slovenia in 2018 increased 185 percent, 355 percent, 162 percent and more than 1,000 percent year on year, respectively.

Chinese FDI into North America and Europe fell to 30 billion U.S. dollars in 2018 from 94 billion U.S. dollars in 2016 and 111 billion U.S. dollars in 2017.

It is worth noting that China's total investment in Europe declined last year, but its investment into France, Germany, Luxembourg, Spain and Sweden increased.

Chinese investors conducted M&A transactions worth 1.83 billion U.S. dollars in France, 2.52 billion U.S. dollars in Germany,  1.17 billion U.S. dollars in Spain, and  4.05 billion U.S. dollars in Sweden, up 86 percent, 34 percent, 162 percent and 186 percent, respectively.

The Chinese FDI into North America fell by 75 percent year on year to 8 billion U.S. dollars in 2018. To be specific, its investment in the United States in 2018 dropped 83 percent year on year to be 4.8 billion U.S. dollars, according to the report. (Edited by Hu Pingchao, hupingchao@xinhua.org)

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