MOFCOM: China's actualized FDI rises by 38.3% in Feb

China's actualized foreign direct investment (FDI) in February this year rose 38.31% year-on-year to US$6.93 billion, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) last week.

In February, MOFCOM approved 1,454 new foreign-invested enterprises, down 38.02% year-on-year. The actualized FDI figure for the first two months of the year was US$18.13 billion, a rise of 75.19% year-on-year. According to MOFCOM, 4,372 new foreign invested enterprises were approved, falling by 23.51% year-on-year.

The top 10 overseas investor countries and regions accounted for 87.47% of China's total FDI in the two month period. Topping the list is Hong Kong SAR with US$7.67 billion, followed by Britain with US$3.39 billion, then Singapore with US$0.807 billion.