Monthly Statistic Report on Overseas Chinese & Foreign Investment, Outward Investment, Mainland China Investment (Feb. 2008)
Date
2008-03-20
According to the statistics of the Investment Commission of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (the Commission), the total number of applications of Foreign Direct Investment approved from January to February 2008 was two hundred and eighty-eight (288), an increase of 21.02% compared with the same period of the previous year. The amount of Foreign Direct Investment approved from January to February 2008 was US$762,251,820, a decrease of 18.79% compared with the same period of the previous year. According to the statistics compiled by the Securities and Futures Bureau ("SFB"), the approved issuance of overseas securities by local companies from January to February 2008 reached a total of 318 million US dollars (ADRs and GDRs: 43 million US dollars; overseas bond: 275 million US dollars). On the other hand, because local companies adopt the globalization strategy, overseas investors are actively investing in local companies. According to the statistics compiled by the SFB, inward investment in the Taiwan stock market from January to February 2008 reached a total of 9,571 million US dollars, which indicates local companies still actively use Foreign Direct Investment.
The total number of applications of Outward Investment approved from January to February 2008 to all regions but Mainland China was sixty- six (66), an increase of 29.41% compared with the same period of the previous year. The amount of Outward Investment approved from January to February 2008 to all regions but Mainland China was US$760,285,660, an increase of 183.92% compared with the same period of the previous year. Meanwhile, the total number of applications of Investment to Mainland China from January to February 2008 was one hundred and seventeen (117), a decrease of 25% compared with the same period of the previous year. The amount of Investment to Mainland China from January to February 2008 was US$1,152,344,400 a decrease of 5.51% compared with the same period of the previous year.
