November 2 (SeeNews) - Investments in fixed assets in Moldova's breakaway region of Transdniestria in the first nine months fell by a real 37.7% on the year to around 35.4 million euro ($52.4 million) , the region's economy ministry said on Monday.
Transdniestrian companies used own funds to finance 90.1% of the investments in January-September, the ministry said in a statement. It added that some 81.2% of the investments were channelled to the upgrade of production facilities.
Transdniestria is located on the left bank of the Dniestr river in eastern Moldova, where most of the country's Russian-speaking population lives. The region, which broke away from Moldova in 1990, demands full independence.
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