September 24 (SeeNews) - The net inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) into Montenegro fell to 267.1 million euro ($313.4 million) in the first seven months of 2021, from 285.8 million euro in the prior-year period, the central bank said, citing preliminary figures.
Total FDI inflow increased to 452.1 million euro in the first seven months of 2021 from 419.8 million euro in January-July 2020, while FDI outflow grew to 185.1 million euro from 134 million euro, the central bank said.
The inflow of investments in companies and banks went up to 90.6 million euro in the period under review, from 75.2 million euro a year earlier, while investments in real estate grew to 118.9 million euro from 51.6 million euro in January-July 2020.
FDI inflow in the form of intercompany lending decreased to 198.9 million euro in the first seven months of 2021, from 265.2 million euro in the like period of 2020.
The net inflow of FDI into Montenegro grew to 467.5 million euro in 2020, from 305.1 million euro in the previous year.
($ = 0.8523 euro)