July 21 (SeeNews) - The net inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) into Montenegro fell to 168.3 million euro ($198.1 million) in the first five months of 2021, from 226.1 million euro in the prior-year period, the central bank said, citing preliminary figures.
Total FDI inflow decreased to 296.3 million euro in the first five months of 2021 from 332.5 million euro in January-May 2020, while FDI outflow grew to 127.9 million euro from 106.4 million euro, the central bank said.
The inflow of investments in companies and banks went down to 65.5 million euro in the period under review, from 66.5 million euro a year earlier, while investments in real estate grew to 66 million euro from 36.5 million euro in January-May 2020.
FDI inflow in the form of intercompany lending decreased to 150.4 million euro in the first five months of 2021, from 213.1 million euro in the like period of 2020.
The net inflow of FDI into Montenegro grew to 467.5 million euro in 2020, from 305.1 million euro in the previous year.
($ = 0.84959 euro)