PODGORICA (Montenegro), January 10 (SeeNews) – The net inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) into Montenegro rose to 290 million euro ($321.8 million) in the first ten months of 2019, from 252.6 million euro in the prior-year period, the central bank said, citing preliminary figures.
Total FDI inflow increased to 651.8 million euro in the first ten months of 2019 from 637.6 million euro in January-October 2018, while FDI outflow declined to 361.8 million euro from 385.1 million euro, the central bank said.
The inflow of investments in companies and banks fell to 223.9 million euro in the period under review, from 245.9 million euro a year earlier, while investments in real estate went down to 144.6 million euro from 147.5 million euro.
FDI inflow in the form of intercompany lending increased to 262.1 million euro in the first ten months, from 223.9 million euro in the like period of 2018.
The net inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) into Montenegro fell to 327.6 million euro in 2018, from 484.3 million euro in the previous year.
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