China Says Overseas Investment Nearly Triples in Q3

Oct. 27, 2009
Investment in mining, manufacturing and other non-financial sectors reached $20.5 billion

China's overseas investment in non-financial sectors nearly tripled in the third quarter from the same period last year, the government said on Oct. 28, as the Asian giant rebounded from the global crisis.

Investment in mining, manufacturing and other non-financial sectors reached $20.5 billion from July to September, up 190.4% on-year, the commerce ministry.

That compared with a total of $32.9 billion pumped into overseas non-financial sectors in the first nine months of 2009, an increase of 0.5 percent on the same period a year ago.

The figures suggested China ramped up overseas investment in the third quarter amid signs the worst of the global downturn was over.

Investment through acquisition amounted to $14.3 billion in the first three quarters, or 43.5% of the total.

China is increasingly keen to buy resources across the globe as it seeks to take advantage of falling prices amid the financial crisis and secure energy supply to power its expanding economy.

Copyright Agence France-Presse, 2009

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