FDI into Kazakhstan jumped by nearly 260% from $699m to $2,509m in the first half of the year compared to the same period in 2014, while foreign direct investments into Russia fell by 46% from $5,2086 to $2,806, according to data released by the Financial Times subsidiary fDi Markets.
According to the data, 97 of the 154 countries typically classified as emerging markets have suffered a decline in capital expenditure on greenfield sites during the first two quarters of 2015, while only 13 of those countries with FDI greater than $500m saw an increase over the six-month period. While Kazakhstan leads the group in percentage terms, the other countries to enjoy FDI growth are:
- Slovakia (232%)
- Bosnia-Herzegovina (229%)
- India (149%)
- Thailand (135%)
- Myanmar (115%)
- Bangladesh (111%)
- South Africa (77%)
- Indonesia (62%)
- Czech Republic (30%)
- Taiwan (27%)
- Qatar (17%)
- Hungary (17%)
- Vietnam (0.37%)
FDI into China was down by 26% and into Brazil by 65%.
Source: Lenta