Georgia attracted $1.31 bln in FDIs in 2019, UK top foreign investor
50.4% of FDIs were attracted in finance ($272.1 million), energy ($261.6 million) and transport and communications ($126.8 million). Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Foreign direct investments (FDI) in Georgia amounted to $1.31 billion in 2019, which is a 0.3 per cent increase compared to 2018, show the latest adjusted data of the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).
The top three countries that invested the most in Georgia in 2019 were:
- United Kingdom (18 per cent)
- Turkey (13.4 per cent) and
- Ireland (10.2 per cent)
FDI by major investor countries in 2019. Image: Geostat.
The share of the three largest investor countries in the total volume of foreign direct investments reached 41.6 per cent in 2019.
50.4% of FDIs were attracted in finance ($272.1 million), energy ($261.6 million) and transport and communications ($126.8 million).
The United Kingdom, Turkey and Ireland were the countries that invested the most heavily in Georgia in 2019, show the preliminary data published by the National Statistics Office of Georgia.In total, foreign direct investments (FDI) in Georgia amounted to $1.26 billion in 2019.
Foreign direct investments (FDI) in Georgia amounted to $165.4 million in Q1 of 2020 which is a 41.7 per cent decrease compared to the same period of 2019, show the latest preliminary data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).
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Buying securities issued by Georgian companies will be easier for foreign investors, announces the Bank of Georgia.
Foreign direct investments (FDI) in Georgia amounted to $187 million in Q2 of 2019 which is a 53.7 per cent decrease compared to the same period of 2018 show the latest preliminary data of the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).
Swiss multinational biopharmaceutical company Ferring Pharmaceuticals is ready to invest in Georgia, said Georgian Economy Minister Natia Turnava earlier today after speaking with Per Falk, the president of Ferring Pharmaceuticals.
Foreign direct investments (FDI) in Georgia amounted to $237.8 million in the second quarter of 2020, which is a 0.5 per cent increase compared to the same period of 2019, show the latest data of the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat). The largest share of FDI was registered in the financial sector, reaching $78.1 million in Q2 2020, the energy sector was the second with $29.6 million, followed by the construction sector with $27.7 million.