In the first half of 2012, the economy of Azerbaijan received $ 4.7 billion in foreign investments (including loans from international financial institutions and banks), which is 36.8% more than in the same period last year. The majority (46.2%) of investments accounted for by private equity.
The State Statistics Committee (SSC) of Azerbaijan told Turan that during the first half of this year, foreign direct investment amounted to $ 2.2 billion, which is 26.9% higher than in the same period of 2011. In the SSC they found it difficult to reveal the structure of foreign direct investments from various countries, referring to the fact that this is preliminary data.
The oil and gas sector continues to be the most attractive to foreigners: in January-June 2012, 85.5% or $ 1.9 billion was directed to this sector.
In 2011 the volume of foreign investments in Azerbaijan's economy was $ 8.7 billion, of which 49.5% was contributed in direct foreign investment. The top three in terms of investments in Azerbaijan's economy included the Netherlands, Great Britain and Turkey. - 08B-
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