From January To April, China'S Absorption Of Foreign Capital Continued To Grow Steadily

　　 More than 220 foreign enterprises have invested more than US $100 million in new projects, and will continue to relax foreign investment access

According to the data of the Ministry of Commerce on the 10th, 8298 foreign-invested enterprises were newly established in China from January to April 2016, up 6.5% over the same period last year; The actually used foreign capital amounted to 286.78 billion yuan, or 45.3 billion dollars, up 4.8% year on year. In April, 2342 foreign-invested enterprises were newly established nationwide, up 21.4% year on year; The actually used foreign capital amounted to 62.57 billion yuan, or 9.89 billion dollars, up 6% year on year.

The head of the Foreign Investment Department of the Ministry of Commerce pointed out that from January to April, China's absorption of foreign investment continued to grow steadily, showing the following characteristics: First, the absorption of foreign investment in high-tech services continued to grow. From January to April 2016, Service industry The actually used foreign capital was RMB 2014 billion, up 7.9% year on year, accounting for 70.2% of the total amount of the country. Among them, the actual use of foreign capital in high-tech service industry was 32.53 billion yuan, up 108.6% year on year. In the high-tech service industry, the actual use of foreign capital in information technology services, digital content and related services, R&D and design services increased significantly, with 11.08 billion yuan, 7.26 billion yuan and 7.68 billion yuan, respectively, up 195.3%, 199.6% and 41.6% year on year. manufacturing industry In China, the actual use of foreign capital in pharmaceutical manufacturing, electrical machinery and equipment manufacturing, and transportation equipment manufacturing increased by 82.8%, 61.5%, and 29.9% year on year respectively.

Second, investment in major sources remained stable. From January to April 2016, the top ten countries/regions actually invested 42.87 billion US dollars in terms of the actual amount of foreign investment, accounting for 94.6% of the country's actual amount of foreign investment, up 1.7% year on year. During the same period, ASEAN actually invested 2.45 billion dollars in China, up 41.9% year on year. The 28 EU countries actually invested 3.5 billion dollars in China, up 38.8% year on year. “ The Belt and Road Initiative ”The actual amount of foreign investment from relevant countries in China was 2.51 billion US dollars, up 19.6% year on year.

Third, the number of large enterprises newly established and increased capital is large. From January to April 2016, there were more than 220 large foreign-invested enterprises newly established with a total investment of more than $100 million, more than 150 enterprises with a capital increase of more than $100 million in the current period, and more than 160 enterprises with an actual capital increase of more than $50 million.

Fourth, the western region has seen rapid growth in absorbing foreign capital. From January to April 2016, the actual use of foreign capital in the western region was 23.43 billion yuan, up 36.2% year on year, much higher than the national growth rate.

Fifth, the actual use of foreign capital through foreign capital M&A continued to grow. From January to April 2016, 441 foreign-invested enterprises were established by merger and acquisition, with the actual amount of foreign capital used being RMB 64.66 billion, up 7.3% and 14.7% respectively year on year.

Gao Hucheng, Minister of Commerce, said at the National Conference on Foreign Investment held on the 10th that during the "13th Five Year Plan" period, we should stabilize the scale and speed of foreign investment, improve the comprehensive quality of foreign investment utilization, and focus on the following four aspects: accelerating the supply side structural reform of foreign investment utilization, simplifying the establishment procedures of foreign-invested enterprises, and stabilizing the scale and speed of foreign investment; Improve the regional opening layout, improve the construction quality of the pilot free trade zone, promote the innovation driven development of national economic and technological development zones, and improve the development level of border and cross border zones; Continue to relax the access of foreign capital, expand the opening of the service industry and general manufacturing industry, and create a legal, international and convenient business environment; We will strengthen supervision during and after the event, innovate the service mode of foreign investment supervision, and improve the scientificity, standardization and transparency of foreign investment supervision.