Foreign Direct Investments in the first half of 2008

 

The amount of foreign direct investment in Georgia in the first half of 2008 made 955.4 million USD, which is 16.1% more than in the first half of 2007. The largest investments in the Georgian economy in the first half of 2008 came from the United Arab Emirates (202.8 million USD).

 

Top 10 countries according to FDI made in Georgia in the first half of 2008:

 

 

The largest share of foreign direct investments made in Georgia in the first half of 2008 were made in the industrial sector (620.7 million USD, which is 65% of total investments). 260.9 million USD were invested in privatization (27.3% of total FDI) and 73.7 million USD in the banking sector (7.7% of total FDI).