OREANDA-NEWS. July 03, 2012. The inflow of foreign investments into the economy of Moldova amounted to USD 70.29 mln. in January-March, 2012, 41.5% down as compared with Q4, 2011 and 17.8% down as compared with Q1, 2011, NBM reports.

The decline in the investments was explained by expectations of a new wave of the economic crisis. At the same time, the outflow of the capital amounted for USD 41.18 mln. in Q1, 2012, 12.8% down as compared with Q4, 2011 and 60.5% up as compared with Q1, 2011.

According to NBM, investments in the capital stock and reinvested net profit were USD 43.44 mln. in January-March, 2012, 12.9% up as compared with the same period of 2011.

The inflow of investments in the capital stock increased 53% in Q1, 2012 as compared with the same period of the past year, from USD 32.25 mln. to USD 49.33 mln., with the outflow increasing 2.6 times from USD 3.61 mln. to USD 9.47 mln.

The reinvested profit decreased 1.9 times from USD 6.84 mln. to USD 3.58 mln.