OREANDA-NEWS. Foreign investment inflow in Belarus’ real economy grew 18.2% on the year in January-March 2013 to USD 4.63 billion, the National Statistics Committee told.

Foreign direct investments grew 24% on the year in Q1 2013 to USD 3.96 billion, accounting for 85.7% of the total. Debt instruments make up for most of the direct foreign investments (65.9% of the total).

The largest volume of direct foreign investments came from Russia (51.9% of the total), Great Britain (25.7%), Cyprus (6.5%) and Austria (2.2%).

“Other foreign investments” amounted to USD 659.2 million, down 7.6% on the year in Q1 2013, accounting for 14.3% of total foreign investments.

Portfolio investments in the real economy sector were at USD 2.36 million as of April 1, 2013. They made up 0.05% of total foreign investment inflows.

Belarus’ trading companies accounted for 38.9% of overall foreign investments, transport companies for 37.4%, industries for 15.1%

Minsk accounted for 77.9% of foreign investment in January-March 2013, Gomel Region for 7.1%, and Minsk Region for 5.5%.