On September 21, the Ministry of Commerce held its third regular press conference in September. Spokesperson He Yadong introduced at the meeting that from January to August 2023, my country's foreign investment continued to grow, with foreign non-financial direct investment reaching 585.61 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 18.8% (equivalent to US$83.73 billion, a year-on-year increase of 11.5%). Among them, the non-financial direct investment of Chinese enterprises in the “Belt and Road” countries was 140.37 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 22.5% (equivalent to US$20.07 billion, a year-on-year increase of 14.9%).
From January to August 2023, the completed turnover of foreign contracted projects was 648.62 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.1%; the value of newly signed contracts was 863.34 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 2%. Among them, the turnover of Chinese enterprises in the "Belt and Road" national contracting projects was 529.52 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.8%; the value of newly signed contracts was 725.35 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.6%.