According to preliminary data of the Bulgarian National Bank, the foreign direct investment (FDI) in Bulgaria for January - June 2012 increased by EUR 221.4 million (0.6% of GDP), compared to an increase of EUR 63.2 million (0.2% of GDP) for January – June 2011.
The other capital, net (the change in the net liabilities of the direct investment enterprise to the direct investor on financial loans, suppliers’ credits and debt securities) was negative, amounting to EUR -235.3 million in January - June 2011, compared to a negative other capital, net of EUR -289.6 million in January - June 2011.
Based on preliminary data on profit/loss, the reinvested earnings (the share of non-residents in the undistributed earnings/ loss of the enterprise) in January - June 2012 were estimated at EUR 34.5 million, against EUR 46.6 million in the same period of 2011.
By country, the largest direct investments in Bulgaria for the period January - June 2012 were those of the Netherlands (EUR 163 million), Switzerland (EUR 122.5 million) and Russia (EUR 68.9 million). The largest net negative flows for the period were towards Germany (EUR -284 million) and UK (EUR -77 million).
According to preliminary data in January - June 2012 direct investment abroad increased by EUR 84.9 million, compared to an increase of EUR 64.6 million in January - June 2011.
More detailed information can be found on the Bulgarian National Bank’s website:
http://www.bnb.bg/bnbweb/groups/public/documents/bnb_publication/201206_s_fdi_pub_en.pdf