1105.6 mln. Euro (2.7% of GDP) are the attracted FDI in the Bulgarian economy from January - September, announced from Bulgarian National Bank (BNB). These are preliminary, unrevised data, specified the Bank, adding that the current data will be revised in the statement of attracted investment from January to October 2014
For the same period in 2013 the economy has attracted FDI 1,160.7 mln. Euro (2.8% of GDP). This are already revised data. If we compare these volumes the result will be 55.1 million euro less investments than the same period last year.
If the data is compared with the preliminary data of the same period last year, it would be quite a different picture. The announced volume for the first nine months of 2013, was 854.4 mln. Euro (2.1% of GDP), which is an increase of 29.4%.
Investments in equity capital during January-September 2014 are about € 259.4 million or 506.4 million Euro less than the equity capital raised during the same period in 2013 (765.7 million. Euro). The unrevised data for attracted private equity for the same period last year, showed that under this item are entered 618.3 mln. Euro.
The incomes from the investment by foreign persons in real estate in the country are 83.1 mln. EUR, while they are 118.9 million Euro in January - September 2013.
The investments in other capital in January - September 2014 are 721.8 mln. Euro, while for the same period in 2013 they are only 321.7 million. Euro. On the basis of preliminary data on the financial result, reinvested earnings for the period are estimated to 124.4 million. Euro, while they are 73.3 million for the same period in 2013.
By country, the largest direct investments in Bulgaria for January - September 2014 are from Austria(EUR 284.2 million). The largest net negative flows for the period were towards Luxembourg (EUR -19.6 million).
By branch, the largest investments for January – March 2014 were in real estate, renting and business activities (EUR 354.1 million), transport, storage and communication (EUR 246.3 million) and financial intermediation (EUR 159.5 million).
By preliminary data of Bulgarian direct investments abroad in January - September 2014 are 243.2 mln. Euro.