Interest of foreign investors in Azerbaijan increased

Baku. 17 September. REPORT.AZ/ In January-August 2016, 5 575,1 mln. AZN were allocated to the fixed assets by foreign enterprises and organizations. Report informs referring to official statistics, volume of investments in the country's economy increased by 24.6% compared to the same period last year.

4 848,7 mln AZN or 87,0% of the funds allocated by foreign companies and organizations accounted for the investors from United Kingdom, Turkey, Malaysia, Switzerland, Russia, Iran, the US and Japan.

Notably, In January-August 2016, 8 999,1 mln AZN were allocated from all financial sources for development of economic and social spheres of the country. 28.6% of total investments accounted for the state, 71.4% of the non-state sector. Funds from Internal sources allocated to main capital made up 38.0% of total investments.