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BEIJING, June 17 (Xinhua) -- The Commerce Ministry said Friday that the rapid increase in outbound investment was normal, dismissing concerns that such gains would intensify capital outflows.
Concerns have been raised that increased foreign exchange demand along with surges in outbound investment added pressure to foreign exchange reserves and international payments. "We are studying whether this will pose any risk and if we need to take targeted measures," spokesperson Shen Danyang said at a news briefing.
China's outbound investment would exceed foreign direct investment in the country this year, Shen said.
In the first five months of this year, outbound direct investment surged 61.9 percent year on year to 479.3 billion yuan (74 billion U.S. dollars), while foreign direct investment into the country rose only 3.8 percent to 343.6 billion yuan.
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BEIJING, June 16 (Xinhua) -- Chinese companies continued to invest big in the overseas market in the first five months of the year, official data showed on Wednesday.
China's non-financial outbound direct investment (ODI) rose 61.9 percent from a year earlier to 479 billion yuan (74 billion U.S. dollars) in January-May period, the Ministry of Commerce said on its website. Full story
