Beijing, February 24 (Reporter Feng Qiyu) The latest data released by the Ministry of Commerce shows that in January, 4,588 foreign-invested enterprises were newly established in the country, a year-on-year increase of 744%；The amount of foreign capital actually used is 1127100 million yuan, down 117%, an increase of 204%。
The person in charge of the Department of Foreign Investment of the Ministry of Commerce said that in January 2023, China absorbed 1276 foreign investment900 million yuan, affected by factors such as a high base, the year-on-year data this year has declined, but increased month-on-month. On the whole, the investment in January this year continued the characteristics of last year's scale fluctuation and structural optimization.
From the perspective of enterprises, the number of newly established foreign-funded enterprises has increased significantly. In January, foreign investors invested in 4,588 new foreign-funded enterprises in China, a year-on-year increase of 74 against the backdrop of continuous growth last year4%, showing that foreign investment in China is enthusiastic, and multinational companies are still optimistic about the development opportunities of the Chinese market and continue to increase their "investment in China".
From the perspective of industries, the structure of foreign investment in China has been continuously optimized. Investment in high-tech manufacturing increased by 40 percent in January6%, of which, the manufacturing of medical equipment and instrumentation increased by 5588%, continuing the trend of industrial structure optimization and manufacturing recovery growth since last year. This fully shows that as China continues to promote high-quality economic development, foreign investment in China is also constantly transforming and upgrading.
From a country perspective, investment in China from some developed economies has grown rapidly, and foreign investors continue to actively invest in China. Driven by large projects and the base of the same period, France and Sweden increased by 25 times and 11 times respectively, and the actual investment in China from Germany, Australia and Singapore increased respectively1%。
It is understood that since July last year, the Ministry of Commerce has established a roundtable system for foreign-funded enterprises, held regular meetings to listen to the difficult problems and opinions and suggestions of foreign-funded enterprises, and worked with relevant departments and localities to promote solutions. As of the end of January this year, the Ministry of Commerce has held 16 roundtables for foreign-funded enterprises, and has resolved more than 300 problems and demands reflected in the meetings. At the same time, various provinces have also established a roundtable system, held more than 140 roundtable meetings, and solved more than 900 problems.
The person in charge of the Department of Foreign Investment of the Ministry of Commerce said that this year, the Ministry of Commerce will continue to build the "Invest in China" brand and increase the promotion of foreign investment; Make good use of the roundtable meeting of foreign-funded enterprises and the system for collecting and handling problems and demands of foreign-funded enterprises, further deepen communication and exchanges with foreign-funded enterprises, and help solve difficult problems.
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