EAEU and Eurasia: Monitoring and Analysis of Direct Investments 2017

..., the Russian economy received $15.1 billion of Japanese FDI compared to $14.8 billion in 2015. Against the background of creation of an EAEU-Vietnam free trade area and a possible start of negotiations on a free trade agreement between the EAEU and Singapore, these Southeast Asian states have been showing more and more interest in EAEU economies. Regarding outward FDI originating from the EAEU all countries of the Union without exception continue to boost their outward investments in Eurasia beyond the CIS. In 2016, that indicator went up by 4% ($3.6 billion) to $93 billion. In 2008–2016, total FDI stock by EAEU countries in Eurasia has grown by a factor of 2.5. European countries remain the main destination for outward direct capital ...