Monday, December 18, 2000, updated at 17:09(GMT+8)
Business
Contracted Foreign Capital Grew 36% in First 11 Months
During the first 11 months of this year, China approved altogether 19,700 foreign-invested enterprises, an increase of 29.12% over the same period of last year.
The contracted amount of foreign capital totaled US$48.567 billion, a year-on-year rise of 36.28% while the actual amount having been used showed a drop of 2.29% to US$36.24 billion.
By the end of last November, a total of 361,513 foreign-invested enterprises had been approved by the state, with a contracted amount of US$662.629 billion and an actual used total of US$344.092 billion.
During the first 11 months of this year, China approved altogether 19,700 foreign-invested enterprises, an increase of 29.12% over the same period of last year.