China's non-financial outbound direct investment up 0.9 pct in first 2 months

BEIJING, March 17 (Xinhua) -- China's non-financial outbound direct investment (ODI) reached 100.26 billion yuan in the first two months of the year, up 0.9 percent year on year, official data showed Thursday.

In U.S. dollar terms, the ODI rose 2.7 percent from a year ago to 15.78 billion dollars, according to the Ministry of Commerce.

In the January-February period, non-financial direct investment into countries along the Belt and Road increased 3.6 percent year on year to 3.16 billion dollars, the data showed.

Outbound investment in multiple fields continued to grow during the period.

Investment into wholesale and retail surged 89.7 percent from a year earlier to 3.49 billion dollars, while investment into scientific research, technical services, and transportation also increased, said the ministry.