NBU estimated income of “live” foreign investment in Ukrainian economy
In 2016 Ukraine received $ 3.4 billion of foreign investment. However, the “live money” in three times less – $ 1.1 billion.
This was stated by Deputy Chairman of the National Bank of Ukraine Dmytro Sologub, wrote UNIAN.
“The lion’s share with $ 3.4 billion last year inflow of foreign investments – $ 2.3 billion – it’s actually a journal entry of foreign banks convert their loans to parent banks in the capital,” said Sologub.
The difference in investment data by the NBU and the State statistics service is due to differences in methodology.
“The difference is not even in the methodology and in the data source. National Bank statistics on investment accepts from banks, state statistics from a questionnaire of companies”, – said the Deputy Chairman of the NBU.
Earlier, the state statistics service released data, according to which foreign investors have invested in the Ukrainian economy in 2016, $ 4.4 billion in direct investment, which is 17.1% more than in 2015 at the level of 3,764 billion.
At the same time, in the context of the countries largest investor last year was Russia, whose banks were forced to capitalize on demand of the NBU its Ukrainian “daughters”.