Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) approved 1,577 foreign direct investment projects (excluding China) totaling US$3.350 billion during January-September 2011, respectively increasing 8.09% and 18.34% on year, according to MOEA statistics.
In the same period, MOEA approved 234 outward direct investment projects (excluding China) proposed by Taiwan-based companies or individuals with value totaling US$2.046 billion, respectively rising 28.57% and dropping 8.46% on year.
Also in January-September, MOEA approved 80 investment projects proposed by China-based enterprises totaling US$35.071 million. At the same time, it approved 453 projects of direct investment in China proposed by Taiwan-based companies or individuals totaling US$10.541 billion, increasing 40.25% and 23.06% respectively on year.
| MOEA: Taiwan's top-5 sources of foreign direct and outward investment (excluding China), January-September 2011 (US$ m) | |||||
| Foreign direct investment | Outward investment | ||||
| Country/area | Value of approved projects | Proportion of total value | Country/area | Value of approved projects | Proportion of total value |
| British Islands in Caribbean | 778.098 | 23.23% | British Islands in Caribbean | 431.824 | 21.11% |
| US | 502.768 | 15.01% | US | 284.194 | 13.89% |
| Singapore | 409.216 | 12.22% | Vietnam | 247.456 | 12.09% |
| The Netherlands | 392.166 | 11.71% | Japan | 246.681 | 12.06% |
| Hong Kong | 330.078 | 9.85% | Hong Kong | 224.795 | 10.99% |
Source: MOEA, compiled by Digitimes, October 2011
