Taiwan approved 218 foreign direct investment projects (except from China) totaling US$389.1 million in January, respectively increasing by 37.11% and by 30.07% on year, according to Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) statistics.
In the same period, MOEA approved 33 outward direct investment projects (except in China) proposed by Taiwan-based companies or individuals with a total value of US$430.5 million, respectively rising by 22.22% and dropping by 14.71% on year.
Also in January, MOEA approved nine investment projects proposed by China-based companies with a total value of US$4.223 million. On the other hand, there were 52 approved projects of direct investment in China proposed by Taiwan-based companies or individuals with a total amount of US$622.7 million, increasing by 44.44% and decreasing by 20.15% respectively on year.
| MOEA: Taiwan's investment situations (China excluded), January 2013 (US$m) | |||||
| Foreign direct investment | Outward investment | ||||
| Country/area | Total value | Proportion of grand total | Country/area | Total value | Proportion of grand total |
| US | 93.024 | 30.11% | Vietnam | 180.943 | 42.03% |
| British Islands in Caribbean | 65.987 | 21.36% | Hong Kong | 128.647 | 29.89% |
| Samoa | 62.268 | 20.16% | Japan | 42.972 | 9.98% |
| Hong Kong | 24.148 | 7.82% | Singapore | 15.123 | 3.51% |
| Japan | 15.249 | 4.94% | Philippines | 9.500 | 2.21% |
Source: MOEA, compiled by Digitimes, February 2013
