What do you mean by foreign investment?

Foreign capital, foreign currency or foreign funds.

1. Foreign capital refers to the capital that flows into the local market from other countries and regions (including Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) to engage in economic and social activities on the premise of observing local laws and regulations, following the rules of market mechanism and based on the principle of mutual benefit.

2. In China, there are three ways to utilize foreign capital: foreign direct investment, foreign loans and other foreign investments, among which foreign direct investment accounts for a large proportion.

3. 20 15 16. According to the latest data released by the Ministry of Commerce, on 20 15 16, the national foreign investment showed a good development momentum. In that month, 2,266 foreign-invested enterprises were newly established nationwide, with a year-on-year increase of 31.8%; The contracted foreign investment amounted to US$ 33.265438 billion, up by 65.438+026.2% year-on-year; The actual amount of foreign capital used was US$ 6,543.8+US$ 03.92 billion, a year-on-year increase of 29.4%. Specifically, the substantial increase in foreign investment in financial services, the active foreign investment in high-end manufacturing, the increase in investment in China by major countries/regions, and the increase in the scale of M&A transactions abroad are the main reasons for the increase in the amount of actually used foreign capital in May 438+10.