China's non-financial direct investment in BRI countries falls 7.4% to $24.36bn in Jan-Aug
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China's Ministry of Commerce released data on September 24 showing that from January to August 2026, Chinese enterprises' non-financial direct investment in countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) totaled 243.6 billion US dollars, a decrease of 7.4% year-on-year. In local currency terms, the investment amounted to 1,672.4 billion yuan, down 11.3%. In the same period, Chinese companies signed new overseas engineering contracts in BRI countries worth 1,529.2 billion US dollars (up 2.4% year-on-year), or 10,498.6 billion yuan (down 2.0%). The completed turnover from these projects reached 993.9 billion US dollars (up 12.5%), or 6,823.5 billion yuan (up 7.7%). The data reflects mixed trends in China's economic engagement with BRI countries, with investment declining but construction activity showing growth in dollar terms.
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September 24 — The Ministry of Commerce released data showing that from January to August 2026, Chinese enterprises made non-financial direct investments of 1,672.4 billion yuan in countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a year-on-year decrease of 11.3%. In U.S. dollar terms, this amounted to $243.6 billion, down 7.4%.
Foreign Contracted Projects
In the area of foreign contracted projects:
- Newly signed contracts in BRI countries totaled 1,049.86 billion yuan, down 2.0% year-on-year (equivalent to $152.92 billion, up 2.4% in dollar terms).
- Completed turnover reached 682.35 billion yuan, an increase of 7.7% (equivalent to $99.39 billion, up 12.5% in dollar terms).
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财联社Eastern