The total inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first five months amounted to 354.33 million euros, while 156.14 million euros left the country during the same period, according to preliminary data from the Central Bank of Montenegro (CBCG).
Net inflow of foreign direct investment during the first five months reached 198.19 million euros, representing a decrease of 7.67 percent compared to the same period last year.
The total FDI inflow was three percent lower than in the corresponding period, the CBCG Bulletin stated.
Outflows from the country included 43.13 million euros invested by residents abroad, while withdrawals of previously invested funds by non-residents in Montenegro amounted to 113.01 million euros.
FDI inflows in the form of equity investments totaled 222.51 million euros, accounting for 62.8 percent of the overall inflow. Of that amount, 191.27 million euros were invested in real estate, and 31.24 million euros were directed to companies and banks.
FDI in the form of intercompany debt reached 123.82 million euros, which is 10.1 percent less than in the same period last year. The remaining 2.26 percent referred to other investments, primarily inflows from withdrawals of investments made abroad.
