At the end of June 2010, the stock position of Foreign Direct Investment in Malta stood at €11.8 billion while that of Direct Investment abroad stood at €1.2 billion.

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows in Malta from the rest of the world during the first half of 2010 amounted to €551.4 million. This corresponds to an increase of €305.5 million over the corresponding period in 2009. This is mainly attributable to a rise of €649.9 million in equity capital invested in Malta which was partly offset by a decrease in reinvested earnings amounting to €305.8 million.

During the first six months, 15.4 per cent of the net FDI inflows in Malta originated from European Union Member States (EU27). During the corresponding period in 2009, the EU27 contributed 46.3 per cent of the net inflows in Malta.

During the first half of 2010, enterprises involved in financial intermediation contributed €475.2 million (86.2 per cent) of the net FDI inflows while in the comparative period of 2009, this sector contributed €102.5 million.

The stock position of FDI in Malta at the end of June stood at €11.8 billion. The EU countries contributed 70.4 per cent of the FDI stock position in Malta as at the end of June 2010.

The net direct investment flows abroad during the first half of 2010 amounted to €55.3 million, while flows reported during the corresponding period of 2009 amounted to €32.5 million. 87.0 per cent of direct investment abroad took place within the EU.

The stock position of direct investment abroad at the end of June 2010 amounted to €1,213.3 million, an increase of €169.3 million over the position at the end of June 2009. The direct investment stock position within the EU stood at €762.1 million, or 62.8 per cent of the total stock position. 41.7 per cent of the outward FDI stock position at the end of June is attributable to the financial intermediation sector.

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