Provisional estimates for portfolio investment assets held abroad by entities resident in Malta registered a total of €103.8 billion at the end of 2015, the National Statistics Office said today.

This was an increase of €3.3 billion when compared to year ending 2014. More than 76 per cent of total securities were contributed by equity securities, amounting to €79.2 billion.

The Coordinated Portfolio Investment Survey (CPIS) is an annual exercise carried out by a number of countries following the methodology established by the International Monetary Fund.

The CPIS measures the market value of total security assets held abroad by entities resident in a country, in this case Malta. The data, shown by instrument, is further broken down by country where the financial assets are invested.

In 2015, equity securities increased by €7.1 billion over the position at the end of 2014. Total debt securities, mainly long-term securities, stood at €24.3 billion at the end of 2015, registering a decrease of €3.9 billion over the position at the end of 2014.

In terms of geographical allocation of securities, Turkey remains the main contributor for portfolio investment assets, mainly due to long-term debt securities.

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