Taiwan attracts 2012 foreign direct investment of nearly US$5.6 billion, says MOEA

Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) approved 2,738 foreign direct investment projects (except from China) totaling US$5.559 billion in 2012, respectively increasing 19.93% and 12.18% from 2011, according to MOEA statistics.

In the same period, MOEA approved 321 outward direct investment projects (except in China) proposed by Taiwan-based companies or individuals totaling US$8.099 billion, respectively rising 4.90% and 119.07% from 2011.

Also in 2012, MOEA approved 138 investment projects proposed by China-based enterprises totaling US$328.07 million. On the other hand, there were 454 approved projects of direct investment in China proposed by Taiwan-based companies or individuals totaling US$10.924 billion, decreasing 21.04% and 16.61% respectively from 2011.

MOEA: Taiwan's top five sources of foreign direct investment and target countries/areas of outward investment (except from and in China), 2012 (US$m)
Foreign direct investment			Outward investment
Country/area	Total value for approved projects	Proportion of grand total value	Country/area	Total value for approved projects	Proportion of grand total value
British Islands in Caribbean	1,385.246	24.92%	Singapore	4,498.662	55.55%
The Netherlands	1,199.435	21.58%	Japan	1,089.349	13.45%
Japan	414.330	7.45%	Vietnam	943.997	11.66%
US	404.614	7.28%	Australia	344.041	4.25%
Samoa	377.453	6.79%	Hong Kong	291.579	3.60%

Source; MOEA, compiled by Digitimes, January 2013