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Table 3 : Investment Abroad by Residents a - (I /2007 - 2008-06-25)*
(Quarterly/Monthly, $ million)
Foreign Currency Transactions

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I 2007

II 2007

III 2007

IV 2007

I 2008

April 2008

May 2008

29/05/08 25/06/08

Total investment abroad by residents(-) -6344 -4498 -1808 -4426 -2759 -1172 -599 -399
of which:
In debt instruments -3999 -1901 871 -1765 688 -897 280 134
In capital instruments -2345 -2597 -2679 -2661 -3447 -275 -879 -533
 
1. Total direct investment(-) -1898 -2143 -2013 -1428 -2181 -284 -213 -74
1.1 Nonbanking private sector -1844 -2176 -1927 -1321 -2090 -193 -107 -74
1.1.1 Shares -491 -639 -1294 -756 -1815 -284 -258 -254
1.1.2 Equity-holders’ loans -843 -1025 -110 -58 287 97 167 190
1.1.3 Current profit -511 -510 -510 -510 -532 0 0 0
1.1.4 Real estate 1 -2 -13 3 -30 -6 -15 -10
1.2 Banks -55 32 -86 -107 -90 -91 -107 0
2. Total portfolio investment(-) -2389 -2352 248 -1414 -527 -200 -610 -302
of which: private sector -2002 -2317 -42 -543 -750 68 -539 -342
2.1 Shares -1290 -1479 -776 -1291 -980 106 -498 -269
2.2 Bonds -1009 -607 687 -288 567 -295 -125 -73
2.2.1 Government 0 4 0 4 0 0 5 0
2.2.2 Banks -297 227 -47 -1040 338 -257 -90 0
2.2.3 Nonbanking private sector -712 -838 734 748 229 -38 -40 -73
2.3 Forward and futures transactions -90 -266 338 164 -114 -11 13 40
3. Other investment(-) -672 -1462 -451 -2777 156 -464 829 1326
3.1 Customers’ credit -518 -399 751 -1763 1039 108 279 0
3.2 Direct Credit to nonresidents -28 -401 -178 -102 -602 0 0 0
3.3 Bank credit to nonresident 390 -122 -471 105 -404 11 26 12
3.4 Deposits abroad -515 -540 -554 -1017 122 -584 524 1315
3.4.1 Government (a) -110 65 76 -90 -34 -261 415 0
3.4.2 Banks (a) 1063 -406 -126 404 -1155 -247 1326 1422
3.4.3 Nonbanking private sector -1468 -199 -504 -1331 1310 -76 -1217 -107
Reserves assets-net(-)(b) -1384 1460 408 1194 -208 -224 -605 -1350

Notes:
aFlows derived from changes in reserves.
Source:Banks and companies reports Foreign Exchange Activity Department.
bPublic Sector
*Last months data are preliminary



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