Reported investment in the fully exporting industries has decreased by 4.2 percent, from 351 million dinars (MD) to 336.2 million dinars in the first four months of 2018, according to latest figures from the Agency for the Promotion of Industry and Innovation (APII).
Locally oriented industries saw a 30.5% drop from 1312 MD to 912.4 MD during the first four months of 2018.
The 100% foreign investments and joint ventures went down from 368 MD during the first four months of 2017 to 277.5 MD in 2018, posting a decrease of 24.6%.
This decrease is the result of the decline recorded in partnership projects, which went down from 215.3 MD to 126.0 MD during the first four months of 2018 (-41.5%), as well as 100% foreign projects, whose reported investment fell by 0.8% (151.5 MD during the first four months of 2018 against 152.7 MD during the same period in 2017).
