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The report presents new results of the ongoing research project dedicated to monitoring of direct investments in Eurasia. It focuses on investments made by Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, and Ukraine in all countries of Eurasia outside the CIS and Georgia, and including Egypt. The authors also review reciprocal direct investments made by Austria, the Netherlands, Serbia, Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Israel, Iran, India, Singapore, Vietnam, Mongolia, China, South Korea, and Japan in the eight CIS countries listed above.

According to the new findings, Asian investors continue to increase direct investments in the EAEU. During the monitoring period (2008–2016), FDI stock originating from 12 Asian countries (China, Japan, Turkey, India, Israel, Mongolia, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Iran, Singapore, and Vietnam) has increased from $32 billion in 2008 to $75.6 billion in the beginning of 2017.

China continues to expand its economic presence in EAEU countries and other CIS states, retaining its leadership among Asian countries in terms of FDI stock in the region. At the end of 2016, FDI stock accumulated by Chinese TNCs in the five EAEU countries, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, and Ukraine amounted to $33.7 billion, a 12.7% year-on-year increase. The bulk of direct capital investments originating from China is concentrated in Kazakhstan, with an FDI stock of $21.5 billion.