Korea’s M&A-type inbound foreign direct investment (FDI) was up 183%, year over year, according to Korea’s Ministry of Knowledge Economy’s inbound FDI figures for the first quarter of 2010.
Although the total FDI notifications stood at U$1,540m, which was down 8.2% as compared to the same period last year, Korea did fare considerably better than the US (down 53%), England (down90%), and Japan (down 60%).
In summary (% change y-o-y) -
Total FDI by sector,
- Manufacturing – U$653m (down 29%)
- Services – U$822m (up 9%)
Total FDI by type,
- Greenfield – U$1,008m (down 32%)
- M&A – U$532m (up 183%)
Total FDI by origin,
- US – U$40m (down 89%)
- Japan – U$261m (down 60%)
- Middle East -U$154m (up 877%)
- Greater China – U$158m (up 402%)
- Europrean Union – U$842m (up 57%)
M&A by sector,
- Manufacturing – U$279m (up 194%)
- Services – U$254m (up 176%)
Download the full report here (Korean).
Or read a Maeil Business article on the report here.
(Source: Ministry of Knowledge Economy)
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