Abu Dhabi – Mubasher: Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Abu Dhabi grew 8.9% to AED 88.32 million in 2015 from AED 81.112 billion in 2014, according to a statement.
This rise was backed by the growth of FDI in financial and insurance activities by AED 13.34 million to AED 14.44 billion in 2015.
Investments in transformative industries acitivity reached AED 17.204 million, accounting for 9.51% of the total FDI.
The extraction industries activity saw investments of AED 8.012 billion in 2015, constituting 9.1% of the FDI. In addition, investments in real estate activity took 27.1% of the FDI in 2015, or AED 23.897 billion.
