Healthy inflows likely to keep FDI pipeline in China robust

Currency changes to have a limited impact on flow of investments from major economies

Foreign direct investment into China is expected to remain stable in the longer term after the nation devalued its currency to put economic growth on a firmer footing earlier this week, experts said on Thursday.

China's foreign direct investment rose by 5.2 percent in July to 50.55 billion yuan ($7.89 billion) from the same period a year ago, a 0.7 percent growth from the previous month, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday. FDI into China grew 7.9 percent year-on-year to 471.1 billion yuan between January and July this year.