Non-financial ODI stays robust

Non-financial outbound direct investment continued to see strong growth in the first five months of 2018, according to data from the Ministry of Commerce.

Domestic investors made $47.89 billion of non-financial ODI in 2,987 overseas companies in 149 countries and regions between January and May, up 38.5 percent year-on-year.

Gao Feng, the ministry's spokesman, said the country's structure of outbound investment continued to improve, with investment mainly going to sectors of business and rental services, mining, manufacturing, retail and wholesale, among others.