Chinese enterprises made a non-financial direct investment of US$9.5 billion in 51 countries along the “belt and road” in January-August, going down 11.4% year on year, taking up 8.1% of the total over the same period of time. The investment mainly flew to Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Laos and Russia.

Regarding the contracted projects overseas, the number of the contracts signed by the Chinese enterprises in 61 countries along the “belt and road” reached 3,912 in January-August, and the value of the newly-signed contracts amounted to US$69.82 billion, taking up 52.6% of China’s total contract value of the contracted projects over the same period of time, going up 28.3% year on year. The turnover reached US$42.71 billion, taking up 47.5% of the total, up 10.4% year on year.