The 2010 January-September investment inflow to the Autonomous Republic of Achara rose 6.5 percent compared to January-September 2009 and equaled 111.8 million USD, while the figure constituted 105 million USD in the same period of 2009, says the Finance and Economy Ministry of Achara.
The inflow of foreign direct investments (FDI) equaled 82.5 million USD (73.3 million USD in January-September 2009), while domestic investments account for 29.3 million USD (31.7 million USD in January-September 2009).
The Georgian government expects the investing volume to make up about 1 billion USD throughout 2010. The investing volume in the 2010 second quarter rose 11 percent and equaled 197 million USD in the same period of 2009, while the figure amounted to 273 million USD in the first half of 2010.