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In the first four months of 2025, Guangdong, China's economic powerhouse, recorded robust growth of 8.9% in foreign investment utilization.
From January to April, the province established 8,907 new foreign-invested enterprises, an increase of 24.3% year-on-year. The actual use of foreign capital reached 44.93 billion yuan, up 8.9% year-on-year, surpassing the national average and that of other major economic provinces.
Notably, in April alone, the actual use of foreign capital reached 9.17 billion yuan, a remarkable year-on-year growth of 71.5%.
The manufacturing sector in Guangdong has been a bright spot in attracting foreign investment. The sector utilized 13.05 billion yuan of foreign capital, a 23.6% increase year-on-year, accounting for 29% of the province's total. Among these, foreign investment in electronic information grew 8.3 times, in green petrochemicals by 81.2%, and in specialized equipment by 3.5 times.
The services sector utilized 29.94 billion yuan in foreign capital, up 0.7% year-on-year.
Hong Kong remained the largest source of overseas investment in Guangdong, contributing 32.62 billion yuan, a 24.4% increase year-on-year, accounting for 72.6% of the total. Meanwhile, investments from Singapore, the Netherlands, France, and South Korea grew by 17.7%, 8.6 times, 1.5 times, and 22.5% respectively.
Major projects such as CNOOC and Shell and BeiGene are accelerating their capital injection and construction, injecting strong momentum into Guangdong's high-quality development in utilizing foreign investment.
Reporter | Guo Chuhua
Editor | Hu Nan, James, Shen He
