World’s largest country-creditor
26 May 2008Japan - is the world’s largest country-creditor, and positive balance between its made abroad and received from abroad investments into all forms has exceeded 250,2 bln. yens (more than $2,4 bln.).
Within the year this balance has increased on 16,3 %. It is spoken in the report of the Ministry of Finance, widespread in Tokyo.
Japan wins first place in the world on this parameter 17th year on end. This statistics considers all kinds of loans and capital investments of the country both on state, and at a private level.
Germany is on the second place in the world on positive balance of the made and received investments. China, Hong Kong and Switzerland follow it.
USA, according to statistics, acts as the largest the world the debtor: the foreign investments, made in their territory, exceed the American capital investments abroad almost on $3 bln.
