China’s non-financial ODI up 26.6% in Jan-April

This undated photo shows a view of Shanghai's Yangshan Port in East China. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

BEIJING — China's non-financial outbound direct investment (ODI) rose 26.6 percent year-on-year to 289.29 billion yuan in the first four months of the year, official data showed Monday.

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In US dollar terms, the ODI stood at $42.19 billion in the period, up 17.6 percent from a year earlier, according to the Ministry of Commerce.