APA-Economics says the direct investments from abroad were equal to $ 3,973.7 mln, investments to abroad - $ 3,103.2 mln.
At the same time, positive balance was created in direct investments on oil-gas sector. So, within 9 months of 2012, the volume of direct investments in Azerbaijan’s oil-gas sector made $ 3,128.1 mln. Azerbaijan’s investments in oil-gas sectors of foreign countries stood at $2,884.4 mln. Consequently, positive balance made $243.8 mln.
Note that according to outcomes of 2011’s 9 months, the foreign investments in Azerbaijan’s oil gas sector rose 29.1%, Azerbaijan’s direct investments abroad – 29.2% and positive balance soared 29.1%.
SOCAR’s presence in fuel-energy and oil-chemistry spheres in Turkey, Georgia, Ukraine, Romania and Switzerland formed the investments in oil gas sector of Azerbaijan.