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Malta’s foreign assets amount to €225.98 billion
As at the end of the first quarter of 2015, the Maltese economy recorded an estimated net International Investment Position of €3.02 billion.
23 July 2015, 11:40am
Staff Reporter
Staff Reporter
1 min read
Compared to March 2014, total foreign assets in 2015 increased by €14.04 billion while total foreign liabilities increased by €13.00 billion, resulting in an overall increase in the International Investment Position (IIP) of €1.04 billion.
The level of Malta’s total foreign assets abroad amounted to €225.98 billion at the end of March 2015. Portfolio Investment accounted for 44.9 per cent while Other Investment represented 31.6 per cent of total foreign assets.
The increase in Malta’s foreign assets was characterised mainly by €7.25 billion increase in Equity and investment fund shares and €5.86 billion in debt securities classified under Portfolio Investment.
A decline of €1.17 billion in Direct Investment, mainly due to a fall in Debt Instruments, partly offset this increase.
Malta’s foreign liabilities were estimated at €222.96 billion. Direct Investment accounted for 70.6 per cent of foreign liabilities and totalled €157.50 billion, up from €152.67 billion recorded in March 2014.
Other Investment, representing 26.5 per cent of total foreign liabilities, registered €59.17 billion as against €51.67 billion a year earlier.
