The National Bureau of Statistics on Monday said the investment inflows into Nigeria declined by $460m from $5.82bn in the second quarter of this year to $5.36bn in the third quarter. The NBS said this in its Capital Importation Report which was released on Monday.
The report revealed that the third quarter inflow of $5.36bn represents a decrease of 7.78 per cent when compared to the second-quarter figure of $5.82bn.
The report said the largest amount of capital importation was received through Portfolio investment, which accounted for $2.99bn representing 55.88 per cent of total capital importation.
