(UPDATE) NET foreign direct investments (FDIs) fell by 20 percent in January 2025 to $731 million from $914 million a year earlier, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said late on Thursday, but were still an improvement from the $110 million recorded in December.

The contraction was primarily attributed to a 37.7-percent plunge in nonresidents' net investments in debt instruments to $519 million from $833 million in January 2024, which was mitigated by rebound in net investments in capital and higher reinvestments of earnings.

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