The foreign direct investment into the Moldovan economy in the first half of this year increased 1.8 times compared with the corresponding period last year, to $362.2 million, Info-Prim Neo reports, quoting the National Bank of Moldova. The foreign direct investment, taking into account the outflows of capital from Moldova, rose 1.7 times in this period, to $307.7 million. Investments into the companies’ registered capital and the profit reinvested over January-June 2008 came to $208.51 million, up 1.9 times. The loans offered by central companies to branches rose 1.5 times to $99.19 million. According to the National Bank of Moldova, the direct investment into Moldova’s economy totaled $2.197,81 billion late in June.