KIEV, May 17 – The net growth of foreign direct investments in Ukraine's economy was $98.3 million in January through March, down 88% from the same period a year ago, the State Statistics Committee reported on Monday.

The overall amount of foreign direct investment in Ukraine as of April 1, 2010, was about $40.01 billion, or up 0.2% from the beginning of 2010. Investment calculated per capita is $872.1, the committee said.