KIEV, Aug. 17 - Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Ukraine in the form of share capital as of July 1, 2015 amounted to $42.85 billion, which is $1.78 billion, or 4.3% more than at the beginning of the year, the State Statistics Service reported.

Growth has been registered first since early 2014, which is mainly linked to the stabilization of the hryvnia.

The State Statistics Service reported that non-residents invested $690 million in Q2 2015 and at the same time withdrew $130 million, however the positive exchange rate difference was around $1.2 billion.