KIEV, Nov. 16 - Foreign direct investment in Ukraine in the form of shareholder capital totaled $45.152 billion as of October 1, 2016, $2.62 billion or 6.2% up compared to the start of the year, the State Statistics Service reported on Tuesday.

Nonresidents increased investment in Ukraine by $3.8 billion in January-September 2016 and withdrew $460 million, with the negative exchange rate difference being $660 million.

The situation with investment in Q1-Q3 2016 is better compared to Q1-Q3 2015 when investment was assessed at $2.55 billion and some $520 million were withdrawn, with the negative exchange rate difference being $3.65 billion.