KIEV, Aug. 18 – The net growth of foreign direct investment in Ukraine January through June 2009 was estimated at $2.359 billion, which was 34.1% of the figure registered in the first half of 2008, the State Statistics Committee reported.

Foreign investors in the first half of 2008 injected $2.7 billion in Ukraine's economy, while they withdrew $414 million.

The growth of investment in the first quarter was estimated at $820 million, whereas in the second quarter it was $1.88 billion.