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In the past 12 months, total outbound capital from Asia Pacific dropped 34 percent (from $88 billion to $57 billion), coming in third behind North America ($110 billion) and Europe ($104 billion), due in part to the significant fall in outbound capital from China, according to Knight Frank’s Active Capital report.
In the same period, Singapore overtook Hong Kong, recording a 23 percent increase in outbound capital. According to the report, Singapore invested more than $4 billion into China, South Korea, the United Kingdom and Australia in first quarter 2019, reflecting several landmark cross-border deals.
Asia Pacific cross-border capital outflows by source*
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12 months to Q1 2018 ($b)
12 months to Q1
