FACTBOX-Capital flows to BRIC countries on the rise

LONDON, Dec 22 (Reuters) - The world's four biggest emerging
economies -- Brazil, Russia, India and China -- are receiving
increasing volumes of investment as their economies grow faster
than those in the developed world.

Real economic growth from 1999 through 2008 averaged 9.75
percent in China, 7 percent in India and Russia and 3.3 percent
in Brazil. In all four countries, GDP has more than doubled
since 1998 and in China and India it has trebled.
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FLOWS TO EQUITY FUNDS

FUND GROUP 2007 2008 Jan-Nov 2009

BRIC funds $3.6 bln -$2.93bln $4.6 bln

Brazil $4.3 bln -$184 mln $4.9 bln

Russia $1.3 bln $1.6 bln $1.7 bln

India -$158 mln -$2.5 bln $2.5 bln

China -$3.7 bln $3.01bln $5.0 bln

Global emerg mkts $54.0 bln -$48.3bln $58.6 bln

(Source EPFR Global)

CENTRAL BANK RESERVES (in bln dollars)

COUNTRY Dec 2009 Dec 2008

Brazil 239.2 205.0

Russia 443.7 438.2

India 285.7 250.4

China 2,300.0 1,946.0

(Source: central bank data)

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT (in bln dollars)

COUNTRY 2006 2007 2008

Brazil 18.8 34.5 45.0

Russia 29.7 55.0 70.3

India 20.3 25.1 41.5

China 72.7 83.5 108.3

Global total 1,461.0 1,978.8 1,697.3

Developing world 433.7 529.3 620.7

BRICs total 141.5 198.1 265.1

(Source: UNCTAD)

INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERINGS (in bln dlrs)

COUNTRY 2007 2008 2009

Brazil 30.6 4.5 13.0

Russia 21.1 - 4.1

India 8.4 4.3 3.5

China 56.7 17.0 43.3

Emerging markets 146.8 38.4 69.5

(Source: Lipper)