Turkish companies made foreign direct investments (FDI) worth a total of $6.8 billion in 2014, an increase of 89 percent from the previous year, according to a report released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

The UNCTAD stated that companies in Turkey have consistently increased their level of outward foreign direct investment in recent years, barring a slight decline in 2013.

The report also showed that the overall share of total global FDI undertaken by companies in developing economies rose to 36 percent in 2014, up from just 12 percent in 2007. FDI from emerging economies, meanwhile, increased by 30 percent in 2014, according to report.

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