House of Assembly: Tuesday, May 14, 2019

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Investment Attraction South Australia

724 The Hon. Z.L. BETTISON (Ramsay) (1 May 2019). In dollar terms and broken down into calendar years, how much foreign direct investment did IASA successfully attract to South Australia since its inception?

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier): I have been advised:

Since its inception, the previous Investment Attraction South Australia secured a total of 28 foreign investment projects.

Calendar Year # Foreign Direct Investment Projects Foreign Investment
2016 10 $939,480,000
2017 12 $1,043,090,000
2018 6 $137,900,000
Total 28 $2,120,470,000


Approximately 2,400 actual jobs were created from these 28 foreign investment projects.

Foreign direct investment includes investment from companies whose ultimate parent is headquartered either overseas or interstate.