During the first six months of 2016, contracted outbound investment from Xiamen totaled $3.36 billion, rising 201 percent from the same period last year.
Investment in countries along the Maritime Silk Road grew 540 percent to reach $850 million during the six-month period, accounting for 25.3 percent of that total.
Outbound investment made through mergers and acquisitions grew 250 percent to reach $1.74 billion during the period and accounted for 51.7 percent of the total contracted outbound investment.
China has decided to extend its visa waiver policy to ordinary passport holders from Canada and the United Kingdom starting from Feb 17.
Forty-one new port-of-entry duty-free shops have been established nationwide, with Xiamen Xiang'an International Airport, Xiamen Wutong Passenger Wharf, and Xiamen International Cruise Center included on the list.
