translate English to French: Throughout the ruinous crisis of the second half of the 1990s, net total foreign direct investments maintained their levels in developing countries, rising from $120 billion in 1996 to $145 billion in 1999 and stabilizing at $144 billion in 2000, whereas flows connected with portfolios and loans declined from $104 billion in 1996 to a negative net flow of $25 billion in 1997, rising again to a positive net flow of $120 billion in 2000.
Durant la terrible crise économique survenue pendant la seconde moitié des années 90, le montant brut des investissements étrangers directs dans les pays en développement a peu fluctué, passant de 120 à 145 milliards de dollars entre 1996 et 1999, avant de se stabiliser aux alentours de 144 milliards de dollars en 2000.