According to the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment, total newly-registered and additional capital, capital contributions and share purchases by foreign investors stood at 38.02 billion USD by Dec 20, 2019, marking a 10-year high record.
Vietnam recorded a year-on-year decrease of 15.1 percent in foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to 15.67 billion USD as of June 20, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).
As of June 20, foreign investors’ the newly registered and adjusted capital and capital for purchasing shares in Vietnam totaled 15.67 billion USD the first 6 months this year, nearly 85% of the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.
Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung has asked localities to bring their advantages into full play to welcome a wave of shifting FDI over the next six months.
(Source: Vietnamplus) 
