The report is authored by Prof., Dr. Nguyen Mai - Presidentof Vietnam’s Association of Foreign-Invested Enterprises (VAFIE), withreference to documents of many prestigious international organisations such asthe International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank (WB), the AsianDevelopment Bank (ADB) and the United Nations Conference on Trade andDevelopment (UNCTAD).
The annual report aims to provide an objective andscientific assessment of foreign investment in Vietnam and the country’soverseas investment, in comparison with annual, medium-term, and long-termorientations and targets. This gives an all-round view of the FDI sector’s roleand impact on Vietnam’s economy and society.
This year’s version, the second of its kind, consists ofthree chapters: the global and ASEAN situation, foreign investment in Vietnam,and orientations and solutions.
To make it, the VAFIE conducted a survey of 10 localitiesattracting and using FDI capital with high socio-economic efficiency toevaluate, research, draw lessons, find out opportunities and challenges in improvingthe quality and effectiveness of FDI inflows.
In order to effectively implement FDI attraction orientations,the report said that Vietnam needs to improve its policies to attract and useFDI with a focus on green growth, digital transformation and supply chainconnectivity of domestic and foreign-invested enterprises.
As of February 2023, Vietnam had attracted nearly 440 billion USD from 141countries and territories./.