Southern region leads nation in FDI attraction
The southern region attracted 7.21 billion USD worth of foreign direct
investment (FDI) in 2014, according to the Ministry of Planning and
Investment's Foreign Investment Agency.
The southern region attracted 7.21 billion USD worth of foreign direct
investment (FDI) in 2014, according to the Ministry of Planning and
Investment's Foreign Investment Agency.
The recorded value accounted for 35.9 percent of the total FDI registered in the country, which pushed the region as the top performer in terms of FDI attraction. From January to December, 644 new foreign-invested projects were licensed while 238 operating ones were allowed to increase capital in the region, which comprises Ho Chi Minh City, Ba Ria–Vung Tau, Dong Nai and Binh Duong. Also included in the region are Binh Thuan, Tay Ninh, Binh Phuoc and Ninh Thuan.
The latest addition has brought the number of licensed projects in the region to a total of more than 9,760 with a combined investment capital of 114.95 billion USD. This amount made up 56 percent of the nation's total number of foreign-invested projects and 45.8 percent of the total FDI registered in the country to date, the agency noted.
Among eight localities, HCM City ranked first with 38 billion USD, or equivalent to 31.1 percent of the region's total FDI. It was followed by Ba Ria–Vung Tau (26.7 billion USD, or 23.2 percent); Dong Nai (22.35 billion USD, or 19.4 percent) and Binh Duong (19.98 billion, or 17.4 percent).
Four remaining provinces, Binh Thuan, Tay Ninh, Binh Phuoc and Ninh Thuan, made up 3.1 percent, 2.1 percent, 0.82 percent and 0.7 percent of the total FDI pledged in the region, respectively.
Singapore was the region's leading source of FDI with 15.31 billion USD, which accounted for 13.3 percent of the region's total FDI. The Republic of Korea came second with 14.96 billion USD, or 13 percent.
During the reviewed period, the manufacturing and processing sector attracted the largest share of FDI, with 57.6 billion USD, or 50.1 percent of the region's total registered FDI. It was followed by estate trading (27.18 billion USD, or 23.6 percent) and hospitality and catering services (6.18 billion USD, or 5.4 percent).-VNA
The recorded value accounted for 35.9 percent of the total FDI registered in the country, which pushed the region as the top performer in terms of FDI attraction. From January to December, 644 new foreign-invested projects were licensed while 238 operating ones were allowed to increase capital in the region, which comprises Ho Chi Minh City, Ba Ria–Vung Tau, Dong Nai and Binh Duong. Also included in the region are Binh Thuan, Tay Ninh, Binh Phuoc and Ninh Thuan.
The latest addition has brought the number of licensed projects in the region to a total of more than 9,760 with a combined investment capital of 114.95 billion USD. This amount made up 56 percent of the nation's total number of foreign-invested projects and 45.8 percent of the total FDI registered in the country to date, the agency noted.
Among eight localities, HCM City ranked first with 38 billion USD, or equivalent to 31.1 percent of the region's total FDI. It was followed by Ba Ria–Vung Tau (26.7 billion USD, or 23.2 percent); Dong Nai (22.35 billion USD, or 19.4 percent) and Binh Duong (19.98 billion, or 17.4 percent).
Four remaining provinces, Binh Thuan, Tay Ninh, Binh Phuoc and Ninh Thuan, made up 3.1 percent, 2.1 percent, 0.82 percent and 0.7 percent of the total FDI pledged in the region, respectively.
Singapore was the region's leading source of FDI with 15.31 billion USD, which accounted for 13.3 percent of the region's total FDI. The Republic of Korea came second with 14.96 billion USD, or 13 percent.
During the reviewed period, the manufacturing and processing sector attracted the largest share of FDI, with 57.6 billion USD, or 50.1 percent of the region's total registered FDI. It was followed by estate trading (27.18 billion USD, or 23.6 percent) and hospitality and catering services (6.18 billion USD, or 5.4 percent).-VNA
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