Vietnam lures 35.46 billion USD FDI in 2018
Vietnam attracted 35.46 billion USD in total foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2018, equivalent to 98.8 percent of the previous year’s figure.
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Vietnam attracted 35.46 billion USD in total foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2018, equivalent to 98.8 percent of the previous year’s figure.
Disbursed foreign direct investment (FDI) in Vietnam in 2018 hit 19.1 billion USD, an increase of 9.1 percent over the previous year.
Vietnam is among the few ASEAN member countries to consistently improve its attractiveness to foreign investors due to its growing economy and improving business climate, according to experts.
Vietnam registered to invest 303.5 million USD abroad in the first 11 months of this year, plus 55 million USD worth of additional capital for existing overseas projects.
Vietnam attracted a total of 30.8 billion USD worth of registered foreign direct investment (FDI) as of November 20, a slight decrease of 6.8 percent year-on-year.
Vietnamese experts and businesses have reaffirmed the country’s interest in strengthening its investment and trade partnership with Cuban partners during Cuba’s third Investment Forum as part of the 36th Havana International Fair (FIHAV 2018).
Capital disbursement of foreign direct investment (FDI) projects stood at 15.1 billion USD as of October 20, up 6.3 percent year-on-year, according to the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.
The Government’s Decree 86/CP, which took effect on August 1, is expected to stimulate investment in education with a new regulation allowing foreign-funded schools to enroll more Vietnamese students.
Leading destinations for the flow of foreign direct investment (FDI) such as Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai, Binh Duong and Ba Ria-Vung Tau provinces, have been shifting their focus to investment quality after 30 years attracting foreign capital.
The inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) has helped Vietnam access advanced technology in the world, said Director of the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment Do Nhat Hoang.
Disbursement of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first nine months of this year experienced a modest increase of 6 percent to 13.25 billion USD compared to the same period last year.
Vietnamese businesses injected 331 million USD into 122 projects abroad in the first nine months of this year, the Foreign Investment Agency reported.
Disbursement of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first nine months of this year experienced a modest increase of 6 percent to 13.25 billion USD compared to the same period last year.
Russia currently ranks 22nd among countries and territories investing in Vietnam with total registered capital of nearly 1 billion USD.
After 30 years of reform and opening, Vietnam has become one of the most successful countries in the region in foreign direct investment (FDI) attraction thanks to the building and completion of the legal system in the field.
Many provinces and cities have licensed projects worth billions of US dollars through their investment forums this year. But experts said the key issue remains how to push these projects from the planning to the action stage.
Ho Chi Minh City’s Investment and Trade Promotion Centre will organise the second HCM City Trade-Service-Tourism Promotion Conference in Savannakhet, Laos, in October to help Vietnamese businesses tap the Lao market and enhance co-operation between the two countries, a workshop heard on August 28.
Vietnam has become an attractive destination for many foreign investors largely due to the country’s friendly policies encouraging FDI, its political stability and strong economy, the latest report of US-based John Lang LaSalle said.
