Vietnam attracts 27.72 billion USD in FDI this year
Vietnam attracted a total of over 27.7 billion USD in foreign direct investment as of December 20, equal to 89% of the figure of the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.
There were more than 2,000 newly-registered FDI projects worth over 12.4 billion USD, up more than 17% year-on-year in the number of projects, but down 18.4% in value.
Meanwhile, over 1,100 projects had their capital adjusted, with a total amount of over 10 billion USD.
There were also 3,566 capital contributions and share purchases with a total amount of 5.15 billion USD, down over 6% and 25%, respectively.
Among 108 nations and territories pouring capital into Vietnam this year, Singapore ranked first with 6.46 billion USD. It was followed by the Republic of Korea, and Japan./.
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