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Vietnam attracts nearly 16.8 bln USD in FDI in eight months

Vietnam raked in nearly 16.8 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) as of August 20, down 12.3% year-on-year, according to the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.
Vietnam attracts nearly 16.8 bln USD in FDI in eight months ảnh 1Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam raked in nearly 16.8billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) as of August 20, down 12.3%year-on-year, according to the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) under theMinistry of Planning and Investment.

In the period, a remarkable decrease was seen in the valueof newly-registered capital, down 43.9% to 6.35 billion USD. Meanwhile,additional capital injected into existing projects rose by 50.7% to 7.5 billionUSD; and capital contributions and share purchases was up 3.6% to 2.9 billionUSD.

Experts said that although Vietnam is still assessed as an attractivedestination, the current world developments such as Russia-Ukraine tensions,supply chain disruptions and escalating inflation have remarkably affected FDIinfluxes into the country and other Southeast Asian nations.

During January-August, 12.8 billion USD of foreign-invested projectswas disbursed, up 10.5% year-on-year, signaling foreign investors’ confidence in Vietnam’s investment prospects in the coming time.

Vietnam attracts nearly 16.8 bln USD in FDI in eight months ảnh 2Processing and manufacturing continue to lure the largest FDI capital (Photo: VNA)
Processing and manufacturing continued to lure the largestFDI capital, with 10.7 billion USD, accounting for 63.9% of the total. It wasfollowed by real estate business, with over 3.3 billion USD, making up 19.9% ofthe total.

Singapore topped the list of the 94 nations and territoriespouring capital in Vietnam in the period, with 4.53 billion USD, accounting for27% of the total. It was followed by the Republic of Korea and Japan, withnearly 3.5 billion USD and 1.49 billion USD, respectively.

Ho Chi Minh City attracted the largest capital, with morethan 2.7 billion USD, making up 16.1% of the total, followed by Binh Duong withnearly 2.64 billion USD, and Bac Ninh nearly 1.75 billion USD.

As of August 20, the country had over 35,500 valid projects totalingover 430 billion USD. Meanwhile, disbursement is estimated at 264.4 billionUSD, equal to 61.5% of the total valid registered capital.

In the first eight months of this year, the foreign-investedsector reported an export value of 184.66 billion USD (including crude oil), up17% year-on-year and accounting for 73.9% of the total./.
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