More than 5.26 billion USD is injected into 962 new projects in the five months. (Photo: baodautu.vn) Of the sum, more than 5.26 billion USD was injected into 962 new projects, representing year-on-year increases of 27.8% in value and 66.4% in value, the agency said.
According to the agency, 1,278 transactions of capital contribution for share purchases were recorded in the period with a combined value of nearly 3.32 billion USD, down 5.6% in number of transactions but up 67.2% in value.
Nevertheless, 485 projects registered to adjust their investment with additional capital of nearly 2.28 billion USD, a drop of up to 59.4% from the corresponding time last year.
The processing and manufacturing sector was the largest recipient of FDI, with more than 6.64 billion USD, accounting for 61.2% of the total pledges, followed by finance-banking, real estate, and science-technology.
The processing and manufacturing sector was the largest recipient of FDI, with more than 6.64 billion USD, accounting for 61.2% of the total pledges, followed by finance-banking, real estate, and science-technology.
Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Japan and China came second and third with nearly 2.1 billion USD and some 1.61 billion USD, respectively. Other large investors included Taiwan (China), Hong Kong (China), and the Republic of Korea.
Foreign investments were poured into 50 out of the 63 cities and provinces, of which Hanoi received the most, with about 1.87 billion USD, accounting for about 17.2% of the sum, followed by the northern province of Bac Giang, and HCM City, Binh Duong, and Dong Nai provinces in the south.
However, HCM City topped the list in the numbers of new and adjusted projects, and capital contribution for share purchases./.
VNA
