Vietnam’s nine-month FDI down 78.6 percent
Vietnam attracted a total of 12.54
billion USD in FDI in the first nine months
of this year, down 78.6 percent from the same period last year.
Vietnam attracted a total of 12.54
billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first nine months
of this year, down 78.6 percent from the same period last year.
Of the total sum, 7.67 billion USD was committed for 583 newly-licensed projects, representing a year-on-year decrease of 85.7 percent, reported the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Foreign Investment Department.
The remaining 4.86 billion USD was added to 168 operational projects, up 7 percent year-on-year.
The additional capital extended in the first nine months showed the confidence of foreign investors in the recovery and development potential of Vietnam ’s economy.
The business and service industry lured the largest volume of FDI, with hotel and restaurant services recording almost 4.57 billion USD and real estate posting 3.65 billion USD. They were followed by the processing and manufacturing sector, drawing 2.53 billion USD.
Providing a total in funding of 3.95 billion USD, the US topped the list of 38 countries and territories investing in Vietnam so far this year.
During the reviewed period, the country's FDI disbursement was estimated at 7.2 billion USD, an 11.1 percent decrease year-on-year./.
Of the total sum, 7.67 billion USD was committed for 583 newly-licensed projects, representing a year-on-year decrease of 85.7 percent, reported the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Foreign Investment Department.
The remaining 4.86 billion USD was added to 168 operational projects, up 7 percent year-on-year.
The additional capital extended in the first nine months showed the confidence of foreign investors in the recovery and development potential of Vietnam ’s economy.
The business and service industry lured the largest volume of FDI, with hotel and restaurant services recording almost 4.57 billion USD and real estate posting 3.65 billion USD. They were followed by the processing and manufacturing sector, drawing 2.53 billion USD.
Providing a total in funding of 3.95 billion USD, the US topped the list of 38 countries and territories investing in Vietnam so far this year.
During the reviewed period, the country's FDI disbursement was estimated at 7.2 billion USD, an 11.1 percent decrease year-on-year./.
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