• An Giang
  • Binh Duong
  • Binh Phuoc
  • Binh Thuan
  • Binh Dinh
  • Bac Lieu
  • Bac Giang
  • Bac Kan
  • Bac Ninh
  • Ben Tre
  • Cao Bang
  • Ca Mau
  • Can Tho
  • Dien Bien
  • Da Nang
  • Da Lat
  • Dak Lak
  • Dak Nong
  • Dong Nai
  • Dong Thap
  • Gia Lai
  • Ha Noi
  • Ho Chi Minh
  • Ha Giang
  • Ha Nam
  • Ha Tinh
  • Hoa Binh
  • Hung Yen
  • Hai Duong
  • Hai Phong
  • Hau Giang
  • Khanh Hoa
  • Kien Giang
  • Kon Tum
  • Lai Chau
  • Long An
  • Lao Cai
  • Lam Dong
  • Lang Son
  • Nam Dinh
  • Nghe An
  • Ninh Binh
  • Ninh Thuan
  • Phu Tho
  • Phu Yen
  • Quang Binh
  • Quang Nam
  • Quang Ngai
  • Quang Ninh
  • Quang Tri
  • Soc Trang
  • Son La
  • Thanh Hoa
  • Thai Binh
  • Thai Nguyen
  • Thua Thien Hue
  • Tien Giang
  • Tra Vinh
  • Tuyen Quang
  • Tay Ninh
  • Vinh Long
  • Vinh Phuc
  • Vung Tau
  • Yen Bai

FDI drops sharply in first seven months

VGP – As of July 20, 2,064 FDI projects were licensed with a total register capital of US$ 8.27 billion in the first seven months, down 24.6% in number and 37.4% in value in comparison with the same period last year, the General Statistics Office (GSO) reported.

July 29, 2019 11:00 AM GMT+7

Total amount of newly-registered and additional FDI hit US$ 11.7 billion, representing a year-on-year decline of 35.6%. 

In January-July period, total FDI disbursement was estimated at US$ 10.6 billion, up 7.1% against the same period last year. 

In the reviewed period, foreign investors spent US$ 8.52 billion to buy 4,387 shares, up 77.8% against the same period in 2018.

Processing and manufacturing sector absorbed the largest amount of FDI with a total register capital of US$ 6 billion, accounting for 73.2% of total newly-register capital. 

Real estate sector ranked second by occupying 10.2% of capital with US$ 6 billion. The rest of sectors attracted US$ 1.37 billion of capital. 

In the first seven months, 48 provinces and cities absorbed FDI in which Binh Duong got the largest amount of FDI with US$ 766.2 million (9.3%); HCMC with US$ 688.7 million and Tay Ninh with US$ 599.4 million. 

Out of 65 countries and territories investing in Viet Nam, in January-July period, China was the biggest FDI provider by pouring US$ 1.78 billion; followed by the RoK with US$ 1.43 billion; Japan with US$ 1.1 billion, Hong Kong with US$ 991.6 million. 

Viet Nam’s outward investment valued over US$ 180 million with 90 newly-licensed projects. Meanwhile, 21 projects got additional capital of US$ 97.3 million./.

By Khanh Phuong