• 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 inflows hit US$ 19.54 bln in past eight months

VGP – As of August 20, total amount of foreign investment inflows valued US$ 19.54 billion, equivalent to 86.3% of the same period last year, reported the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

August 27, 2020 4:15 PM GMT+7

Specifically, the country granted licences to 1,797 new FDI projects with registered capital of US$9.73 billion, or a year-on-year increase of 6.6%.

Of these projects, the liquefied natural gas (LNG) power plan is the biggest foreign-invested project, capitalized at US$4 billion, accounting for 41.1% of the newly registered capital in the reviewed period.

Meanwhile, there were 718 projects registered to increase investment capital by US$ 4.87 billion, up 20.9% in number and up 22.2% in value. 

In addition, the country saw 4,804 instances of capital contribution and share purchases by foreign investors with a total volume of US$4.93 billion, equaling to 51.8% against the same period last year.

Foreign investors have invested in 18 industries, in which processing and manufacturing accounted for the highest proportion, followed by electricity production and distribution, real estate, and retail sales.

Out of 106 countries and territories investing  in Viet Nam, Singapore took the lead with US$ 6.54 billion by occupying 33.5% of the total investment, followed by the Republic of Korean with US$ 2.97 billion, China with US$ 1.75 billion, Japan, Thailand, and Chinese Taipei.

Among 59 FDI recipient destinations, Bac Lieu, Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City were in top three, with US$ 4 billion, US$ 2.86 billion, and US$ 2.62 billion, respectively./.

By Kim Anh