FDI disbursement increases in first months

VGP – As of February 20, the disbursed volume of foreign direct investment (FDI) climbed up 7.1% to US$1.2 billion, according to the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA), under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

February 28, 2015 5:57 PM GMT+7

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The total newly-registered and additional FDI capital reached US$1.192 billion over the past two months of the year, equal to 77.5% of the same period last year.

As many as 28 nations and territories invested in Viet Nam in the reviewed period, with, British Virgin Islands taking the lead, followed by the Republic of Korea and Japan.

Manufacturing and processing, real estate and retail sales were the top choices for foreign investors.

The FDI sector’s export surged to US$15.988 billion in the first two months, a year-on-year increase of 12.4%, posting a trade surplus of US$2.03 billion./.

By Thuy Dung