ATTRACTING FDI IN JANUARY 2022: THE ADDITIONAL REGISTERED CAPITAL REACHED NEARLY 1.3 BILLION USD

Specifically, according to data from the Foreign Investment Department (Ministry of Planning and Investment), from the beginning of the year to January 20, Vietnam attracted 103 new FDI projects, with a total registered capital of nearly 388 million USD, an increase of 2.2 times in the number of projects over the same period but a decrease of over 70% of the registered capital compared to January 2021. The reason explained by the Ministry of Planning and Investment is that in January this year, there was a lack of large-scale FDI projects.

In January 2022, there were 103 projects with capital adjustment, with a total additional registered capital of 1.27 billion USD, an increase of 2.69 times in capital compared to the same period in 2021. At the same time, there were also 206 times of contributions. capital to buy shares of foreign investors in Vietnam, with the total value of contributed capital reaching 443.5 million USD, doubled over the same period last year.

Disbursed FDI in January is estimated at 1.61 billion USD

According to the Foreign Investment Agency, capital adjustment and capital contribution to buy shares increased over the same period in both the number of adjusted projects, contributed capital to buy shares as well as total additional investment capital and value of contributed capital. Meanwhile, newly registered investment capital in January 2022, although decreased compared to the same period last year because there were not many large-scale projects, the number of new investment projects increased sharply (nearly 2.2 times higher than the same period last year). ), showing that foreign investors' confidence in Vietnam's investment environment is still very positive.

Realized capital of FDI projects in January was estimated at over 1.61 billion USD, up 6.8% over the same period in 2021. Explaining the increase in realized FDI inflows, the Foreign Investment Department said that connecting Following the recovery momentum from the end of 2021 after the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, many FDI enterprises have stabilized and expanded their production and business activities.

There were 33 countries and territories investing in Vietnam in January 2022. In which, Singapore leads with a total investment of nearly 666 million USD, accounting for 31.7% of total investment capital in Vietnam; Korea ranked second with over 481 million USD, accounting for 22.9% of total investment capital, up nearly 5 times over the same period last year. China ranks third with a total registered investment capital of nearly 451 million USD.

In January 2022, foreign investors invested in 15 of the 21 national economic sectors of Vietnam. In which, the processing and manufacturing industry took the lead with a total investment of over 1.2 billion USD, accounting for 58.9% of the total registered investment capital.

In January 2022, foreign investors invested in 30 provinces and cities of Vietnam. Accordingly, Hanoi leads with a total registered investment capital of over 448 million USD, accounting for 21.3% of total registered investment capital and nearly 29.9 times higher than the same period in 2021.