In 8 months, foreign investment capital in Vietnam reached more than 18.1 billion USD

Foreign investment (FDI) into Vietnam continues to tend to increase in both newly registered capital and realized capital, showing that investors' confidence in Vietnam's investment environment has increased.

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The Foreign Investment Department (Ministry of Planning and Investment) said that as of August 20, 2023, total foreign investment capital (FDI) registered in Vietnam reached more than 18.1 billion USD, an increase of 8.8 billion USD. 2% over the same period.

Notably, newly registered investment capital and capital contribution and share purchase activities of foreign investors continue to maintain an increasing trend. Particularly, adjusted investment capital decreased sharply over the same period although the number of projects adjusted to increase capital increased.

Specifically, out of the total value of FDI capital into Vietnam in the first 8 months of 2023, there are 1,924 projects granted investment registration certificates with newly registered investment capital reaching more than 8.8 billion USD, an increase of 69.5%. in number of projects and increased 39.7% in capital over the same period.

In addition, there were 830 projects registered to adjust capital with a total additional investment capital of more than 4.5 billion USD, an increase of 22.8% in the number of adjusted projects and a decrease of 39.7% in capital. . Although still decreasing, the decrease in adjusted investment capital continues to tend to improve compared to the first months of the year.

Regarding capital contribution and share purchase activities of foreign investors, there were 2,268 capital contribution and share purchase transactions with a total value of more than 4.4 billion USD, a decrease of 6.5% in the number of transactions and an increase in the number of transactions. 62.8% of capital.

Regarding implemented capital, it is estimated that foreign investment projects have disbursed about 13.1 billion USD, an increase of 1.3% over the same period.

Foreign investors have invested in 18 industries out of Vietnam's 21 national economic sectors. In particular, the processing and manufacturing industry continues to lead in attracting FDI capital with a total investment capital of nearly 13 billion USD, accounting for nearly 67.8% of total registered investment capital and an increase of 14.7% compared to the previous year. same period.

Ranked second is the real estate business with a total investment capital of more than 1.76 billion USD, accounting for more than 9.7% of total registered investment capital, down 47.2%. Next is the finance - banking industry attracting 1.54 billion USD (nearly 63.7 times more).

Regarding investment partners, in the first 8 months of 2023, there were 100 countries and territories investing in Vietnam. Of which, Singapore leads with a total investment capital of more than 3.8 billion USD, accounting for more than 21.2% of total investment capital in Vietnam, down 15.4% over the same period in 2022.

With a 90.8% increase in investment capital in Vietnam, China ranked second among countries and territories investing in Vietnam with a total investment value of nearly 2.69 billion USD, accounting for 14.8% of total investment capital, followed by Japan, Korea,...

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