In the first two months of the year, capital for implementing FDI projects increased by 2%

According to a quick report, as of February 20, 2021, the total newly registered capital, adjusted, capital contribution, and share purchase by foreign investors reached 5.46 billion VND, the Ministry of Planning and Investment said. USD, equaling 84.4% over the same period in 2020.

Realized capital of foreign direct investment (FDI) projects is estimated at 2.5 billion USD, up 2% over the same period in 2020.

Accordingly, in February, there were 126 new projects granted investment registration certificates, down 74.8% over the same period last year, total registered capital reached 3.31 billion USD, down 33.9% compared to the same period last year. same period in 2020.

Regarding adjusted capital, there were 115 turns of projects registered to adjust investment capital, down 23.8% over the same period, the total additional registered capital reached 1.61 billion USD, up 2.5 times over the same period last year. .

For capital contribution and share purchase, there were 445 times of capital contribution and share purchase from foreign investors, down 71.9% over the same period, the total value of contributed capital was 543.1 million USD, down 34.4 % over the same period.

By investment field, foreign investors have invested in 17 sectors; in which, the processing and manufacturing industry leads the way with a total investment of over 3 billion USD, accounting for 55.7% of the total registered investment capital. Electricity production and distribution ranked second with a total investment of 1.44 billion USD, accounting for 26.5% of total registered investment capital. Followed by the real estate business, professional science and technology activities with a total registered capital of nearly 485 million USD and nearly 153 million USD.

According to investment partners, 46 countries and territories have invested in Vietnam; In which, Japan leads with total investment capital of 1.64 billion USD, accounting for nearly 30% of total investment capital in Vietnam. Singapore ranked second with total investment capital of 1.07 billion USD, accounting for 19.6% of total investment capital. Korea ranked third with a total registered investment capital of 1.05 USD, accounting for 19.3% of total investment capital. Followed by China, Hong Kong (China), the United States, …