Vietnam received an estimated $1.05 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in January, up 10.5 percent from the same period the previous year, the government’s ministry of planning and investment said. FDI pledges for new projects, increased capital and stake acquisitions fell 24.1 percent from a year ago to $1.255 billion, the ministry said in a report published on its website late on Monday. The manufacturing and processing sector received the most foreign funds in January, the report said, followed by the retail and wholesale sectors. South Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong were the biggest foreign investors in Vietnam in January. FDI is a key source of growth for Vietnam’s export-driven economy, which received a record $17.5 billion in FDI inflow last year.
Vietnam received an estimated $17.5 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2017, up 10.8 percent from the previous year, the government's ministry of planning and investment said. This was in line with the government's expectation in November. FDI pledges for new projects, increased capital and stake acquisitions jumped 44.4 percent from a year ago to $35.88 billion, the ministry said in a report published on its website. The manufacturing and processing sector received the most foreign funds in 2017, the report said, followed by electricity production and distribution. Japan, South Korea and Singapore were the biggest foreign investors in…... [read more]
Vietnam received actual inflows of foreign direct investment (FDI) totalling an estimated $12.7 billion in nearly the first 10 months of this year, a rise of 7.6 percent from the same period a year ago, the government said on Friday. Vietnam received actual inflows of foreign direct investment (FDI) totalling an estimated $12.7 billion in nearly the first 10 months of this year, a rise of 7.6 percent from the same period a year ago, the government said on Friday. Vietnam also garnered fresh FDI pledges totalling $12.27 billion in the year to Oct. 20, 1.3 percent less than last…... [read more]
Vietnam has received an estimated $14.3 billion in actual inflow of foreign direct investment in the first 11 months of 2016, a rise of 8.3 percent from the same period last year, the government said on Wednesday. Vietnam has received an estimated $14.3 billion in actual inflow of foreign direct investment in the first 11 months of 2016, a rise of 8.3 percent from the same period last year, the government said on Wednesday. Vietnam also garnered fresh FDI pledges of $13.03 billion in January-November, down 3.9 percent from a year ago, while additional funds injected in existing projects in…... [read more]
South Korea remained the biggest investor in Vietnam so far. Vietnam has received an estimated $14.3 billion in actual inflow of foreign direct investment in the first 11 months of 2016, a rise of 8.3 percent from the same period last year, the government said on Wednesday. Vietnam also garnered fresh FDI pledges of $13.03 billion in January-November, down 3.9 percent from a year ago, while additional funds injected in existing projects in the same period dropped 23.9 percent to $5.07 billion, the investment ministry said in its monthly report. The government has projected actual FDI inflows this year to…... [read more]
Foreign investors have ploughed an estimated $8.9 billion in Vietnam-based projects during the first nine months of this year, up 3.2 percent from a year ago, a government agency said on Thursday. But new investment pledges in the January-September period is down 17.8 percent from a year ago to an estimated $7.64 billion, the Planning and Investment Ministry-run Foreign Investment Department said in a report on its website. (fia.mpi.gov.vn) Competing with new frontier markets such as Myanmar and Cambodia, Vietnam received $11.5 billion in FDI in 2013, near the $11.7 billion poured into Malaysia, one of the top five host…... [read more]
