Hanoi (VNA) - Disbursedforeign direct investment (FDI) in Vietnam in 2018 hit 19.1 billion USD, anincrease of 9.1 percent over the previous year.
In the recent three years, the disbursed FDI reached over 50 billion USD,according to a report by the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministryof Planning and Investment.
By December 20, total foreign investment in Vietnam, including newly-registeredand added capital and that for share purchase, was 35.46 billion USD, or 98.8percent of last year’s figure.
FDI commitment for 3,046 newly-licensed projects reached nearly 18 billion USD,equivalent to 84.5 percent of the same period last year.
After a yearly decline of nearly 10 percent in FDI added to operating projectstotaled at 7.59 billion USD, the capital pledged for stake acquisitions rose by60 percent year on year to 9.89 billion USD, the report said.
As per the data,foreign-invested enterprises gained a trade surplus of 32.8 billion USD thisyear as they exported 175.5 billion USD worth of goods, up 13 percent whiletheir imports hit 142.7 billion USD, up 12 percent.
The manufacturing and processing sector garnered the most interest from foreigninvestors in the period, accounting for 16.58 billion USD, or 47 percent of theregistered capital.
The real estate sector ranked second with 6.6 billion USD, or 18.5 percent andthe retail sector came third with 3.67 billion USD, or 10.3 percent.
Statisticsshowed that 112 countries and territories invested in Vietnam from January toDecember. Among them, Japan took the lead with 8.59 billion USD, making up 24percent of the nation’s total FDI. The Republic of Korea and Singapore were therunner-ups with 7.2 billion USD and 5 billion USD, making up 24.2 percent and14.2 percent of the nation’s total FDI, respectively.-VNA
The disbursement of foreign direct investment (FDI) projects was estimated at 11.25 billion USD as of August 20, a year-on-year rise of 9.2 percent, according to the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.
Disbursement of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first nine months of this year experienced a modest increase of 6 percent to 13.25 billion USD compared to the same period last year.
The attraction and use of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the past 30 years have proven that the door-opening policy of the Party and State of Vietnam is a correct choice in line with the development trend of the era and the country’s situation, Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung said.
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Capital disbursement of foreign direct investment (FDI) projects stood at 15.1 billion USD as of October 20, up 6.3 percent year-on-year, according to the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.
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Inside an FDI firm (Photo: VNA) 
