Vietnam reported about 27.26 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first 10 months of the year, an on-year increase of 1.9%. The capital disbursed for foreign investment projects is estimated at approximately 19.58 billion USD, up 8.8% compared to the same period in 2023.
Foreign investors still put their trust in the Vietnamese economy, but it is important to take measures for sustaining the upward trend in foreign direct investment (FDI), an expert has said.
Ho Chi Minh City recorded 337.8 million USD of foreign investment registered during the first two months of 2021, equivalent to 70.3 percent of the figure in the same period last year.
Vietnam will be one of the few nations worldwide to record positive economic growth in 2020 despite a global collapse in trade, travel and investment caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an article recently published by the English language news media publishing group Asia Times.
The central province of Thua Thien-Hue is now home to over 6,500 enterprises, which play a significant role in manufacturing, job creation, and local budget collection, according to Chairman of the provincial Business Association Duong Tuan Anh.
As many as 491 enterprises were established with total chapter capital of 4.8 trillion VND (211.2 million USD) in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue in the first nine months of the year.
Central Thua Thien-Hue province plans to lure 15-20 domestic and foreign investment projects, worth 10 trillion VND (448.3 million USD), into its industrial parks this year.