Vietnam attracts nearly 16.8 bln USD in FDI in eight months

  • Manufacturing electronic devices at the South Korean-invested Daeyang Hanoi Co. Ltd in the northern province of Bac Giang. VNA Photo: Đồng Thúy
    Manufacturing electronic devices at the South Korean-invested Daeyang Hanoi Co. Ltd in the northern province of Bac Giang. VNA Photo: Đồng Thúy
  • Manufacturing electronic devices at the South Korean-invested Daeyang Hanoi Co. Ltd in the northern province of Bac Giang. VNA Photo: Đồng Thúy
    Manufacturing electronic devices at the South Korean-invested Daeyang Hanoi Co. Ltd in the northern province of Bac Giang. VNA Photo: Đồng Thúy
  • Manufacturing electronic devices at the South Korean-invested Daeyang Hanoi Co. Ltd in the northern province of Bac Giang. VNA Photo: Đồng Thúy
    Manufacturing electronic devices at the South Korean-invested Daeyang Hanoi Co. Ltd in the northern province of Bac Giang. VNA Photo: Đồng Thúy
  • Manufacturing electronic devices at the South Korean-invested Daeyang Hanoi Co. Ltd in the northern province of Bac Giang. VNA Photo: Đồng Thúy
    Manufacturing electronic devices at the South Korean-invested Daeyang Hanoi Co. Ltd in the northern province of Bac Giang. VNA Photo: Đồng Thúy
  • Manufacturing electronic devices at the South Korean-invested Daeyang Hanoi Co. Ltd in the northern province of Bac Giang. VNA Photo: Đồng Thúy
    Manufacturing electronic devices at the South Korean-invested Daeyang Hanoi Co. Ltd in the northern province of Bac Giang. VNA Photo: Đồng Thúy
  • Manufacturing electronic devices at the South Korean-invested Daeyang Hanoi Co. Ltd in the northern province of Bac Giang. VNA Photo: Đồng Thúy
    Manufacturing electronic devices at the South Korean-invested Daeyang Hanoi Co. Ltd in the northern province of Bac Giang. VNA Photo: Đồng Thúy
Vietnam raked in nearly 16.8 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) as of August 20, down 12.3% year-on-year, according to the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment. In the period, a remarkable decrease was seen in the value of newly-registered capital, down 43.9% to 6.35 billion USD. Meanwhile, additional capital injected into existing projects rose by 50.7% to 7.5 billion USD; and capital contributions and share purchases was up 3.6% to 2.9 billion USD. During January-August, 12.8 billion USD of foreign-invested projects was disbursed, up 10.5% year-on-year, signaling foreign investors’ confidence in Vietnam’s investment prospects in the coming time. As of August 20, the country had over 35,500 valid projects totaling over 430 billion USD. Meanwhile, disbursement is estimated at 264.4 billion USD, equal to 61.5% of the total valid registered capital. VNA Photo: Đồng Thúy

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