More than 5.26 billion USD is injected into 962 new projects in the five months. (Photo: baodautu.vn)Of the sum, more than 5.26 billion USD was injectedinto 962 new projects, representing year-on-year increases of 27.8% in valueand 66.4% in value, the agency said.
According to the agency, 1,278 transactions of capitalcontribution for share purchases were recorded in the period with a combinedvalue of nearly 3.32 billion USD, down 5.6% in number of transactions but up 67.2% in value.
Nevertheless, 485 projects registered to adjust theirinvestment with additional capital of nearly 2.28 billion USD, a drop of up to59.4% from the corresponding time last year.
The processing and manufacturing sector was thelargest recipient of FDI, with more than 6.64 billion USD, accounting for 61.2%of the total pledges, followed by finance-banking, real estate, andscience-technology.
The processing and manufacturing sector was thelargest recipient of FDI, with more than 6.64 billion USD, accounting for 61.2%of the total pledges, followed by finance-banking, real estate, andscience-technology.
Illustrative image (Source: VNA)Japan and China came second and third with nearly2.1 billion USD and some 1.61 billion USD, respectively. Other large investorsincluded Taiwan (China), Hong Kong (China), and the Republic of Korea.
Foreign investments were poured into 50 out of the63 cities and provinces, of which Hanoi received the most, with about 1.87 billionUSD, accounting for about 17.2% of the sum, followed by the northern provinceof Bac Giang, and HCM City, Binh Duong, and Dong Nai provinces in the south.
However, HCM City topped the list in the numbers of newand adjusted projects, and capital contribution for share purchases./.
VNA
