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| At Giang Dien Industrial Park in Dong Nai province__Photo: VNA |
Total registered foreign direct investment (FDI) into Vietnam, including newly registered and adjusted capital, plus foreign investors’ contributions and share purchases, hit USD 18.24 billion as of April 27, up 32 per cent year-on-year, reported the Ministry of Finance’s National Statistics Office (NSO) on May 3.
Specifically, 1,249 new projects were licensed with a combined registered capital of USD 12.15 billion, marking a 3.7 per cent annual rise in volume and a 2.2-fold increase in value. Manufacturing and processing dominated, pulling in USD 8.12 billion, or 66.8 per cent of the total. Electricity, gas, water production and distribution came in second with USD 2.31 billion (19 per cent), while other sectors drew USD 1.72 billion (14.2 per cent).
Notably, realised FDI in Vietnam during the first four months was estimated at USD 7.40 billion, up 9.8 per cent year-on-year, the highest level for the period in the past five years. Of this, the manufacturing and processing sector disbursed USD 6.12 billion (82.7 per cent), real estate activities USD 540.5 million (7.3 per cent), and electricity, gas, hot water, steam, and air conditioning production and distribution USD 270.6 million (3.7 per cent).
The NSO also reported that 316 316 existing projects registered additional capital of USD 3.13 billion, a sharp 51 per cent drop from the same period last year.
Combining newly registered and adjusted capital, total FDI into manufacturing and processing reached USD 10.49 billion, or 68.6 per cent of the total. Electricity, gas, water and air conditioning drew USD 2.31 billion (15.1 per cent), while other sectors took USD 2.48 billion (16.3 per cent).
Foreign investors made 976 capital contribution and share purchase deals valued at USD 2.96 billion, jumping 61.9 per cent year-on-year. Of these, 325 transactions boosted enterprises’ charter capital by USD 445.13 million, while 651 share acquisitions without capital hikes totaled USD 2.51 billion.
By sector, wholesale and retail trade, including repair of automobiles, motorcycles and motorbikes, captured USD 1.89 billion (63.9 per cent). Professional, scientific and technological activities attracted USD 321 million (10.9 per cent), and other sectors USD 747 million (25.2 per cent).
Among 53 countries and territories with newly licensed projects in the first four months, Singapore led with USD 6.05 billion, accounting for 49.8 per cent of the total. It was followed by the Republic of Korea with USD 4.08 billion (33.6 per cent), China USD 524.1 million (4.3 per cent), Japan USD 462 million (3.8 per cent), Hong Kong (China) USD 329.2 million (2.7 per cent), and the Netherlands USD 318.5 million (2.6 per cent).- (VNA/VLLF)
