More than 2 billion USD of FDI in first quarter (29/3)
06/08/2010 - 215 Lượt xem
Vietnam attracted more than 2 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first quarter of 2006, up 1 percent compared to the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).
As a result, the total FDI capital attracted in the past three months accounted for 31.6 percent of the 2006 target.
Of the total, 441 million USD came from 102 projects licensed in March and 426 million from 68 operational projects that were allowed to increase their investment capital.
The newly licensed projects are mainly concentrated in the industrial and building sectors, accounting for 72 percent of the total registered capital, while the service sector accounted for 27.5 percent.
Many large groups such as Brother Industries, Masushita, Canon have invested into Vietnam and expanded their operation.
During this period, the total disbursed capital of the foreign-invested sector reached 810 million USD, an increase of 14.1% compared to the same period last year. This sector also earned 4,950 million USD, a rise of 29% year-on-year. Of the figure, exports (except crude oil) are estimated to reach 2,906 million USD, up 24% year-on-year.
Source: www.cpv.org.vn
