VN draws $4.85b as FDI inflow reduces (28/04)
29/04/2014 - 13 Lượt xem
The figure released
by the Ministry of Planning and Investment's Foreign Investment Agency also
showed that of the total, $3.32 billion went into 390 newly-licensed projects,
while 140 existing projects added $1.62 billion to their capital.
The manufacturing
and processing sectors took the lead in attracting FDI with 204 new projects at
$3.6 billion, accounting for 74.3 per cent of the total.
The real estate
sector ranked second with seven projects with a total investment of $392.3
million, accounting for 8.1 per cent share, followed by the construction sector
with $237 million (4.9 per cent) and health care and social support sector
($225.93 million).
While FDI levels
slowed down, the country's FDI disbursement reached $4 billion during the
January-April period, representing a year-on-year increase of 6.7 per cent.
Of the 36 countries
and territories investing in Viet Nam in this period, South Korea was the
largest investor, with both newly-registered and additional capital totalling
$1.12 billion, followed by Japan and Singapore with $531 and $479.1 million,
respectively.
The southern
Province of Binh Duong topped the list of FDI destinations, attracting $792.9
million, accounting for 16.3 per cent of the country's total, followed by HCM
City ($749.1 million) and Dong Nai ($537.8 million).
The
Thang Long Cement Factory with investments made by Indonesia in the
northeastern Quang Ninh Province has been the largest FDI project so far this
year, with a total registered capital of $352.6 million. It was followed by the
Dai An Viet Nam - Canada hospital project worth $225 million in northern Hai
Duong Province.
