Key driving forces of economic growth in 2015 (04/01)
04/01/2016 - 17 Lượt xem
As of mid-December, the country granted licenses to 2,013 FDI projects with total registered capital of US$15.58 billion, up 26.8% in quantity but down 0.4% in value in comparison with 2014.
Meanwhile, investors registered to increase investment capital by US$7.18 billion to the current 814 projects this year.
Processing and manufacturing sector remained the top attractive sector with committed volume of US$15.23 billion (accounting for 66.9% of the total); followed by electricity production and distribution, fuel with US$2.8 billion (or 12.4%); real estate with US$2.3 billion.
HCMC took the lead in FDI attraction with over US$2.8 billion (accounting for 18% of the total registered capital); followed by Tra Vinh with over US$2.5 billion (16.2%); Binh Duong with over US$2.4 billion (15.8%); and Dong Nai with over US$1.4 billion.
In 2015, the Republic of Korea was the largest investor with over US$2.6 billion of FDI (17.2% of total); followed by Malaysia with US$2.4 billion (15.7%); Samoa with US$1.3 billion (8.4%); Japan with US$1.2 billion (8.2%).
Noticeably, the year 2015 also featured with various projects worth more than US$1 billion, including the US$3 billion Sam Sung Display factory in Bac Ninh province.
The GSO believed that improved legal system on investment and encouragement of high-tech and environmentally-friendly projects further turned the country into an attractive investment destination./.
Source: Chinhphu.vn
