Of the figure, USD 238.33 million landed in 81 new projects while the remainder was pumped into 21 existing ones.

In the reviewed period, finance and banking caught the most interest from the Vietnamese investors, accounting for 37.8 percent of their total investments, or USD 105.77 million.

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Enterprises from Vietnam have invested in 32 countries and territories from January to July. Among them, Laos lured the biggest share of the investment, with USD 84 million, representing 30 percent of the total. It was followed by Australia with USD 37.1 million, or 13.3 percent.

Meanwhile, Vietnam’s foreign direct investment (FDI) soared 4.6 percent year on year to USD 22.94 billion in the first seven months of this year. Of the amount, fresh approvals increased 2.2 percent to USD 13.2 billion while investors added USD 4.95 billion to existing projects, equivalent to 84.2 percent of the same period last year.

Foreign investors injected their capital into 17 sectors and areas. Manufacturing and processing continued to be the most appealing sector by attracting USD 9.63 billion from January to July, accounting for 41.95 percent of the total FDI. The real estate trading came second with USD 5.6 billion (24.4 percent), followed by retail and wholesale with USD 1.69 billion (7.4 percent).

Japan remained the leader among foreign investors by pouring USD 6.88 billion into Vietnam during the period. The Republic of Korea followed closely with USD 5.46 billion, while Singapore came next with USD 2.73 billion.

According to the FIA, foreign investors were present in 59 cities and provinces. Of them, the capital lured the largest share with USD 6.17 billion. Ho Chi Minh City and the Southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau were runners-up with USD 4.12 billion and USD 2.15 billion.

Source: VNA