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FDI disbursement, attraction rise

VGP - In the first four months of this year the foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow to the country has hit US$8.219 billion, a 17% year-on-year increase.

April 26, 2013 3:04 PM GMT+7

Meanwhile, while the FDI disbursement has reached US$3.75 billion, up 3.9% compared to the same period last year, according to the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

As of April 20, Viet Nam has had 341 new FDI projects, capitalising at US$4.873 billion, a 14.6% year-on-year increase and 121 projects registered to add US$3.34 billion to their investment, an increase of 20.7% against the same time last year.

The FDI inflow focuses on 18 industries, particularly processing and manufacturing with 164 new projects and an added capital of US$7.413, amounting to 90.2% of total invested capital.

The real estate sector recorded newly registered and added investment of over US$307 million while trade and repairing services attracted more 49 projects with total investment of US$127.62 million.

Among 37 countries and territories investing in Viet Nam, Japan remains the biggest foreign investor with total newly granted and additional capital of US$3.635 billion, accounting for 44.2% of the total capital invested in the country.

Singapore, with newly granted and additional capital of US$2.331 billion, accounting for 28.4% of the total capital, is the second while Russia comes third with US$1.105 billion, accounting 12.4% of the total capital.

The most attractive provinces to FDI are Thanh Hoa, Thai Nguyen and Binh Dinh, with US$2.8 billion, US$2.016 billion and US$1.009 billion respectively.

FDI businesses have made a trade surplus of US$3.341 billion in the first four months while the country face a trade deficit of US$722 million.

By Ngoc Van