FDI disbursement reaches US$5.4 billion in first half

VGP – As of June 20, the disbursement of foreign direct investment (FDI) hit US$5.4 billion, up 2%, according to the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).

June 27, 2012 2:03 PM GMT+7

Since the beginning of the year, the registered FDI capital reached US$6.4 billion, down 27.3% against the same period last year.

Processing and manufacturing sector took the lead in FDI attraction with 63% of the total registered capital, followed by the real estate which accounted for 25% of the registered capital.

The FDI sector earned US$32.7 billion from exporting goods including crude oil, an increase of 37.3%.

In the reviewed period, Japan still remains the biggest investor in Vietnam by holding 65% of the FDI inflow.

The southern province of Binh Duong was the most attractive FDI destination as it lured around 40% of total figure./.

By Kim Loan