• An Giang
  • Binh Duong
  • Binh Phuoc
  • Binh Thuan
  • Binh Dinh
  • Bac Lieu
  • Bac Giang
  • Bac Kan
  • Bac Ninh
  • Ben Tre
  • Cao Bang
  • Ca Mau
  • Can Tho
  • Dien Bien
  • Da Nang
  • Da Lat
  • Dak Lak
  • Dak Nong
  • Dong Nai
  • Dong Thap
  • Gia Lai
  • Ha Noi
  • Ho Chi Minh
  • Ha Giang
  • Ha Nam
  • Ha Tinh
  • Hoa Binh
  • Hung Yen
  • Hai Duong
  • Hai Phong
  • Hau Giang
  • Khanh Hoa
  • Kien Giang
  • Kon Tum
  • Lai Chau
  • Long An
  • Lao Cai
  • Lam Dong
  • Lang Son
  • Nam Dinh
  • Nghe An
  • Ninh Binh
  • Ninh Thuan
  • Phu Tho
  • Phu Yen
  • Quang Binh
  • Quang Nam
  • Quang Ngai
  • Quang Ninh
  • Quang Tri
  • Soc Trang
  • Son La
  • Thanh Hoa
  • Thai Binh
  • Thai Nguyen
  • Thua Thien Hue
  • Tien Giang
  • Tra Vinh
  • Tuyen Quang
  • Tay Ninh
  • Vinh Long
  • Vinh Phuc
  • Vung Tau
  • Yen Bai

US $1.23 billion in FDI attracted in two months

VGP – Việt Nam attracted US $1.23 billion in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the first two months of this year, equivalent to 45% of the figure recorded in the same period last year.

March 01, 2012 8:19 AM GMT+7

In the reviewed period, US $1 billion in FDI has been disbursed, equivalent to 91% of the same period last year, reported the Foreign Investment Agency.

The processing and manufacturing industries have drawn the major attention of foreign investors with 26 newly registered projects totalling more than US $994 million, accounting for 81% of the registered capital in January and February.

Hải Phòng City topped 15 cities and provinces having FDI-invested-projects, luring more than US $605 million in newly-registered capital, or 49.2% of its total investment capital. Khánh Hoà  and Bình Dương Provinces came in second and third places, respectively.

Japan, with the total investment of US $1.07 billion, was the largest investor among 23 territories and countries investing in Việt Nam. It was followed by Taiwan and Singapore.

By Thùy Dung