Vietnam overseas investments record surge over four months
VOV.VN -Vietnam’s investments abroad, including newly and additionally-registered capital during the opening four months of the year reached US$545.9 million, marking a 7.9-fold increase compared to the same period from last year.
Throughout the reviewed period, a total of US$142.8 million was invested in 18 new projects, representing a rise of 2.7 times, while US$403.2 million was added to existing investments, up 25.5 times from last year’s corresponding period.
As of April 20, the total amount of foreign investment poured into the country, including newly registered and adjusted capital, along with shares purchased by foreign investors, had reached US$12.25 billion, representing an annual fall of 0.7%.
Of the figure, 451 new projects were licensed with registered capital of US$8.46 billion, a decline of 54.2% on-year in terms of the number of projects and a rise of 24.7% iin the registered capital. In addition, 263 operational projects moved to adjust their investment capital with an additional sum of US$2.75 billion, down by 10.6%.
FDI disbursement during the first four months of the year reached approximately US$5.5 billion, an increase of 6.8% against the same period from last year.
