Standard Chartered has revised up its forecast for Vietnam’s 2024 GDP growth to 6.8% from the previous 6.0%, reflecting the stronger-than-expected expansion in the third quarter of this year.
VOV.VN - Newly elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake expressed Sri Lanka’s desire to learn from Vietnam’s development experience, especially in the field of economy, during a recent reception for Vietnamese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Trinh Thi Tam.
This year’s total registered foreign investment, including new capital, adjustments, and capital contributions via share purchases, exceeded US$24.78 billion as of September 30, up 11.6% year-on-year, according to the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.
VOV.VN - Skilled workforce, a growing digital economy, competitive wages, and a sizeable regional market were among ASEAN’s top attractions to foreign investors, with Vietnam’s economic resilience being ranked foremost in attracting international firms, according to details given by HSBC experts.
Foreign investors poured a total of US$2.4 billion into the real estate market of Vietnam in the first eight months of this year, five times the level over the same period last year, according to the latest updates from the General Statistics Office (GSO).
VOV.VN - Vietnam attracted more than US$20.5 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) during the opening eight months of the year, representing an increase of 7% against the same period last year, according to the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA).
VOV.VN - Vice Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Nguyen Duc Hai and his Lao counterpart Sommad Pholsena co-chaired a symposium in Da Nang city on September 5, sharing experience in improving the role of the legislature in formulating and implementing socio-economic development policies.
Foreign investors injected more than US$2.87 billion into the Vietnamese realty market during January-July, a year-on-year surge of 78%, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI)’s Foreign Investment Agency.
A delegation from the south central province of Binh Dinh led by Permanent Vice Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Le Kim Toan paid a working trip to Germany and France to explore investment opportunities from July 17-22, reported the provincial Department of Planning and Investment.
VOV.VN - Vietnam expects to attract about US$39-40 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) capital this year, a figure which is equivalent or higher than the same period in 2023, said Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Tran Quoc Phuong.