Vietnam is still regarded by investors as an attractive destination thanks to its stable politics and macro economy, favourable geographical location, and advantages in land and human resources, according to Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Tran Quoc Phuong.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee convened its 49th session in Hanoi on October 12 afternoon to prepare contents to be submitted to the NA’s 10th session.

Hanoi has attracted around US$25 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) over the last five years, with priority given to quality and sustainable development, figures show.

VOV.VN - The opening nine months of the year witnessed 18 sectors receive foreign direct investment (FDI), with the largest amount of investment coming in the processing and manufacturing industry.

Vietnam’s real GDP would grow by 2.6% in 2020 and hit an 8.2% rebound next year, Fitch Solutions has forecast.

As the Government is focusing on accelerating the privatisation and divestment of State-owned enterprises (SOEs), attracting foreign investment is important to the success of the progress, according to the Committee for Management of State Capital at Enterprises (CMSC).

Total social investment in the first nine months of this year increased just 4.8% year-on-year to VND1,445 trillion, the lowest pace during the 2016-2020 period, the General Statistics Office (GSO) revealed on September 29.

Dozens of French groups and major companies operating in different fields joined an online conference on September 28 that sought ways to promote French investments in Vietnam after the COVID-19.

With the issuance of the ground-breaking Law on Public-Private Partnership Investment, private groups have voiced expectations for future guiding decrees, requesting to extend the risk-sharing mechanism to completed and ongoing projects.

VOV.VN - By September 20 the total amount of foreign investment capital in new and existing projects through adjustment, capital contribution, and share purchases reached a figure of over US$21 billion, equal to 81.1% from last year’s corresponding period, according to the Foreign Investment Agency.