Vietnamese firms invested nearly US$714 million abroad in the first four months of the year, more than doubling year on year, according to the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Finance.

The Ministry of Finance has proposed scrapping the current overseas investment registration certificates to ease capital outflows, suggesting a simplified foreign exchange management mechanism in their place.

Overseas investment by Vietnamese firms in the first half of 2025 surged more than 3.5 times, reaching over US$487 million, the Ministry of Finance's Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) reported.

Vietnamese enterprises pumped more than US$136 million of total investment into new projects and to supplement capital in ventures abroad in the first five months, equivalent to 43% of the figure seen in the same period last year.

VOV.VN - Local businesses invested in 17 new projects abroad over the first two months of the year with a total registered capital of US$25 million, equivalent to 21.7% over the same period from last year, according to the Foreign Investment Agency.

VOV.VN - Vietnam's outbound investment reached US$416.8 million over the past nine months, a rise of 4.6% compared to the same period from last year, as reported by the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s outbound investment during the opening eight months of the year surged by 5.2% to reach more than US$416 million against the same period from last year, according to details given by the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s outbound investment in the first quarter of the year reached nearly US$119.5 million, equivalent to 56.5% compared to the same period last year, according to the Foreign Investment Agency.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s outbound investment, including both newly-registered and adjusted capital, exceeded US$474.1 million during the past 11 months, equivalent to approximately 70% of the figure recorded in the corresponding period last year, reported the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Vietnam’s outbound investment, including both newly-registered and adjusted capital, exceeded US$450 million in the first 10 months of this year, equivalent to nearly 70% of the figure recorded in the same period last year.