VOV.VN - Vietnam has attracted US$14.03 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first six months of 2022, a drop of 8.9% compared to the same period last year, according to data compiled by the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).

The number of newly-established enterprises in the first five months of the year was 62,961, up 12.9% over the same period in 2021, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Foreign investment poured into real estate hit almost US$2.7 billion in the first quarter of this year, outpacing the figure of the entire 2021, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s investments abroad, including newly and additionally-registered capital during the first quarter of the year, reached US$211.45 million, or 37% of the figure recorded the same period in 2021.

VOV.VN - The first quarter of the year saw 35,700 enterprises forced to temporarily suspend operations, a rise of 49.7% on-year, with 17,100 businesses withdrawing from the market every month on average, according to the National Business Registration Information System.

VOV.VN - Vietnam invested US$44.5 million overseas during the first two months of the year, approximately 2.1 times higher than the same period from last year, according to the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

VOV.VN - Singapore currently represents the largest investor in Vietnam from the ASEAN region with total registered capital of US$66 billion.

In the first month of 2022, Vietnam saw a surge in both the number of newly-established enterprises and registered capital compared to the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

VOV.VN - Thai businesses invested in 645 valid projects nationwide with total registered capital of over US$13 billion last year, ranking eight out of 140 countries and territories investing in the country, according to figures given by the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) registered in Vietnam reached US$26.46 billion as of November 20, up 0.1% year on year, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.