HCM City leads in attracting foreign investment
Tuesday, 30/08/2022 11:06 (GMT+7)
As of August 20, the newly-registered investment capital to Ho Chi Minh City, including adjusted and contributed capital for share purchases and capital contributions from foreign investors, totalled 16.8 billion USD, equal to 87.7% of the same period from the previous year, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.
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In spite of the decrease in newly-registered capital, both adjusted and contributed capital for share purchases and capital contributions still increased compared to the same period last year.
FDI investors have participated in 18 out of 21 national economic sectors. In which, the processing and manufacturing industry continued to lead with a total investment of over 10.7 billion USD, accounting for 63.9% of the total. Real estate business ranked second with total investment capital of over 3.3 billion USD, accounting for 19.9% of the total.
Specifically, there were 1,135 new projects which granted investment registration certificates with a total registered capital of over 6.35 billion USD, a drop of 43.9% on-year.
FDI enterprises have invested in 53 provinces and cities nationwide during the period. In which, Ho Chi Minh City leads with a total registered investment capital of over 2.7 billion USD, accounting for 16.1% of the total and a year-on-year increase of 24.4%. At the same time, the southern hub also leads in the number of new projects (42.2%) and in contributed capital for share purchases and capital contributions (67.3%)./.
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