FDI in Vietnam turned to decline sharply

According to the General Statistics Office, foreign direct investment from the beginning of the year to July 20, 2019 attracted 2,064 new licensed projects with a registered capital of 8.27 billion USD, up 24.6% in number. projects and decreased 37.4% in registered capital compared to the same period in 2018.

Besides, there were 791 times of projects licensed from previous years registered to adjust investment capital with an additional capital of 3.4 billion USD, down 30.8% over the same period last year.

Thus, the total newly registered capital and additional capital in the first 7 months of this year reached 11.7 billion USD, down 35.6% over the same period in 2018.

Realized foreign direct investment capital in the first 7 months was estimated at 10.6 billion USD, up 7.1% over the same period in 2018.

In the 7 months, there were also 4,387 times of capital contribution and share purchase by foreign investors with a total value of capital contribution of 8.52 billion USD, up 77.8% over the same period in 2018, of which 733 times of contribution. capital, share purchase increases the charter capital of the enterprise with the value of the capital contribution of 5.7 billion USD and 3,654 turns of foreign investors buy back domestic shares without increasing the charter capital with a value of 2, 82 billion USD.

In the first 7 months of this year, the manufacturing industry attracted the largest foreign direct investment with the registered capital of newly licensed projects reaching USD 6 billion, accounting for 73.2% of the total registered capital. new issue.

Real estate business activities reached 842.7 million USD, accounting for 10.2%; the remaining industries reached 1.37 billion USD.

If including the additional registered capital of projects licensed in previous years, foreign direct investment in the processing and manufacturing industry in 7 months reached 9 billion USD; the real estate business sector reached 716.1 million USD; the remaining industries reached 1.9 billion USD.

For the form of capital contribution and share purchase by foreign investors, the capital invested in the processing and manufacturing industry is USD 5.4 billion; real estate business activities reached 754.8 million USD, accounting for 8.9%; the remaining industries reached 2.38 billion USD.

The whole country had 48 provinces and centrally-run cities having newly licensed foreign direct investment projects in the first 7 months of 2019, of which Binh Duong had the largest registered capital with 766.2 million USD, accounting for 9.3% of total newly registered capital; Next is Tp. 688.7 million USD in HCM; Tay Ninh $ 599.4 million ...

Among 65 countries and territories having newly licensed investment projects in Vietnam in 7 months, China is the largest investor with USD 1.785 billion; followed by South Korea 1.473 billion USD; Japan 1.1 billion USD; Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 991.6 million USD; Singapore 942.9 million USD; Taiwan $ 359.1 million; Thailand is 354.8 million USD; British Vigin Islands 325.6 million, accounting for 3.9%.

In the first seven months of this year, Vietnam's investment abroad had 90 projects newly granted investment certificates with a total capital of 180.1 million USD from Vietnam; 21 projects adjusted capital with an additional capital of 97.3 million USD.

Generally, the total investment capital of Vietnam abroad (newly and additionally capital) in the first 7 months of 2019 reached 277.4 million USD.

In that, the wholesale and retail sectors; repairing cars, motorcycles, motorbikes and other motor vehicles reached 94.3 million USD; professional activities, science and technology reached 83.4 million USD; finance, banking and insurance activities reached 37.1 million USD.

In 7 months, there were 30 countries and territories receiving investment from Vietnam, of which Spain was the leading country with 59.8 million USD; US $ 45.7 million ...