Foreign investment situation in 8 months of 2015 In general, in the 8 months of 2015, the total newly registered and increased capital was 13.33 billion USD, [...]
In general, in the first 8 months of 2015, the total newly and additionally registered capital was 13.33 billion USD, an increase 30.4% over the same period in 2014.
1.Operating situation:
Implemented capital:
In the first 8 months of 2015, it is estimated that foreign direct investment projects disbursed 8.5 billion USD, an increase of 7.6% over the same period in 2014.
Export and import situation:
Exports of the foreign invested sector (including crude oil) in the first 8 months of 2015 reached 74.6 billion USD, up 14.7% over the same period in 2014 and accounting for 70.2% of total export turnover. Imports of the foreign investment sector in the first 8 months of 2015 reached 65.22 billion USD, up 23.2% over the same period in 2014 and accounting for 59.4% of total import turnover. Overall, in the first 8 months of 2015, the foreign investment sector had a trade surplus of 9.38 billion USD.
According to reports received, as of August 20, 2015, the whole country had 1,219 new projects granted Investment Certificates with a total registered capital of 7.87 billion USD, an increase of more than 8.7% over the same period in 2014. There were 389 projects registered to increase investment capital with a total additional registered capital of 5.46 billion USD, an increase of 82.8% over the same period last year. 2014.
In general, in the first 8 months of 2015, the total newly registered and increased capital was 13.33 billion USD, an increase of 30.4% over the same period in 2014.
By investment field:
Foreign investors have invested in 17 industries, in which the processing and manufacturing industry is the field that attracts a lot of attention from foreign investors with 634 newly registered investment projects and 290 capital increase projects, with a total newly granted and increased capital of 10.35 billion USD, accounting for 77.7% of the total registered investment capital. Real estate business ranked second with 18 newly registered projects and 7 capital increase projects with a total newly registered and increased investment capital of 1.82 billion USD, accounting for 13.7% of total investment capital. Ranked third is the Wholesale, Retail and Repair sector with 157 new investment projects and 26 capital increase projects, total newly registered and increased investment capital is 311.08 million USD.
According to investment partners:
There are 55 countries and territories with investment projects in Vietnam. Korea leads with a total newly registered and increased investment capital of 5.26 billion USD, accounting for 39.5% of total investment capital in Vietnam. The United Kingdom ranked second with a capital of 1.25 billion USD, accounting for 9.39% of total investment capital, BritishVirginIslands ranked third with a total newly registered and increased investment capital of 973.6 million USD, accounting for 7.3% of total investment capital; Hong Kong ranked 4th with a total newly registered and increased investment capital of 876 million USD, accounting for 6.6% of total investment capital.
By investment area:
In the first 8 months of 2015, foreign investors invested in 49 provinces and cities, of which Bac Ninh led with a total newly registered and increased investment capital of 3.33 billion USD, accounting for 25% of the total registered investment capital. Ho Chi Minh City ranked second with a total newly registered and increased capital of 2.42 billion USD, accounting for 18.2%. Dong Nai ranked third with a total newly and increased registered capital of 1.13 billion USD, accounting for 8.5%.
In terms of regions, the Red River Delta is the region that attracts the most foreign investment capital with total new and additional investment capital reaching 5.68 billion USD, accounting for 42.6% of the total registered investment capital of the country. Ranked 2nd is the Southeast region with total new and increased investment capital reaching 5.48 billion USD, accounting for 41.2% of total registered investment capital. The Central Highlands is the region that attracted the least foreign investment in the country. In 8 months, the whole region only attracted 34.93 million USD, accounting for 0.3% of the total registered investment capital of the country.
Some major projects licensed in the first 8 months of 2015 are:
– SamSung Display Vietnam Company project with an additional investment capital of 3 billion USD; This project was licensed in 2014 with an initial capital of 1 billion USD; The project is invested in Yen Phong 1 Industrial Park, Bac Ninh with the goal of manufacturing, assembling, processing, marketing or selling all types of screens.
– De Vuong City Joint Venture Co., Ltd. project has a total investment of 1.2 billion USD by Tien Phuoc Real Estate Joint Stock Company and Tran Thai Real Estate Co., Ltd. Joint venture with investor Denver Power Ltd - UK investment project in Ho Chi Minh City in the field of real estate business.
– Hyosung Dong Nai Co., Ltd. project with total investment capital of 660 million USD invested by Turkish investors in Dong Nai Industrial Park with the goal of producing and processing all kinds of fibers.
– Worldon (Vietnam) Co., Ltd. project with total investment capital of 300 million USD invested by investor BritishVirginIslands in Ho Chi Minh City with the goal of producing high-end garment products.
Data table: FDI 8.2015 web.xls
Foreign Investment Department – Ministry of Planning and Investment
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