Foreign investment situation in the first 9 months of 2015 1. Operational situation: Implemented capital: In the first 9 months of 2015, it is estimated that direct investment projects [...]
Foreign investment situation in 9 months of 2015
1.Operating situation:
Implemented capital:
In the first 9 months of 2015, it is estimated that foreign direct investment projects disbursed 9.65 billion USD, an increase of 8.4% over the same period in 2014.
Export and import situation:
Exports of the foreign invested sector (including crude oil) in the first 9 months of 2015 reached 85.2 billion USD, up 15.8% over the same period in 2014 and accounting for 70.6% of total export turnover. Imports of the foreign investment sector in the first 9 months of 2015 reached 73.29 billion USD, up 20.7% over the same period in 2014 and accounting for 58.8% of total import turnover. Overall, in the first 9 months of 2015, the foreign investment sector had a trade surplus of 11.9 billion USD.
According to data from the information system on Foreign Investment, as of September 20, 2015, the whole country had 1,432 new projects granted Investment Certificates with a total registered capital of 11.03 billion USD, an increase of more than 44.5% over the same period in 2014. There were 461 projects registered to increase investment capital with a total registered capital increase of 6.11 billion USD, an increase 72.6% compared to the same period in 2014.
In general, in the first 9 months of 2015, the total newly registered and increased capital was 17.15 billion USD, an increase of 53.4% over the same period in 2014.
In the first 9 months of 2015, there was a sudden increase in foreign investment compared to the same period in 2014 because in August and September, a number of projects with large total investment capital were licensed such as: Duyen Hai 2 Power Plant Project with a total investment capital of 2.4 billion USD by Malaysian investors investing in Tra Vinh: Project of South Korea's SamSung Display Vietnam Company with increased investment capital. is a 3 billion USD project invested in Bac Ninh Industrial Park.
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 737 newly registered investment projects and 346 capital increase projects, with a total newly granted and increased capital of 11.36 billion USD, accounting for 66.3% of total registered investment capital. The field of electricity production and distribution ranked second with 2 with 5 newly registered projects and 3 rounds of capital increase projects with a total newly registered and increased investment capital of 2.6 billion USD, accounting for 15.3% of total investment capital. Ranked third is the Real Estate Business sector with 19 new investment projects and 7 capital increase projects, total newly registered and increased investment capital is 1.81 billion USD.
According to investment partners:
There are 58 countries and territories with investment projects in Vietnam. Korea leads with a total newly registered and increased investment capital of 5.74 billion USD, accounting for 33.5% of total investment capital in Vietnam. Malaysia ranked second with a capital of 2.4 billion USD, accounting for 14.6% of total investment capital, the United Kingdom ranked third with 19 new projects and 2 capital increase projects with a total investment capital of 1.27 billion USD, accounting for 7.4% of total investment capital, BritishVirginIslands ranked fourth with a total newly registered and increased investment capital of 1.13 billion USD, accounting for 6.6% of total investment capital. fourth.
By investment area:
In the first 9 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 3.34 billion USD, accounting for 20.1% of the total registered investment capital. Ho Chi Minh City ranked second with a total newly registered and increased capital of 2.61 billion USD, accounting for 15.2%. Tra Vinh ranked third with a total newly registered and increased capital of 2.52 billion USD, accounting for 14.7% of total investment capital.
In terms of regions, the Southeast is the region that attracts the most foreign investment capital with total new and increased investment capital reaching 6.4 billion USD, accounting for 37.3% of the total registered investment capital of the country. Ranked second is the Red River Delta with total new and increased investment capital reaching 6.05 billion USD, accounting for 35.3% of total registered investment capital. The Mekong Delta region is the third largest region with a total investment capital of 3.1 billion USD, accounting for 18.2% of the total investment capital. The Central Highlands is the region that attracted the least foreign investment in the country in 9 months. The whole region only attracted 38.1 million USD, accounting for 0.2% of the total registered investment capital of the country.
Some major projects licensed in the first 9 months of 2015 are:
– Duyen Hai 2 Power Plant Project with a total investment capital of 2.4 billion USD by Janakuasa Sdn Company. Bhd – Malaysia invests in Tra Vinh province with the goal of designing, constructing, operating and transferring a coal-fired thermal power plant with a capacity of about 1,200 MW (including two units with a design capacity of 600 MW each).
– 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.
Foreign Investment Department – Ministry of Planning and Investment
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