FDI disbursement up, inflow of capital downViet Nam’s foreign direct investment (FDI) disbursement continued a positive trend in the first four months of 2018 while there was a reduction in the registered FDI capital. Meanwhile, Viet Nam attracted a total registered FDI capital of $8.06 billion in the first four months, or 76.1 per cent of that in the same period in 2017. Of this, the manufacturing and processing sector attracted the largest FDI, with a total registered capital of $4.52 billion, accounting for 56.1 per cent of the total investment. Japan ranked second, with a registered capital of approximately $1.29 billion, accounting for 16 per cent of the total investment. Mai also said that it is necessary to improve the quality of FDI, linking FDI and local private enterprises in the global value chain.

Source: VietNamNet News May 02, 2018 01:30 UTC