HÀ NỘI — Foreign direct investment (FDI) into Việt Nam reached US$1.42 billion from the beginning of the year until January 20, according to data from the General Statistics Office. The amount exceeded FDI during the same period in 2016 by 6.6 per cent. Estimation of capital disbursement for FDI in January 2017 alone reached $850 million, up by 6.3 per cent from the same period in 2016. The real estate business attracted $297.4 million, accounting for 23.9 per cent of total national FDI. In January 2017, out of 31 countries and territories with renewed FDI projects in Việt Nam, Singapore was the most significant investor with $416.7 million, accounting for 33.5 per cent of total renewed capital.

Source: Viet Nam News February 02, 2017 08:21 UTC