Hanoi (VNA)💙 – Hanoi got over 2.34 billion USD of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first eight months of this year, topping the whole country in FDI attraction during the period.
The figure is up 2.89 times against last year.Hai Phong came second with over 2.08 billion USD, increasing by 72.2%, followed by Ho Chi Minh City, Bac Giang, and Binh Duong.
Meanwhile, the capital city attracted nearly 2.3 billion USD of FDI in the first seven months of this year, with 233 new projects worth 97.5 million USD and 108 projects permitted to increase investment capital by 193.5 million USD.
♛ According to the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment, Vietnam lured close to 18.15 billion USD in FDI from the beginning of this year to August 20, up 8.2% year-on-year.
In the period, there were 1,924 newly registered projects with a combined capital of 8.87 billion USD, up 69.5% and 38.6% compared to the same period last year, respectively.
❀ Meanwhile, over 4.53 billion USD was added to 830 existing projects, down 39.7% and up 22.8% year-on-year, respectively.