Five month FDI rises sharply nationwide

Vietnam Foreign Investment Agency reported that total inflows of foreign investment in the country as of May 20 this year reached nearly 10.86 billion USD. It included new and added investment and contributions for share purchases by foreign investors, according to a recent report by the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Of the sum, more than 5.26 billion USD was injected into 962 new projects, representing year-on-year increases of 27.8% and 66.4%, respectively. Among the 82 countries and territories investing in Vietnam during the period, Singapore took the lead with over 2.53 billion USD, making up more than 23.3% of the accumulated figure.