With 315 projects registered investment poured into the processing industry sector, manufacturing has raised total capital of new and additional grant is 10.44 billion dollars, accounting for 87.7% of the total registered capital. These areas always attract the attention of foreign investors the most.

 

          FDI is mainly focused on processing industries - manufacturing

 

        With the increased capital adjustment of $ 2.8 billion Nghi Son oil refinery (Thanh Hoa) and 2 Samsung project in Thai Nguyen and Bac Ninh has raised new capital investment and increased levels in the first 7 months of the country is 11.91 billion dollars, up nearly 20% over the same period in 2012. This shows that FDI in Vietnam tends to increase.

Specifically, as of 07/20/2013 there were 677 new projects were granted investment certificates with a total registered capital of U.S. $ 6.92 billion, up 10% compared to the same period in 2012 and 266 times the Registered projects with a total capital investment of additional registered capital is 4.99 billion, up 36.2% compared to the same period in 2012.

            According to the Foreign Investment Department (Ministry of Planning and Investment), for 7 months in 2013 the project is estimated foreign direct investment has disbursed U.S. $ 6.65 billion, an increase of 6.4% in the same period in 2012.

            In the first 7 months of 2013, foreign investors have invested in 18 industry sectors. In the processing industry, the manufacturing sector attracted the interest of foreign investors with 315 projects registered, the total number of new and additional capital is 10.44 billion USD, accounting for 87.7% of the total registered capital.

            Although real estate is in trouble, but FDI inflows into this sector ranks second, with total registered capital of new and additional grant is 580.77 million. No. 3 in the field of wholesale, retail and repair with 105 new investment projects, total investment and registered new increase is 230.98 million.

            Regarding investment partners, Japan has led 46 countries and territories have invested projects in Vietnam with a total registered capital of the new and increased $ 4.1 billion, accounting for 34.4 % of the total registered investment capital in Vietnam. Singapore ranked second and Russia ranked third.

            Regarding exports of foreign invested sector (including crude oil) in the first 7 months of 2013 is expected to reach U.S. $ 48.242 billion, an increase of 22% compared to the same period in 2012 and accounted for 66.3% of total exports. Excluding crude oil exports reached 43,962 billion, an increase of 26.3% over the same period in 2012 and accounted for 60.43% of total exports.

Imports of foreign-invested sector, May 6, 2013 reached 41.329 billion U.S. dollars, up 24% compared to the same period in 2012 and accounted for 56.3% of total imports.

            Generally the first 7 months of 2013, foreign-invested sector surplus of $ 6.9 billion, while the country $ 733 million deficit.

Several major projects are licensed in the first 7 months of 2013

 

- Project Co. Nghi Son Oil Refinery (Thanh Hoa) of Japanese investors to increase capital investment of $ 2.8 billion;

- Project of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Thai Nguyen's Vietnam Singapore investors with a total investment of $ 2 billion for manufacturing and assembly of electronic products;

- Project Industrial Co., Ltd. Bus Center of Russian investors with a total investment of $ 1 billion to build assembly plants and parts production cars and buses other support services in Binh Dinh;

- Project of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. in Bac Ninh in Vietnam to adjust the $ 1 billion capital increase;

 

Nguyên Minh (Source: theo Thu Phương, baocongthuong.com.vn)