Vietnam put $US 6.2 million for outward investment

VCN – According to the statistics from the Foreign Investment Agency – The Ministry of Investment and Planning, in the first two months of 2019, the total outward investments of Vietnam, including newly granted registered capital, was about $US 6.25 million
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In the first two months of 2019, Vietnam put onward investment in the wholesale and retail sectors, professional science and technology, and information and communication. Source: Internet

Accordingly, the amount of $US 6.25 million includes 5 projects which were granted new outward investment registration certificates with a total value of $US 6.05 million; 1 project with an adjustment to increase capital with a total added value of $US 200 thousand.

The data from the Foreign Investment Agency also showed that the wholesale and retail sectors are the areas that get more interest from Vietnamese enterprises. Specifically, in the new projects, there were 3 projects in the field of retail wholesale with 85% total investment capital of $US 5.6 million.

The other two projects are in the fields of professional science and technology, and information and communication.

The countries that received Vietnam investments in the first 2 months of 2019 are the United States, Singapore, Finland and Japan.

Previously, in 2018, the total granted outward investment capital that was granted and increased was $US 432.1 million.

By Hoài Anh/Thanh Thuy

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