Netherlands Remains Biggest Investor in Vietnam in Jan-June
The Netherlands invested US$2.2 billion in Vietnam in the first half of this year, ranking the first among investors in the country during the period, the state-run General Statistics Office (GSO) said.
The runners-up are South Korea with US$1.6 billion, Japan with US$1.2 billion and the U.S. with US$991.5 million, the office added.
Between January and June, Vietnam licensed 438 foreign-invested projects totaling US$7.9 billion and allowed 121 existing projects to add their capital by US$525 million.
During the period, foreign investors disbursed US$5.4 billion in the South Asian country, rising 6% from a year earlier.
This year, the Southeast Asian country expects to attract US$25 billion and disburse US$11 billion in FDI this year up 16.38% and 10% on-year, respectively. (GSO)
Vietnamese
