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Vietnam sees foreign investment rise to $4.1 billion in first quarter

Vietnam sees foreign investment rise to $4.1 billion in first quarter

Sunday, March 28, 2021, 09:14 GMT+7
Vietnam sees foreign investment rise to $4.1 billion in first quarter
Women work at Hung Viet garment export factory in Hung Yen province, Vietnam December 30, 2020. Photo: Reuters

HANOI -- Vietnam received $4.1 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first three months of 2021, up 6.5% from a year earlier, government data showed on Saturday.

FDI has been a key driver of Vietnam’s economic growth.

Companies with investment from foreign firms account for about 70% of the southeast Asian country’s exports.

FDI pledges — which indicate the size of future FDI disbursements — rose 18.5% from a year earlier to $10.13 billion in the January-March period, the government said in a statement.

Of the pledges, 49.6% would go to manufacturing and processing, while 38.9% are to be invested in electricity distribution, it added.

Singapore was the top source of FDI pledges in the period, followed by Japan and South Korea.

Reuters

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