First six months reach 18.5$ bil of FDI

The figure is 90% of that in 2018. Newly registered capital is 7.41 billion US dollars, added capital reached nearly three billion US dollars. They account for about 65% of those in the same period of last year. However, capital to buy shares increased by 98% and reached 8.12 billion US dollars, accounting for 44% of total capital.

Also in the first six months, FDI projects enjoyed disbursement of 9.1 billion US dollars, nearly 8% rise year on year. Hong Kong (China) became the leader among countries and territories investing in Vietnam, followed by South Korea and mainland China.