Over the period, there have been 1,408 foreign invested projects licensed with a total investment of nearly 8.7 billion USD. The manufacturing industry continues to be the driving force for attracting FDI with over 1,080 projects, worth 9.1 billion USD, followed by property with 35 projects. The FDI for July remains high compared with the same month last year, but was lower than each of the first six months of this year.
