According to the Foreign Investment Agency, registered capital rose 13.4 per cent over the same period last year to $6.17 billion, including $4.77 billion in to 644 new projects, up 23.4 per cent in the number of projects and 57.9 per cent in the investment value.
A total of $934.6 million is registered to be added to existing projects and $466.2 million earmarked for stakes and capital contribution.
The average capital per new project in March is $4.9 million, lower than $7.4 million in February and $10.6 million in January.
The disbursed foreign investment rose by 7.1 per cent in the first quarter to reach $4.63 billion, a signal that the disbursem*nt will continue the positive trend, the agency said.
Foreign investors poured capitals into 17 out of 21 economic sectors, among which, the manufacturing and processing industry takes the lead with a total registered capital of $3.93 billion, a slight decrease of 1.3 per cent over the same period last year, however.
The real estate sector comes the second with total registered capital of $1.58 billion in the first quarter, 2.1 times the figure ofthe same period last year, followed by the wholesale and retail industry and science and technology with an investment of $224.8 million and $190.2 million, respectively.
The foreign investment influx comes from 62 countries and territories.
Singapore is the biggest investor in Việt Nam with a total registered capital of $2.55 billion, up by 51.3 per cent. A major project of Singapore is $662 million urban project Lumi Hà Nội.
With a total registered capital of $1.05 billion, 2.3 times higher, Hong Kong is the second largest investor in Việt Nam.
Hà Nội is the top FDI destination with an influx of $970.8 million, rising by 6.1 times over the same period last year, followed by Bắc Ninh with $745.2 million. — VNS
