Companies with investment from foreign firms account for about 70% of the Southeast Asian country’s exports
HANOI — Vietnam received $13.76 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first nine months of the year, down 3.2% from a year earlier, the Ministry of Planning and Investment said on Friday.
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 — dropped 18.9% from a year earlier to $21.2 billion, the ministry said in a statement.
Of the pledges, 46.6% were due to be invested in manufacturing and processing, while 20.6% targeted gas, water and electricity distribution, it said.
Singapore was the top source of FDI pledges in the period, followed by South Korea and China.
