Vietnam sees 41 new projects abroad licensed in last four months

By VNA May 4, 2023 | 12:14 am PT

An employee counts Vietnamese banknotes at a bank in Hanoi. Photo by VnExpress/Giang Huy

In the first four months of this year, Vietnam saw 41 new projects abroad licensed with the investment from Vietnam reaching $140 million, a decline of 51% compared with that of the same period last year.

Investment capital adjustments were made at 11 projects, increasing by $13.5 million in capital.

Vietnam’s foreign investment consisting of both new investments and adjusted ones reached $153.5 million in the first four months of this year, a drop of 53.2% year on year.

Meanwhile, total foreign investment capital registered in Vietnam as of April 20 reached $8.88 billion, marking a year-on-year decrease of 17.9%.

Foreign direct investment capital in Vietnam in the first four months of 2023 was $5.85 billion, down 1.2% over the same period last year.