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Of these projects, 55 were newly registered with a combined capital of $98.3 million, meanwhile $84.8 million was added to the 14 pre-existing projects.
The majority of Vietnam’s overseas investment focused on science and technology ($81.9 million), the banking sector ($37.1 million), and the information and communications sector ($31 million).
The FIA said that during the January-May period, Vietnamese businesses poured their capital into 25 nations and territories.
With a $60-million project, Spain ranked first among these 25 nations and territories in terms of attracting the largest share of Vietnamese investment. It was followed by the US and Cambodia, with $44.3 million and $38 million, respectively.
To boost Vietnamese investment abroad, the agency was asked by enterprises to help them understand and apply the country’s official and non-official laws, mechanisms, and polices related to overseas investment, as well as the foreign investment attraction policies of recipients. VNA
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Vietnamese businesses increase overseas investment
Vietnam’s overseas investment has soared in traditional markets such as Laos and Cambodia as well as new markets of the US, Russia, and Singapore.
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Vietnamese banks target more overseas markets
Vietnamese banks are stepping up plans to expand their markets globally instead of focusing only on the Indochinese region.
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Overseas Vietnamese to convene first economic forum in RoK
The first Overseas Vietnamese Economic Forum is scheduled to run on April 6 – 9 in Incheon, the Republic of Korea (RoK).