FDI inflow increases 10.9% to 18 billion USD in January-July

Foreign investors registered to put in more than 18 billion USD in Vietnam as of July 20, a rise of 10.9% over the same period last year, according to the latest updates of the Foreign Investment Agency. Of the figure, more than 12.55 billion USD has been disbursed, up by 8.4%.In January-July, new FDI flow totalled 10.76 billion USD, up by 35.6%, and additional capital totalled 4.97 billion USD, up 19.4%, while foreign investment through contributing capital and buying stakes dropped by 45.2% to 2.27 billion USD. Source: Vietnam News Agency