Foreign investors invested in 56 provinces and cities during the 11 months.
The northern province of Quang Ninh attracted the highest FDI, with nearly $3.11 billion—up by 42.3 per cent YoY. It was followed by Ho Chi Minh City, with over $3.08 billion, Hai Phong city ($2.8 billion), Bac Giang province ($2.7 billion) and Hanoi ($2.6 billion).
HCM City accounted for 10.7 per cent of the total FDI recorded during the period this year, a domestic news agency reported.
HCM City also led in the number of new projects (38 per cent), those with additional capital (25.3 per cent) and capital contributions to or purchases of shares at domestic companies (66.6 per cent), statistics show.
As of November 20, there were 38,844 valid FDI projects worth almost $462.4 billion across the country. Nearly $294.2 billion, or 63.6 per cent, of the registered capital of the projects was disbursed.
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