Disbursement of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first nine months experienced a modest increase of 6 per cent to US$13.25 billion compared to the same period last year.
Foreign direct investment (FDI) commitments in the first eight months totaled US$24.35 billion, up 4.2 per cent year-on-year, according to the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA).
The inflow of Vietnamese overseas investment is likely to increase more significantly in the time to come, said Dang Phuong Linh from the Viet Nam University of Commerce.
Military-run telecom group Viettel has recorded a pre-tax profit of VND1 trillion (US$41.2 million) from its overseas investments in the first half of 2017, a 156 per cent year-on-year increase.
