CPI IN FEBRUARY UP 1.52%
Vietnam’s consumer price index (CPI) in February was up 1.52% over the previous month and 0.7 percent year on year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
VIETNAM LURES 5.46 BILLION USD IN FOREIGN INVESTMENT
Vietnam lures 5.46 billion USD in foreign investment
VIETNAM POSTS 1.29 BILLION USD IN TRADE SURPLUS DURING THE FIRST TWO MONTHS OF 2021
Vietnam’s import-export value during the first two months of this year is expected to top 95.8 billion USD, a year-on-year rise of 25.4 percent.
VIETNAM MANUFACTURING RETURNS TO GROWTH IN FEBRUARY
Sustained growth of new orders was recorded, helping to drive the improvement in overall business conditions. New work has now increased in six successive months. Total new orders were supported by a return to growth of new export business amid some signs of improving international demand.
VN NEEDS MORE THAN US$128 BLN TO DEVELOP ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY
Viet Nam needs about 128.3 billion USD of investment capital to develop its electricity industry in 2021-2030, according to draft electricity planning released by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).
SOCIO-ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE IN FIRST TWO MONTHS OF 2021
Industrial production in February fell by 7.2% against the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office.
FOREIGN INVESTMENT INFLOWS REACH OVER US$5 BILLION IN FIRST TWO MONTHS
Viet Nam has attracted US$5.46 billion in foreign direct investment in the first two months this year, equal to 84.4% of the same period last year, according to the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.
ADDITIONALLY-REGISTERED FDI CAPITAL RISES 2.5-FOLD
In the first two months of 2021, despite the sharp drop in newly-registered foreign direct investment (FDI), $1.61 billion was poured into expanding capital at existing projects, a 2.5-fold rise on-year.
