Vietnam's H1 foreign direct investment inflows up 6.8% y/y to US$9.24bil

A plastic barrier separates a shopper from a sales assistant at a convenience store in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on Monday, June 21, 2021. Vietnam was one of the few economies in the world that didn’t contract last year, and officials are keen to ensure it remains among the fastest-expanding this year. - Bloomberg

HANOI, June 26 (Reuters): Vietnam received US$9.24 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first six months of the year, up 6.8% from a year earlier, the Ministry of Planning and Investment has announced yo the media.

FDI pledges - which indicate the size of future FDI disbursements - dropped 2.8% in the year to $15.27 billion, the ministry said in a statement.