Vietnam’s overseas investment approximated 416.8 million USD during the first nine months of 2023, rising 4.6% year on year, reported the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

The Vietnamese economy has shown signs of improvement and positive recovery, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said, while asking localities and ministries to devise effective solutions in all fields so as to maintain growth momentum ahead in the remaining months of the year.

Vietnam attracted US$20.21 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) during the past nine months of the year, representing a rise of 7.7% against the same period from last year, according to statistics released by the Foreign Investment Agency.

Vietnamese economy remains resilient, and recovery is expected to pick up in the near term, driven by strong domestic consumption, which is supported by moderate inflation, an acceleration of public investment, and improved trade activities, said the Asian Development Bank (ADB)'s Country Director for Vietnam Shantanu Chakraborty.