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Foreign investment into Việt Nam continued an upward trend in the first two months of the year, statistics released on Wednesday by the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Finance showed. The total foreign registered capital was over US$6.9 billion by the end of February, while disbursed capital was $2.95 billion, up 35.5 per cent and 5.4 per cent, respectively, compared to the same period last year.

The domestic stock market has seen an impressive performance of mid- and small-cap stocks, outperforming the market average. However, experts warn investors to assess valuation levels against the growth potential of these companies for informed decisions.

According to the General Statistics Office (GSO), Vietnam secured 38.23 billion USD in FDI last year, positioning itself among the top 15 developing countries for FDI inflows. Notably, the disbursement of FDI capital hit a record high of 25.35 billion USD, up 9.4 per cent from the previous year. The influx has contributed significantly to Vietnam's position as a regional leader in economic growth.

Việt Nam’s agro-forestry-fisheries exports reached an estimated US$4.4 billion in February, marking a 37.2 per cent increase compared to the same period last year. This pushed the total export value in the first two months of 2025 to $9.38 billion, up 8.3 per cent year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment (MoAE).

Speaking at a roundtable with 16 leading European corporations in Hanoi on March 2, the prime minister outlined ambitious goals, including achieving GDP growth of 8% or higher this year and reaching double-digit growth in the coming years, as part of a broader vision to transform Vietnam into a high-income developed nation by 2045.

Real estate investors, both individual and institutional, are redirecting investments from downtown to suburbs and neighboring regions, capitalizing on available land and strong infrastructure growth.

The government has made several decisions relating to the development of economic zones (EZs). In mid-January, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha signed off on the Ninh Co EZ in the northern province of Nam Dinh. The complex, covering 14,000 hectares and situated across Nghia Hung and Hai Hau districts, aims to become a comprehensive and multi-functional coastal complex.

The Vietnamese government is demonstrating a high determination in promoting public investment, focusing on numerous strategic infrastructure projects that connect economic centres. This will serve as an important launching pad for Vietnam to enter a new era – the era of the nation’s rise, according to HSBC.