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Updated : 7/21/2015 5:45:38 PM

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Vietnam going global more investment headed outwards

(VOV) - While Vietnams pledged foreign direct investment (FDI) fell 22%in the five months through May from a
year earlier, more and more Vietnamese businesses are ploughing money into overseas markets according to
official statistics.
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Vietnams outbound direct investment (ODI) has been robust during the early months of the year with the Foreign
Investment Agency (FIA) reporting that as of May it has surged to a new high of US$15 billion.
Overall, Vietnamese entrepreneurs have acquired proprietary (ownership) interests of 10% or more in 962
overseas business ventures and they now have a presence in 55 countries around the globe.
The top three destinations attracting the most money have been Laos having garnered the lions share of US$3.9
billion trailed by Cambodia at US$3.2 billion and Venezuela at US$1.8 billion.
Other popular destinations receiving healthy cash influxes include Peru with cumulative investment of US$1.3
billion and Russia at US$968 million, according to the FIA.

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In the early months of the year, investors have broadened the range of their acquisitions to non-traditional markets
such as Algeria, Malaysia, Myanmar and the US in their quest to find strategic investment, the FIA said.
Regarding operating industries overseas, they have concentrated most heavily in the mining sector, followed by
agriculture, forestry and fisheries, but are starting to fan out to other sectors such as IT, real estate, finance and
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It's definitely fair to say Vietnamese entrepreneurs are now looking outward much more, said Professor Nguyen
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The nations businesses have become financially stronger over recent years, Mai said and the situation is quite
surprisingly changing to where they are now actively searching for complimentary markets for expansion.
Mai said many domestic firms appear to be more ambitious and are beginning to take an active strategic approach
and are exploring how innovations in their home market could also be applied to foreign markets.
Many companies are also eying incremental investments in science and technology that contribute to improving
their competitive edge and can put them on a safe, steady course to achieving long term sustainable growth, Mai
added.
Overseas investment spills over and helps maintain strong political relations with traditional neighbouring
nations, said Dr Bui Duc Thu, a member of the National Assemblys Finance and Budget Committee.
Thu cites specifically the strong Vietnamese investment in neighbouring Laos and Cambodia as a contributory
factor fostering the traditional ties of friendship and cooperation among the nations.

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Dr Thu said Vietnams regional and global integration has been on the fast track over recent years and this is
spawning the increased ODI, which for the most part has reaped success for domestic businesses.
However, there remain risks when investing abroad Chairman of Binh Dinh provincial Peoples Committee Ho
Quoc Dung cautions, citing the case of several local businesses that went belly up trying to grow rubber in
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A few businesses report they have encountered difficulties grappling with higher costs of land leases and
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