Foreign investment incentives in Vietnam 2025

Attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) is considered one of the five breakthroughs that Vietnam needs to focus on to promote growth, development and integration. The article below from S4B Vietnam assesses the prospects for attracting FDI in Vietnam in 2025 in southern provinces such as Ba Ria Vung Tau, Dong Nai, Ho Chi Minh City, and Binh Duong.

1. Dong Nai ranks 8th in the country in attracting FDI

Dong Nai is located in the center of the Southern Key Economic Zone – the most dynamic economic development region in Vietnam, adjacent to major provinces and cities such as Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong, Ba Ria – Vung Tau. The province has almost no storms, floods, earthquakes, and an average elevation of over 50 m, so it is not flooded. The geology is good, favorable for construction and FDI investment opportunities in Dong Nai at low cost.

In recent times, the province has been developing synchronous infrastructure, ensuring the stable use of electricity, water, and communication of investors. The province has a convenient transportation system with many national arterial roads passing through, such as: National Highway 1A, National Highway 20, National Highway 51, National Highway 56; Ho Chi Minh City – Long Thanh – Dau Giay Expressway; North – South railway; only 30 km from Tan Son Nhat International Airport, near Saigon Port Cluster, Thi Vai – Vung Tau Port Cluster, Dong Nai Port Cluster…; Long Thanh Airport is under construction.

The whole province currently has 34 established industrial parks with a total land area of over 11.5 thousand hectares. Of which, 31 industrial parks are in operation, 1 industrial park is building infrastructure and attracting investment; 1 industrial park was established in July 2023, planning to build Long Duc 3 Industrial Park is underway and 1 industrial park was just established in September 2024, which is Bau Can – Tan Hiep Industrial Park.

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2. Optimistic about the prospects, FDI capital in Binh Duong increases

To become a potential “promised land” that continues to welcome investors, Binh Duong is constantly changing. In addition to promoting infrastructure construction, the drastic improvement of the investment environment and creating favorable conditions for production and business enterprises has been attracting strong FDI capital flows into the province, helping Binh Duong continue to maintain its position as one of the leading provinces and cities in the country in attracting Industrial zones for FDI in Bình Dương capital. Binh Duong is also continuing to innovate investment promotion activities in the direction of actively expanding bilateral and multilateral cooperation in many fields.

Binh Duong prioritizes attracting FDI in depth, associated with the goal of sustainable development; focusing on the fields of urban infrastructure development, building smart cities, supporting industries using modern and environmentally friendly technology, etc. Since the beginning of the year, 30 countries and territories have invested in Binh Duong, of which Singapore ranks first with 428.9 million USD, accounting for 25.6% of the total registered capital; Hong Kong (China) ranked second with 316.8 million USD, accounting for 18.9% of total registered capital; Samoa ranked third with 188.1 million USD, accounting for 11.5% of total registered capital; followed by China, South Korea…

3. Ba Ria-Vung Tau attracts 48% more FDI in January 2025

Ba Ria-Vung Tau has just recorded positive signals in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) in January 2025. According to the Department of Planning and Investment of the province, the total newly granted and increased FDI capital in the area reached 171 million USD, an increase of 48% over the same period last year.

Specifically, the province has granted new and adjusted capital for 6 FDI projects. Of which, 3 projects were newly granted with a total capital of 88 million USD, an increase of 31.71% over the same period. Three other projects were adjusted to increase capital with a total capital of 83.4 million USD, an increase of 5.6% over the same period. By the end of January 2025, Foreign investment incentives in Ba Ria Vung Tau had 493 foreign investment projects with a total registered capital of more than 33,637 million USD.

FDI investment opportunities in Dong Nai

Entering 2025, the leaders of the People’s Committee of Ba Ria-Vung Tau province have directed departments, branches and localities to continue reviewing and supporting businesses to overcome difficulties, promote production and business, and strive for double-digit economic growth. The province also focuses on attracting investment projects to industrial parks in 2025.

4. Ho Chi Minh City is always a bright spot in attracting FDI

In recent times, Ho Chi Minh City has been constantly striving and making efforts, and has achieved certain results in attracting strategic investment. The city has not only attracted foreign investors but also domestic enterprises to register to invest in large-scale projects.

In addition to the existing advantages of strategic geographical location, infrastructure, high-quality and numerous human resources, the City Government has also constantly improved the business environment, enhanced the quality of economic management, FDI investment in Ho Chi Minh City, simplified administrative reform, in order to accompany businesses to stabilize and develop production and business, creating conditions to attract many large corporations to invest.

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