Export processing zones (EPZs) and industrial parks (IPs) in Ho Chi Minh City attracted nearly $199 million of FDI capital in the first six months of the year, doubling the figure of the same period last year, according to the Ho Chi Minh City Export Processing and Industrial Zones Authority (HEPZA).

There are 10 new FDI projects with a combined registered investment capital of $9.85 million.

Nine existing FDI projects increased capital by $188.97 million.

The FDI capital brings the total investment capital poured into the EPZs and IPs in the southern ciity to nearly $272 million during the six-month period, equivalent to 49.45% of the annual target.

Meanwhile, their domestic investment attraction reached over VND1.79 trillion ($70.3 million).

 As of the end of June, the IPs and EPZs in the city housed a total of 1,715 active investment projects with a combined registered capital of $13.59 billion, including 561 foreign-invested projects valued at over $7.2 billion and 1,154 domestic projects with a total investment exceeding VND14.98 trillion ($6.32 billion).