The reported FDI jumped 54 percent over the year to 17.09 billion U.S. dollars in the January-June period, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.
It topped the previous high of 15.75 billion dollars tallied in the first half of 2018.
The FDI in the manufacturing industry more than doubled to 7.63 billion dollars on strong investment in the electric and electronics sector, while foreign investment in the domestic services industry increased 11 percent to 8.48 billion dollars.
Direct investment from the United States grew 24 percent to 3.66 billion dollars, while investment from the European Union more than doubled to 4.26 billion dollars.
Greenfield investment, which involves factory construction and employment, rose 53 percent to 12.64 billion dollars, while the merger and acquisition investment climbed 57 percent to 4.45 billion dollars.
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