Is an Important Source of Additional Capital for Economic Development


have reasonable incentives to attract investors to invest with confidence. Tax incentives occupy the top position among financial incentives for foreign investment, higher tax incentives are a great motivation to encourage investors to seek them, so it is necessary to apply this incentive at different levels for each type of project and apply it at the lowest possible level, especially for investment projects with a high proportion of foreign capital, large scale with long term, using a lot of domestic materials and labor. Investment policies must ensure that investors

Investors find that when they invest, they will get the highest returns in

The general business conditions of the region to encourage investors to seek it as a reliable and opportune place to grow their capital.

Elements of administrative procedures

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Each country has its own political path, which entails a specific economic development path for that country. Therefore, administrative procedures are also different. Foreign direct investment is a form of cross-border investment, so investors must comply with the regulations of that country when investing in any country. A suitable administrative institution will bring great advantages to the integration process as well as FDI reception. Administrative procedures are too complicated such as licensing procedures related to project investment implementation, the licensing time is too long, causing unnecessary waste of time and even economic losses, losing opportunities for investors, causing bad psychology from investors and a bad view of investment conditions in that country.

Elements of legal system

Is an Important Source of Additional Capital for Economic Development

A complete, scientific and stable law will help the state to strictly manage foreign investment activities and will reduce risks and create peace of mind for the activities of foreign investors. Moreover, it will also help the state to satisfactorily resolve any negative aspects and disputes that arise.

Infrastructure elements

Traffic and communication system

Developed countries in the world are very interested in investing in developing road traffic systems, airports, ports, and bridges because

This is the most important issue in the strategy of developing a solid economy. Only when the transportation system is developed can projects be implemented.


The project is deployed and put into operation because this is considered the lifeblood of the economy. If this system operates inefficiently, it means that economic activities are also affected and cannot develop quickly.

Foreign investment projects are not outside that rule and are also affected by the development of the transportation system and the postal and telecommunications system.

Foreign investors cannot ignore this issue because it affects the feasibility of the project and is related to the effectiveness of the project that they will decide to do business in. In our country, in many localities recently, one of the reasons for not attracting FDI capital to their locality is due to the poor level of infrastructure in terms of transportation and communication.

Electricity and water supply system

This is also an important factor in the environmental improvement strategy to attract FDI, without these factors the project will not be implemented.

Projects, the power grid system needs to be brought to all regions and distributed reasonably, convenient for development projects and implementation. Factors related to the power grid system and water resources need to be considered as important factors to encourage projects to come.

Export processing zones, industrial parks

For many projects to be implemented, there are very strict conditions that cannot be met everywhere, so the host countries have to invest in building export processing zones and special industrial zones that fully meet the conditions set by the project. These modern industrial zones can concentrate many projects with large capital sources, these projects are often closely linked together, they can provide inputs and consume outputs for each other; that is why export processing zones are very good places to attract foreign investment capital.

Factors affecting FDI can be summarized in the diagram below.



Factors affecting FDI


Investment environment

Policy elements

Elements of administrative procedures

Elements of legal system

Infrastructure elements


Figure 1.3 Factors affecting foreign direct investment FDI


1.1.3. Foreign direct investment management


Foreign direct investment management is the continuous, organized and targeted impact of the management entity of the investment recipient (state, locality, corporation, enterprise, etc.) on investors and the implementation and operation activities of FDI capital sources to achieve the intended goals and objectives.

FDI capital management normally requires the following steps:

- Forming viewpoints, guidelines and policies on receiving FDI capital.

- Determine a reasonable management apparatus (in terms of structure and operating mechanism).

- Solve resource and human resource (staff) issues.

- Select and use policies, methods, and forms of managing investors and operating processes of FDI capital sources.

- Calculate efficiency and innovate management work when necessary.


1.2. Economic benefits of foreign direct investment.


International capital flows, including direct investment (FDI) and indirect investment, bring various benefits. The greatest benefit is that these capital flows add to the domestic capital capacity to invest in expanding the production capacity of the economy. International capital activities also create conditions for investors to diversify risks and maximize profits.


rate of return. Along with the above benefits, healthy capital flows also help the process of resource allocation become more reasonable on a global scale, accelerating global economic growth.

Portfolio investment increases the liquidity and efficiency of domestic capital markets, which in turn can make the economy more efficient in capital use and growth rate.

economic development. Indirect investment also facilitates consumption stability through the expansion of the domestic financial instrument market, allowing entities to operate

activities in the economy to build reasonable consumption plans. Indirect investment

At the same time, it promotes the development of capital markets in depth, helping businesses and banks manage financial risks. However, indirect investment is not as stable as direct investment, if not strictly managed, it will become the cause of financial instability. Sound economic and financial policies can effectively prevent these risks.

FDI affects growth in two ways: through its contribution to increased investment and increased efficiency. FDI tends to increase total domestic investment. For underdeveloped economies, the benefits of FDI include shortening the gap and global efficiency, while for developed economies, the only benefit is global efficiency. Compared with indirect investment, FDI is not only a source of investment capital but also brings new techniques, technology, advanced management experience and reform motivation. In addition, FDI also increases competitive pressure in many areas of the domestic economy, encouraging domestic enterprises to strengthen their internal strength through competition with foreign companies, thereby creating conditions to improve the efficiency of the entire economy. FDI strengthens the export capacity of an economy on the basis of close relationships between investors and their traditional markets. Another benefit of FDI in the domestic financial sector is the enhancement and improvement of the quality of financial intermediation. Foreign banks can bring new and better techniques such as management techniques, training procedures, technology and new products into the domestic market. These factors enhance the efficiency of intermediation services, thereby stimulating a more efficient allocation of capital in the economy. They also enhance risk management measures, thereby increasing risk-adjusted returns in the economy and reducing


risks associated with cross-border capital flows. Foreign banks also promote domestic banks to operate more efficiently through competition in the domestic financial market. Competition forces banks to improve service quality to gain market share, while closely managing costs to ensure competitiveness. Foreign banks also promote the development of supporting institutions such as auditing companies. Foreign banks are often less affected by regional economic crises and have financial guarantees from foreign parent companies.

Foreign investment also facilitates the diversification of investment risks. Foreign investment will avoid companies from the shocks in costs and production capacity when building branches in some countries where the above shocks do not have an impact.

Finally, the potential benefits of an open economy are the promotion of sound economic policies, transparency, and sound financial policies. In an open capital market, unhealthy policies can cause sudden, large capital outflows that can have a negative impact on the economy. Because of these consequences, capital liberalization promotes the development and maintenance of a sound, reliable financial system, enhances regulatory tools, and enhances transparency.

Capital flows increase the efficiency of global distribution of savings and the most efficient use of resources, thereby promoting economic growth. For developing economies, low capital per capita limits social output. Foreign investment can support private savings, helping to increase the rate of accumulation and growth. Financial integration can promote investment in developing countries by reducing the dependence of investment on domestic savings. Investment flows to developing countries will facilitate rapid development of infrastructure and industry.


1.2.1. Concept of economic benefits of foreign direct investment


The socio-economic benefits of an investment project are the result of comparing the benefits received by the entire economy with the costs incurred by society.


The society has to spend to implement that project. This is the response of the joint venture project to the general goals of the economy. These benefits can be assessed through comparing qualitative indicators such as meeting economic development goals, state policies, improving management skills, improving the position of the investor... through quantitative indicators such as increasing capital

investment, improve investment efficiency, improve technology level, resource usage, increase foreign currency revenue, increase taxes and state budget revenue.

The social cost of a project is the total resources that society devotes to the project.

project instead of using it for future work. There are two types of benefits of investment projects: financial benefits and socio-economic benefits. Financial benefits are the benefits of each enterprise in terms of finance. Financial benefits are assessed from the interests of investors to maximize profits. Financial benefits are also called micro-benefits. Financial benefits are part of socio-economic benefits. Socio-economic benefits are macroeconomic benefits, the assessment of socio-economic benefits requires starting from the interests of the whole society. Socio-economic benefits aim to maximize social welfare. Therefore, these two types of benefits can be contradictory. For example, for the financial benefits of an investment project, taxes are costs, but from the perspective of socio-economic benefits, they are budget income. If the investment project is exempted from taxes, it is a social cost. Or like wages, salaries paid to unemployed workers are the cost of investors but are the benefit of society. The revenue of investors is the financial benefit of investors depending on the output of the product, but this product can have other effects such as promoting the development of other economic activities in the economy or vice versa, it can make some other economic activities that are operating.

If the action has to break down or slow down, these effects must be added or subtracted.

Only from the revenue of investors is the social revenue of the investment project.

Modeling the benefits between the investment recipient country (host country) and the investor (foreign investor) as shown in Figure 1.4. For the investor, the longer the project lasts, the more the investor's benefits increase over time, so the project duration is also an issue that the investment recipient needs to consider and calculate on the basis of harmonizing the interests of both parties.

Governments of host countries are often interested in the right to operate joint ventures. When foreign investors take control


In joint ventures, many important decisions of national significance will be made based on the interests of the foreign side, which may even be contrary to national interests.


Benefits

Benefits for investors

Host country benefits

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Figure 1.4 Benefits for the host country and foreign investors


According to the model, the national interests of the host country and the interests of the foreign investor will change over the duration of the joint venture project.


1.2.2. Benefits of foreign direct investment for the investee.


When implementing foreign direct investment projects, the host country can

achieve the following benefits


1.2.2.1. Is an important source of additional capital for economic development

Foreign direct investment can have positive effects on the recipient country.

Investment. The capital that investors invest in projects is of great significance to the development of the recipient country, especially developing countries with limited capital.

As of November 2005, the Vietnamese Government has licensed 6,880 projects.

foreign investment projects. Excluding projects that have expired or were dissolved before their deadline, there are currently about 5,800 valid projects with a total registered capital of


over 50 billion USD. This investment capital creates a strong development force for the economy: Foreign investment projects currently account for 35% of Vietnam's industrial output value, specifically: the foreign investment sector accounts for 100% of crude oil exploitation projects, automobile manufacturing and assembly; production of washing machines, refrigerators, air conditioners; office equipment, computers. Foreign investment projects account for 60% of rolled steel output, 55% of production of various fibers serving the textile and garment industry; 49% of leather and footwear production; 28% of precision medical instruments; 35% of electrical machinery and equipment production; 28% of total cement output; 25% of food and beverage.

Foreign investment is an important capital channel contributing to promoting economic growth: In the period 1991 - 1995, foreign investment capital accounted for over 25% of total social investment capital; In the period 1996 - 2000, foreign investment capital increased 1.8 times compared to the previous period, accounting for 24% of total social investment capital. In 2001 and 2002, foreign investment capital accounted for 18.5% of total social investment capital, in 2004 and 2005, foreign investment capital accounted for about 17.5% of total investment capital. Capital sources

This investment creates strong momentum for economic development.


1.2.2.2 Foreign investment projects contribute to increasing budget revenue, improving the country's balance of payments and balance of futures.

Indeed, with thousands of projects in operation, foreign investment increasingly accounts for a high proportion of Vietnam's total GDP: 3.3% in 1993; 6.3% in 1995, reaching 195 million USD; 7.4% in 1996, reaching 263 million USD.

USD; In 1997, it accounted for 9.1%, reaching 315 million USD; In 1998, it accounted for 10.1%, reaching 317 million USD; From 2000 to 2003, each year it accounted for over 13% of GDP, reaching over 1,600 million USD; In 2004 and 2005, it accounted for over 15% of GDP, reaching over 2,000 million USD, so FDI projects significantly contributed to Vietnam's budget revenue. According to data from the Ministry of Planning and Investment, in the period of 1996 - 2000, revenue from the foreign investment sector accounted for 6 - 7% of the national budget revenue (if including the oil and gas industry, it accounted for nearly 20% of the budget revenue).

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