By sectors: The processing, manufacturing sector continued to have the lead with 65% of the registered capital, the real estate sector ranked second accounting for 19% of the registered capital. The third is wholesale, retail and repair. Particularly, telecommunications attracted over US$400 million of registered capital, ranked fourth, accounted for 4.2%.
led by Japan with 203 new projects, 82 projects with additional capital, the total registered investment capital obtained US$4,677 million, accounting for 49%; the second were Samoa with 04 new projects, 02 projects with additional capital, the total registered investment capital of US$ 889 million, making for 9.33%; the third were South Korea with 159 new projects, 57 projects with additional capital, the total registered investment capital of US$ 711 million; followed by the British Virgin Islands with 14 new projects, 14 projects with additional capital, the total capital reached US$611 million; Singapore ranked fifth with 67 new projects, 33 projects with additional capital, the total registered investment capital of US$ 588 million.