FDI: Does it really benefit all of Vietnam?

He cited Samsung as the prototype of everything that has been good about FDI for the national economy. Lack of linkage and co-ordination between FDI and domestic businessesApart from the positive impacts on the national economy, FDI has also revealed negative impacts, said Dr. Mai. The biggest hindrance of FDI in Vietnam has been that the lack of linkage and synchronization between FDI and developing support industries. However, these capital sources have proved ineffective in upgrading the national economy as a whole, said Mr. Thien. He emphasized the need to establish relationship between FDI and domestic businesses to urged local businesses to further get involved in the global value chain.