The company’s Deputy Managing Director Troy Griffiths said that Vietnam's economic outlook for 2024 is positive, with forecast GDP growth of 5.5% to 6.5%, placing the country among the top 20 fastest-growing economies globally. Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows reflect robust growth, with newly registered FDI increasing 58% year-over-year, highlighting sound investor confidence and a vibrant industrial sector, he said.

The Management Board of Binh Duong Industrial Zones (BDIZA) has just announced data that in the past 5 months, Binh Duong has granted 58 new projects with a total registered capital of more than 270 million USD to FDI enterprises, 210 FDI projects adjusted to increase capital by more than 250 million USD. Cumulatively to date, industrial zones in Binh Duong have attracted over 3,130 projects, of which FDI projects account for nearly 80% with a total registered capital of 29.7 billion USD. Accordingly, as of May 2024, Binh Duong has attracted nearly 4,300 FDI projects with a total investment capital of nearly 40.6 billion USD from 65 countries and territories, ranking 3rd in the country after Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi.

Pandora - the world's largest jewelry brand by sales volume, built a 150 million USD factory in Binh Duong, operating from 2026. Located in Vietnam Singapore Industrial Park 3 (VSIP III), the factory has an area of ​​more than 50,000 m2, on a campus of about 7.5 hectares. This is the company's fourth jewelry manufacturing facility in the world and the first outside of Thailand.