Ministry of Planning and Investment to assess industrial zones’ operations
The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) has asked the management boards of industrial and economic zones in provinces and centrally-run cities to submit reports on the construction and development of industrial and coastal economic zones this year to make a comprehensive evaluation on their operations.
Hanoi (VNA) – TheMinistry of Planning and Investment (MPI) has asked the management boards ofindustrial and economic zones in provinces and centrally-run cities tosubmit reports on the construction and development of industrial and coastaleconomic zones this year to make a comprehensive evaluation on their operations.
Specifically, they arerequested to focus on clarifying the achievements, shortcomings and suggestsolutions (if any).
It is necessary for themanagement boards to provide information on investment attraction at coastaleconomic zones, the use of land as well as the implementation of industrial partinfrastructure this year.
Reports should be submittedto the MPI before December 27, the ministry said.
According to the MPI, bythe end of September, 563 industrial zones (IZs) in the country’s master plan for the development of IZs wereapproved by the prime minister with a total area of 210.900 hectares,accounting for 0.6 percent of the country’s total natural area. Of these, 291IZs have been put into operation.
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