Thanh Hoa strives to be more appealing to foreign investors
The central province of Thanh Hoa is speeding up the improvement of business environment and construction of infrastructure in industrial parks, especially in the Nghi Son Economic Zone, in order to draw more foreign direct investment.
Thanh Hoa (VNA) – The central province of Thanh Hoa is speeding upthe improvement of business environment and construction of infrastructure inindustrial parks, especially in the Nghi Son Economic Zone, in order to draw moreforeign direct investment.
The province instructedits Investment, Trade and Tourism Promotion Centre in collaboration withdepartments, agencies to provide advice for the provincial People’s Committee and SpecialInvestment Promotion Committee regarding highly feasible projects that match localplanning and socio-economic development conditions.
Plans to meet andintroduce projects to major European firms, especially those interested inexpanding their operations in Vietnam, are also scheduled.
Authorities of districts, towns and city will review the planning on theuse of land and construction to prevent overlapping, thus creating the bestconditions to attract investment.
They are also toprepare conditions in terms of land, infrastructure, labour and energy to meet demand of foreigninvestors who look to shift to new business locations.
About ongoing FDI projects, agencies concerned are hastening procedures relatedto investment, planning, construction, land, environment and electronic publicadministrative services.
So far, the provinc🐭e has lured five FDI projects worth nearly 45 million USD./.
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Nghi Son port in Thanh Hoa (Photo: VNA) 
