Tra Vinh attracts 13 investment projects in first five months
The Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh lured 13 investment projects worth nearly 10.3 trillion VND (over 446.5 million USD) in the first five months of 2021, according to the provincial People’s Committee.
Tra Vinh (VNA) - The Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh lured 13 investment projectsworth nearly 10.3 trillion VND (over 446.5 million USD) in the first fivemonths of 2021, according to the provincial People’s Committee.
Among them are threelarge projects: the Dong Thanh 1 and Dong Thanh 2 wind power plants, with totalregistered capital of about 9.45 trillion VND, and a project on infrastructure constructionin the Co Chien Industrial Park worth nearly 750 billion VND.
Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Le Van Han said local authoritiesare making every effort to call for investment in maritime economicdevelopment, tourism, industry, agriculture, infrastructure development inindustrial parks and clusters, and urban development.
According to the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Tra Vinh’s provincialcompetitiveness index (PCI) climbed 10 places to 48th nationwide in 2020. The province aims to climb at least 5 places this year.
Tran Thi Kim Hoang, Director of the centre for promotinginvestment and supporting business at the provincial Department of Planning andInvestment, said the agency is speeding up promotional activities to introduce thelocality’s investment and business environment to investors as well as itspotential, strengths, and investment attraction policies.
Attention has been also paid to strengthening inter-regional investmentpromotions and cooperative activities towards attracting more investment to theprovince.
The centre is coordinating with relevant agencies to accelerate theimplementation of a sustainable marine-based economic development project to2030, while supporting the department in adjusting and issuing preferentialpolicies for investment in the locality, she said.
Tra Vinh is home to 382 valid investment projects with total registered capitalof 8.38 billion USD, including 41 foreign-invested projects worth 3.1 billionUSD./.
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