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Dong Nai attracts 161 mln USD in two months

As many as 161 million USD of foreign direct investment (FDI) was poured into the southern province of Dong Nai in the first two months of 2019, equivalent to 78.2 percent of the same period last year.
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Dong Nai (VNA) – As many as 161 millionUSD of foreign direct investment (FDI) was poured into the southern province ofDong Nai in the first two months of 2019, equivalent to 78.2 percent of thesame period last year.

According to the provincial Statistics Office, local authorities granted investmentlicenses to 15 new projects with total registered capital of 54 million USD, andallow 13 others to add 107 million USD during the reviewed period, up 6.67percent and 196.12 percent year-on-year, respectively.

The management board of industrial parks in Dong Nai said almost FDI projects inthe province are mainly hi-tech and environmentally friendly support industrialones.

Besides, the local authorities also granted investment licenses to and approvedinvestment plans for 16 domestic projects with total capital of nearly 4.39trillion VND (189.4 million USD), 165 percent higher than that of the sameperiod last  year.

Dong Nai is now home to 1,460 FDI projects totalling over 30 billion USD.Enterprises operating in the locality are hiring about 1 million labourers./. 
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