Dong Thap: IPs, industrial clusters lure over 1 bln USD of investment

The Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap has attracted 123 investment projects worth over 24 trillion VND (over 1 billion USD) to three industrial parks (IPs) and 16 industrial clusters, according to the provincial Department of Industry and Trade.
Dong Thap: IPs, industrial clusters lure over 1 bln USD of investment ảnh 1Sa Dec IP in Dong Thap province (Photo: investvietnam.gov.vn)

Dong Thap (VNA) – The Mekong Delta provinceof Dong Thap has attracted 123 investment projects worth over 24 trillion VND (over1 billion USD) to three industrial parks (IPs) and 16 industrial clusters, accordingto the provincial Department of Industry and Trade.

Deputy Director of the department Nguyen Van Na said the occupancy rate in the SaDec, Tran Quoc Toan and Song Hau IPs reached 98 percent.

Local authorities are paying attention to developing IPs and industrial clusters,and border economic zones with favourable locations, and promoting connectionwith neighboring regions and localities such Can Tho, Vinh Long, and Long An,thus creating a network to catch investment inflows.

IPs and industrial clusters in the locality have seen projects belonging variousindustries, especially food, aquatic and animal feed processing.

The province has 20 aquatic processing enterprises operating in IPs, creating jobsfor about 21,000 labourers, contributing to lifting the locality’s processingindustry value to 11 trillion VND in 2020.

In the coming time, local authorities will continue to focus on accelerating administrativereform, making it easier for investors’ business and production.

Dong Thap is striving to realise its plan to develop IPs and industrialclusters in the 2021 – 2031 period, with a vision after 2030./.

VNA

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