Ha Nam (VNA) - The northern provinceof Ha Nam has so far this year attracted 25 investment projects, raising thetotal number of valid investment projects to 281, according to Head of the HaNam province Industrial Park (IP) Management Board Tran Xuan Duong.
They include 14 domestic and 11 foreigninvestment projects, with total newly-registered capital of nearly 1.98trillion VND (87.12 million USD), and added capital of 144 million USD.
The province aims to lure between seven and tenadditional projects in the rest of the year.
To lure more investment to IPs, the province hasurged investors to accelerate land clearance and complete their facilities,activities which the provincial IP management board will assist them inperforming.
The locality also helps investors completeadministrative procedures quickly and recruit employees, while strengtheningtheir management of environment, human resources and food safety.
The management board also reviews delayed andineffective projects while holding events with trade promotion agencies, suchas the Investment Promotion Centre – North Vietnam, the Japan External TradeOrganization, and Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency to lure moreinvestors to local IPs.
By 2020, Ha Nam plans to develop eightconcentrated IPs. Six of them are under construction, namely Dong Van I, DongVan II, Chau Son, Hoa Mac, Dong Van III, and Dong Van IV, on a total area ofnearly 1,212 hectares.-VNA