Hai Duong lures additional 1.5 billion USD

The northern province of Hai Duong recently granted investment certificates to 27 domestic and foreign enterprises with a total registered capital of 1.5 billion US, including several projects worth hundreds of million US dollars.
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Hanoi (VNA) – The northern province of Hai Duong recently granted investment certificatesto 27 domestic and foreign enterprises with a total registered capital of 1.5billion US, including several projects worth hundreds of million US dollars.

The locality has announced its investment attraction portfolio for the 2024 - 2030period and handed over investment certificates to 26 local and foreign businesses,and a memorandum of understanding to a domestic firm.

Notable projects among them include a 270-million- USD stationery factory investedby Deli Vietnam Office Technology Co., Ltd; a project worth 260 million USD byBiel Crystal Vietnam Manufacturing Limited, a Boviet Hai Duong solarphotovoltaic cell factory worth 120 million USD, and a 160-million-USD construction investment and infrastructurebusiness in the Dai An Industrial Park (IP) of the Dai An IP InfrastructureDevelopment One Member Company Limited.

The positive resultswere attributed to efforts and serious direction by local leaders toenhance investment promotion activities, improve investment and business environment,and raise the competitiveness of the locality.

Apart from focusing on attracting foreign investment in industry andagriculture, the province has also paid attention to luring investment to otherfields from health and education, to trade and tourism, according to Director ofthe provincial Department of Planning and Investment Le Hong Dien.

In 2023, dozens of investment promotion business trips by local officials tomany countries around the world such as the US, Japan, Belgium, the UK, and Francewere arranged to attract more investment into processing and manufacturing sectors,electrical and electronic industry, construction material production, high-techagriculture, eco-tourism, high-quality services, and logistics, Dien said.

Trieu The Hung, Chairman of the provincial People's Committee, said that investmentprojects in the fields of high technology, smart technology, biologicalindustry, new materials, processing and manufacturing, supporting industry, andenvironmentally friendly projects with high added value will be prioritised.

Hai Duong is home to 534 foreign-invested projects from 27 countries and territoriesworldwide with a total registered capital of over 10 billion USD. The localityhas 17 IPs with an occupancy rate of nearly 53%. It has 58 industrialclusters which cover a total area of nearly 3,000 ha./.
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