Ministry requests review of certain FDI projects

The Ministry of Planning and Investment has asked People’s Committees of cities and provinces to instruct relevant agencies to review foreign-invested projects in the localities.
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Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Planning andInvestment has asked People’s Committees of cities and provinces to instructrelevant agencies to review foreign-invested projects in the localities.

The move aims to raise the quality of foreigninvestment attraction and remove difficulties facing the FDI firms, asrequested by the Government and the Prime Minister.

Under a document dated May 25, 2022 sent to thelocalities, the ministry said projects with registered capital of at least 100million USD and an area of at least 50ha, along with real estate ones in Hanoi,Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, Hai Phong, Khanh Hoa and Ba Ria-Vung Tau, eachcovering 2ha and above, will be reviewed.

Investment registration agencies will look into capitalcontribution and disbursement, and the implementation of targets set ininvestment licences by the businesses.

They will also check the firms’ performance in landuse and observance of legal regulations on land, construction, finance,employment and environmental protection.

The agencies will sum up difficulties and obstaclesto the projects, and propose solutions to accelerate the implementation work./.
VNA

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