The southern province of Dong Nai attracted almost 709 millionUSD from foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first seven months ofthis year.
Statistics of the provincial Department ofPlanning and Investment showed that new investment licences were grantedto 42 projects with registered capital of 339 million USD during thereviewed period.
Meanwhile, 39 valid projects in the province added a total of more than 369 million USD to their investment capital.
At the same time, the province revoked licences of four projects worth 7.72 million USD.
As a result, the number of valid FDI projects in Dong Nai now stands at 1,037 with a total capital of 19.17 billion USD.
According to the province's industrial-zone management board, as manyas 39 countries and territories over the world have invested in 31 localindustrial parks.
At present, the Dong Nai provincial People’sCommittee is calling for investors for five key projects, including theDong Nai biotechnology centre in Xuan Loc district, the DOFICOindustrial-agricultural complex in Trang Bon district and threesupporting industrial sub-divisions in Giang Dien, Nhon Trach 6 and AnPhuoc industrial parks.
Of the projects, the DOFICO industrial-agricultural complex is the largest in terms of acreage, covering nearly 2,200 ha.-VNA