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IZs attract nearly US$5 billion in 11 months (12/12)
06/08/2010 - 202 Lượt xem
In the first 11 months of this year, the country's industrial zones (IZs) have attracted nearly US$5 billion in foreign investment, up 50 percent over the corresponding period last year, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).
The zones attracted a registered investment capital of US$3.83 billion in 281 new foreign investment projects along with an additional investment of US$1.18 billion during the period, the MPI said.
The Government had, meanwhile, granted licenses to 137 IZs with an area of 29,063 ha in the whole country during the first 11 months.
Of this, 83 IZs, with a total area of 18,359 ha, have become operational while the remaining zones were waiting for ground clearance and infrastructure construction.
Most of the industrial zones were located in the country's southern region, which had an estimated 64 IZs covering an area of 16,146 ha, accounting for 55 percent of the total area designated for zones, said the ministry.
The northern region had 24 zones over an area of 4,414 ha, according for 15.2 percent of the total area, while the central region had for 10 IZs covering over 2,000 ha or 8.2 percent of the designated land area.
The country's IZs have, so far, attracted over 4,900 projects, including 2,348 foreign invested projects worth US$20.27 billion and domestic projects worth 121 trillion VND (US$7.6 billion).
They have utilised 52 percent of the land designated for them, with the rate standing at 72 percent for IZs that were already operational, the ministry reported.
According to the programme for developing IZs by 2015, approved by the Government, the country was planning to establish 115 new IZs covering 26,443 ha and expand the area of existing IZs by over 5,000 ha.
Source: Vietnam Agency
