Can Tho city is ready to champion its position as the Mekong Delta region’s economic hub by attracting investments in industrial parks and export processing zones.
According to Can Tho Provincial Export Processing and Industrial Zones Management Authority (CEPIZA), during the first half of 2013, export processing zones (EPZs) and industrial parks (IPs) in the city attracted four new projects with the combined registered investment capital of $9.8 million and 12 projects were expanded worth $3.7 million.
The local EPZs and IPs are now home to 204 valid projects, covering 564.9 hectares, with the total registered investment capital of $1.8 billion, of which $807.4 million has been disbursed. These projects include 23 foreign-invested ones with the total registered investment capital of $181.3 million.
During the first half of this year, businesses in the local EPZs and IPs reported the total revenue of $589.8 million, including the industrial production value of $437.6 million, commercial services of $152.2 million and export earnings of $196.5 million. According to CEPIZA, the above figures have dropped between 13 and 35 per cent as compared with the corresponding period last year.
In the long-term, Can Tho believes it would see a bright outlook in attracting investment to its EPZs and IPs as the city’s investment environment has been improved steadily.
Recently, the Vietnamese government has focused on upgrading and developing technical infrastructure in the Mekong Delta region, particularly transport network. Many key national-level utilities have been built in Can Tho, such as Can Tho international airport, Can Tho bridge, Cai Cui seaport, the road in the south of Hau River and O Mon power generation complex. The results of these giant construction works are big opportunities for the city to catch the eyes of investors.
Can Tho is also ready to bend over backwards to help investors as in addition to efforts in administrative reform and applying investment support mechanisms, Can Tho is working hard to quicken the construction pace of the local IPs and considers it as a focus in investment attraction, creating a boost to the local socio-economic development, contributing to turn Can Tho into an industrialised city before 2020.
In addition to Tra Noc I and II IPs, Can Tho is building additional six IPs including 270 hectare Hung Phu 1 IP, 134ha Hung Phu 2A IP and Hung Phu 2B IP. The three IPs would welcome projects in the fields of engineering, electronics assembling, electronics, processing agricultural products, seafood, frozen cattle and poultry, building materials, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, traffic and export-import services. The 600ha Thot Not IP would focus on drawing investment in farm produces, aquatic products, engineering serving the agricultural sector, and urban development.
Meanwhile, 600ha O Mon IP and 400-ha Bac O Mon IP are being planned.
Kieu Linh
Đăng ký: VietNam News