(VOV) – Over 450 representatives of the local business community attended a June 28 conference in Quang Ninh discussing coordinated marketing efforts aimed at increasing the investment attractiveness of the province.
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Provincial authorities revealed at the conference that over 130 delegations of foreign investors, including conglomerates like Las Vegas Sands, Texthong and Amata groups, have conducted recent fact-finding tours of Quang Ninh seeking cooperation opportunities.
Economic experts dilated on the current investment situation and measures to improve the investment environment, promote trade and tourism and attract capital inflows into the province. Cumulatively, Quang Ninh has granted investment licences to 39 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects capitalized at more than US$1 billion and 205 domestic projects at nearly VND114 billion (US$5.4 billion). The provincial competitiveness index (PCI) rose by 16 grades from 20 in 2012 to 4 in 2013 among 63 provinces and cities.
Its annual GDP growth has reached more than 7% over the past two years, higher than national average. The province has always been in the top five localities in terms of budget revenue.
At the conference, Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai commended the province’s GDP growth and ability to attract FDI, urging the province to further improve indexes, such as PCI and international economic integration capacity.
Hai said the province needs to build a sustainable socio-economic development model along with ensuring security and defence by 2020, adding that Quang Ninh should prepare essential conditions to develop Van Don into the first exclusive administrative and economic zone in the country.
Talks among policy makers, investors and economic experts were also held on the same day to discuss optimal solutions for improving the quality of investment attraction and competitive capacity for businesses.
Đăng ký: VietNam News