Striving for the whole year 2023 to attract FDI of more than 1.5 billion USD

On the morning of August 25, Mr. Bui Van Khang, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, chaired a meeting with departments, branches and localities to evaluate the results of investment promotion in the first 7 months of the year, implementing key tasks. The last 5 months of 2023 and the investment promotion program in 2024.

 Comrade Bui Van Khang, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, chaired the meeting.

In the first 7 months of the year, the province welcomed and worked with more than 80 delegations, of which 60 delegations came to research and explore investment opportunities, twice as many as the same period; Organized 2 conferences, attended over 10 investment promotion conferences, and large-scale business meetings with the participation of hundreds of businesses, investors, and international organizations.

As of August 21, the total capital attracted foreign direct investment (FDI) reached 754.63 million USD, equal to 35.1% of the same period, reaching 62.9% of the 2023 plan. Total capital attracted in foreign budget reached 45,304 billion VND, exceeding 5.4% of the 2023 plan. Quang Ninh is the locality ranked 9th in the country and 4th in the Red River Delta in terms of total capital attracted FDI in the first 7 months of the year.

In the last 5 months of the year, strive to attract at least 745.37 million USD with 10 foreign direct investment projects and nearly 5.7 trillion VND with 15 off-budget domestic investment projects. Thereby, striving for the whole year of 2023 to reach at least 1.5 billion USD in FDI capital, exceeding 25% of the year plan and reaching at least 51,000 billion VND in foreign investment capital outside the budget, exceeding 18.6% of the year plan.

Based on the participation of departments, branches and localities, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Bui Van Khang agreed on key tasks for the last 5 months of the year. Along with focusing on investment promotion with traditional markets and partners, which are countries with high technology, source technology, leaders in supply chains, and members of multilateral FTA agreements with Vietnam. In the South, it is necessary to continue to organize conferences and seminars to promote investment - trade - tourism to promote to new investor markets and investor groups that are researching investment. Further promote support and companionship in removing difficulties and obstacles during project investment implementation through provincial working groups.

For the group of investors who have signed contracts and are ready to invest in the province, they need to proactively coordinate with industrial park infrastructure investors to resolve investment procedures, arrange clean land funds, and shared infrastructure. Electricity and water infrastructure meets the requirements for investors to make the fastest investment decisions.

Thanh Cong BQN