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Ha Noi IZs grab over $152 million
HA NOI — Industrial zones in the capital attracted total investment capital of more than US$152 million in the first half of this year, up 27 per cent year on year, said Nguyen Thai Long, deputy head of the Ha Noi Industrial and Export Processing Zones Management Board.
Of the total, $42.4 million came from eight newly-licensed projects. The remaining $108 million was extra capital invested in 25 existing projects.
However, the total investment for new projects alone was actually down by 40 per cent from last year. Long blamed this on a shortage of land with sufficient infrastructure facilities.
Most new projects were started in Thang Long, Noi Bai, and Nam Thang Long zones.
Ha Noi is home to five industrial zones and 18 industrial complexes covering a total area of about 1,400ha.
From January to June, zone enterprises posted more than $1 billion in revenues, representing a modest rise of 8 per cent on last year’s corresponding period. Firms recording the highest earnings included Hoya Glass Disk, Sumi Hanel, Denso and Sumitomo Bakelite.
The board will continue to apply a one-door policy to help investors reduce administrative procedures.
Apart from encouraging investors to pump investment into the zones, the board said it would also pay attention to the quality of projects. Top priority will be given to large-scale and environmentally-friendly projects, including those in hi-tech sectors.
The board will also continue to upgrade infrastructures and solve other problems in a bid to attract more investors.
Source: VNS
 Print | 08-07-2008, 16:28:00
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