September 09, 2017 | 20:26 (GMT+7)
Tra Vinh lures 290 million USD investment this year
The Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh approved five investment projects with a total capital of 2,226 billion VND (98 million USD) in August, according to the provincial Department of Planning and Investment.
They included two CoopMart supermarkets, a fertilizer production project, and two projects on building infrastructure system in Cau Quan and Co Chien industrial parks.
Since the beginning of this year, Tra Vinh has drawn 33 projects, including four foreign projects worth 133 million USD and 29 domestic projects with a combined capital of 3,562 billion VND (157 million USD).
According to Cao Dang Linh, Vice Director of the department’s Centre for Investment Promotion and Business Support, the province is considering the approval of two other projects on petrol trading and shrimp varieties production, along with the adjustment of a project and verification of 11 others.
Tra Vinh is home to 193 valid projects, including 36 foreign-invested projects worth 3.09 billion USD, and 157 domestic ones worth 100.15 trillion VND (4.4 billion USD).
Source: VNA