PANO – The management board of industrial parks (IPs) and export processing zones (EPZs) in Ho Chi Minh City on October 11 held a conference to review their operations in 2016.

An industrial park in Ho Chi Minh City

In the first nine months of this year, IPs and EPZs attracted 64 investment projects, worth USD 193 million. Their total export turnover reached USD 4,325 million, a year-on-year increase of 6.76%.

The investment projects focus on food processing, services, mechanics, garment-textile and pharmaceutics. At the conference, delegates proposed solutions to attracting more investment in four key sectors, namely investment stimulation programs; expansion of infrastructure projects in IPs and EPZs; and discussion with businesses to promptly deal with difficulties and promote investment.

Translated by Hong Thanh