HBO – From the start of 2019, the north western province of Hoa Binh approved investment proposals for 14 projects of domestic investors with registered capital worth nearly 1.58 trillion VND (68.31 million USD), up 1 project and 954.7 billion VND in capital compared to the same period last year.
By the end of the year’s first quarter, the
province is forecast to have 536 investment projects in total, including 38
foreign direct investment projects with 625 million USD in registered capital
and 498 domestic ones with capital of about 67.9 trillion VND (2.9 billion USD).

As
many as 50 projects have become operational in industrial parks in Hoa Binh,
contributing to tate budget collection and creating jobs for local people.
Photo: Hoa Binh Knitting Company, based in the industrial park on the left bank
of Da River, generates jobs for 400 workers.
There were 88 projects receiving licences
to operate in the province’s industrial parks. Of the number, 25 projects are
FDI ones with registered capital worth 573.98 million USD and 63 domestic
projects capitalised at about 7 trillion VND.
Up to 50 projects across the province have
begin operation, creating jobs for about 17,250 labourers.
In Lac Thuy district, communes have been succeeded in promoting their One Commune-One Product (OCOP) products while others are still struggling to position their typical farming products in market. Some communes in the district still fail to have their products met OCOP programme’s requirements, while others have seen their certifications expired.
The inspectorate agency of Hoa Binh province has issued Official Dispatch No. 1090/TTr-PCTN to provincial departments, agencies, localities, business associations, enterprises, and investors regarding measures to improve informal component indexes of the Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI).
Hoa Binh is taking concrete steps to improve its investment environment, with a strong focus on supporting businesses, settling obstacles for strategic investors, and creating opportunities for robust development in the coming years.
Under the blazing early summer sun, the construction site of Nhuan Trach Industrial Park (IP) in Luong Son district is abuzz with activities from dawn to dusk, a testament to the determination of the investor to meet their construction targets on schedule.