In the first 7 months of 2008, there are total 7 projects of constructing infrastructure for Industrial Parks awarded Investment certificate. They are: Nam Son – Hap Linh Industrial Park (Bac Ninh province) with 603 ha, Dong Nam A Industrial Park (Long An province) - 106 ha, Phung Hiep Industrial Park (Ha Tay province) - 175 ha, Cong Hoa Industrial Park (Hai Duong province) - 357 ha, the extended Long Binh – Amata Industrial Park (Dong Nai province) - 133 ha, Ong Keo Industrial Park (Dong Nai province) - 823 ha and Duc Hoa III – Minh Ngan (Long An province)- 147 ha. The total area of 7 news Industrial Parks established in the first 7 months this year reached 2344 ha. Up to the end of July 2008, Vietnam has 186 Industrial Parks and Export and Processing Zones with total area of 45,042 ha, in which the area of rentable industrial land reached 29.469 ha, made up 66,6% of total area. In all established Industrial Parks, there are 110 Industrial Parks and Export and Processing Zones already came into operation (made up 57% of total area) at the moment and these other 76 Industrial Parks were in compensation process to clear ground and build infrastructure. In operating Industrial Parks, the areas of land were rent made up 74% of total industrial land. Some provinces have advantages in attracting investment so almost all the industrial Parks area are rented .
As for the first 7 months of 2008, the Industrial Parks in the nationwide attracted registered FDI capital USD 4,03 billion including 227 newly projects with total registered capital of USD 2,8 billion and 201 projects increasing capital with registered increasing capital above USD 1,05 billion. The total registered capital of FDI projects increase quite much in compared with the same period in 2007. However if compare with 45,2 billion USD of registered capital of FDI projects in nationwide in the first 7 months this year, the registered capital invested in Industrial Parks only achieved 8% higher than the same period last year. In addition, compared with total FDI’s capital invested in Industry and construction field (21,45 billion USD), FDI’s capital invested in Industrial Parks were equal to 18%.
Together with attracted FDI in the first 7 months of 2008, the Industrial Parks in the nationwide also attracted many domestic investment projects with big amount of capital.
In the first 7 months this year, those provinces which take the lead in attracting investment capital in Industrial Parks in their area are Bac Ninh, Dong Nai, Binh Duong, Ha Tinh, Can Tho, etc. Ranked number 1 in attracting foreign investment, Industrial Parks in Bac Ninh province attracted 29 newly projects and 11 capital increasing projects with total registered capital reached 942 million USD. The second is Dong Nai province, attracted 44 newly projects and 58 capital increasing projects with total registered capital was 861,5 million USD. Industrial Parks in Can Tho province have only 2 newly projects and 2 capital increasing projects, however the total registered capital reached 554,45 million USD. In Binh Duong province, only
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attracted 20 newly projects and 20 capital-increasing projects with total registered capital of 346 million USD.
Some provinces also attracted more than 100 million USD of FDI in the first 7 months this year are Da Nang, Ba Ria – Vung Tau, Ha Noi, Long An, Thai Binh.
About the result of business activities, only in first 6 months in 2008, the enterprises operating in Industrial Parks in the nationwide manufacture industrial goods valued 14 billion USD, increased 18% against the same period in 2007. The export-turnover of those enterprises reached about 7 billion USD, increased 21% against the same period in 2007.
