Province-based industrial parks (Ips) continued effectively operating in the first half of 2013. In addition to investment attraction on sharp rise, the production and business activities of enterprises in the Ips were very positive, greatly contributing to State budget and creating jobs for hundreds of thousands of laborers in and out of the province…

Vietnam tops the list of ASEAN countries attracting foreign investors, with 57 percent wishing to expand operation there.

Binh Duong-based Vietcombank’s Song Than branch (or called Vietcombank Song Than) has just inaugurated its Binh Phu transaction office at No.28/13, DT73 street, Binh Phuoc B quarter, Binh Chuan ward, Thuan An town.

In the first half of 2013, industrial parks (Ips) under provincial Ips Management Board absorbed additional 4 enterprises in operation. The result has brought the total number of enterprises in operation in these Ips so far to 907 or 73% of total. Of these, there are 586 FDI enterprises or 64% of total and 321 domestic ones or 36% of total.

A proper change

Nguyen Ngoc Tuyen, Director of the Institute of Finance and Economics, stated that governmental measures to loosen financial and monetary policies and growing consumer spending on education are likely to cause the CPI to increase.

According to provincial Customs Department, as of July 20, the province’s total import and export value reached US$12.42bln, up 18.52% compared to the same period of last year. Of the total figure, export turnover achieved US$6.92bln, up 17.35% while import value was US$5.5bln, up 20.03% compared to the same period of last year…

Industrial parks (Ips) under provincial Ips Management Board in the first half of 2013 absorbed US$283.4mln in FDI capital. Particularly, there were 24 new FDI projects with total registered capital of US$212.9mln and 21 extra-ones with US$70.5mln.