On June 27, the People's Committee of Dong Nai province held a workshop on " Free Trade Zone in Dong Nai - Growth driver in the new era - Take off with Long Thanh airport", with the participation of many experts in the fields of finance, economy, urban development, planning and logistics.
According to the People's Committee of Dong Nai province, the free trade zone will have 4 main functional areas, including: Production area (3.095ha); logistics functional area (2,244ha); financial - trade - service area (1,500ha); innovation research area, information technology, digital economy (1,419ha) with 18 priority industries such as: digital logistics, electronics, mechanics, pharmaceuticals, food processing, information technology, human resource training...
The free trade zone near Long Thanh airport has a total investment of about 16 billion USD with an area of nearly 8,300 hectares.
The goal of establishing a free trade zone is to maximize the advantages of Long Thanh airport, Phuoc An port, and the system of industrial parks operating in the province.
The urban infrastructure around Long Thanh airport has a convenient traffic connection system such as Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 4, Phan Thiet - Dau Giay Expressway, Provincial Road 769E connecting from Long Thanh airport to Phan Thiet - Dau Giay Expressway, Provincial Road 773 connecting from Ring Road 4 to Cam My, Xuan Loc...
According to the People's Committee of Dong Nai province, this is the first free trade zone to integrate the functions of airport logistics, deep-water ports associated with commercial activities, financial services, manufacturing industry and other auxiliary functions.
The free trade zone near Long Thanh airport will connect with the international financial center in Ho Chi Minh City, helping businesses in the free trade zone easily access financial services and train high-quality human resources.
The project also proposes to build an international gold exchange center in Dong Nai.
