6 enterprises were granted investment policies
Attending the conference were Mr. Nguyen Hoa Binh - Member of the Politburo, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Permanent Deputy Prime Minister of the Government, along with leaders of the Provincial Party Committee, People's Committee of Ben Tre province and domestic and foreign enterprises.
At the conference, the People's Committee of Ben Tre province granted 6 investment decisions to enterprises investing in 6 projects in the area, with a total investment of more than 7,985 billion VND. Of which, there are 3 investment projects to develop new urban areas including Northeast Phu Khuong, My An (Ben Tre city) and My Hoa (Ben Tre city) with a total investment of 5,590.2 billion VND.
The remaining 3 projects include: the Paper Mill project with a designed capacity of 1,000 tons/day, with a total investment of 1,800 billion VND, invested by Giao Long Paper Joint Stock Company; the Asia 2 Coconut Processing Factory project (Long Phuoc Industrial Park) invested by Asia Coconut Processing Joint Stock Company, with a total investment of 450 billion VND, and the Wastewater Treatment Plant project (Long Phuoc Industrial Park) invested by N.I.D Production and Trading Joint Stock Company, with a total investment of 145.33 billion VND.
In addition, at the conference, 23 investors signed cooperation agreements with the People's Committee of Ben Tre province with a total investment of VND 303,125 billion.
Chairman of Ben Tre Provincial People's Committee Tran Ngoc Tam said that in order to make breakthroughs in attracting and calling for investment in Ben Tre province, it is necessary to have the close and drastic participation of the entire provincial political system. The locality will continue to promote the spirit of "New Dong Khoi" and the achievements in the past time, at the same time, research and promulgate synchronous policies and solutions to create an open and favorable investment and business environment to effectively "attract" investment capital, accelerate development and soon become one of the new driving forces of the Mekong Delta region.
Maximum mobilization, effective use
Speaking at the conference, Mr. Nguyen Hoa Binh - Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Permanent Deputy Prime Minister of the Government - suggested Ben Tre to mobilize and effectively use resources for investment and socio-economic development; promote public-private cooperation; effectively utilize all development resources; focus on investing in strategic infrastructure, especially key projects and works with intra-regional and inter-regional connectivity.
Permanent Deputy Prime Minister of the Government requested Ben Tre province to accelerate economic restructuring, associated with growth model innovation, improving competitiveness; developing important economic sectors. Exploiting the potential and advantages of developing high-tech agriculture associated with processing industry. Promoting mechanical engineering, manufacturing, electricity, electronics, information technology, new energy... Promoting high-quality service industries such as logistics, seaports, eco-tourism...
Permanent Deputy Prime Minister of the Government requested Ben Tre to pay attention to developing education and training, high-quality human resources; innovate vocational education associated with development orientation, especially in sectors such as new energy, renewable energy, tourism, processing, manufacturing, seafood, seaports... Promote research and application of science and technology, digital transformation, innovation.
Permanent Deputy Prime Minister of the Government also requested enterprises and investors to have long-term and sustainable business strategies, accompany authorities at all levels to properly implement investment commitments and cooperation agreements; strictly comply with laws and policies, contribute to local socio-economic development, and actively participate in ensuring social security.
