Bac Lieu receives 21 investment projects

VGP - The Mekong delta province of Bac Lieu has accepted 21 investment projects for the past seven months, including a project of the Republic of Korea on building a plant of garment production and tailoring.

August 05, 2014 8:50 PM GMT+7

According to the Bac Lieu Provincial People’s Committee, licences have been given to 40 projects, including 15 foreign direct investment ones, totaling nearly US$862 million.

Many projects, including the Sai Gon-Bac Lieu Beer Factory, the Viet Nam-Australia Company and projects on wind energy, supermarket and urban areas, have made considerable contributions to local economic development and job creation in the locality though they have just begun.

Seven licensed projects are planned to get started from now to the end of the year.

The Committee also said that to attract more investors and businesses, the province has adopted preferential policies and prioritized investment in infrastructure development./.

By Ngoc Van