Improving the investment environment for FDI enterprises to operate effectively in Dong Nai

Attending the conference were: Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Vo Tan Duc; members of the Provincial Party Standing Committee: Chairman of the Provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee Cao Van Quang, Chairman of the Provincial Party Committee's Inspection Committee Huynh Thanh Binh, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Duong Minh Dung, along with leaders of departments, branches, localities and hundreds of FDI enterprises in the province.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Vo Tan Duc gave a speech at the conference. Photo: B.Nguyen

Dong Nai is in the top 5 localities nationwide in attracting FDI capital; state budget revenue. The province is also one of the leading localities in industrial development with 37 industrial parks (IPs) established, with a total land area of ​​over 13.1 thousand hectares; nearly 6.1 thousand hectares have been leased, reaching over 86% of the leased land area.

Representative of an investor who wants the province to support him in investing in international school projects in the province. Photo: B.Nguyen

In 2024, the province attracted nearly 1.5 billion USD in FDI, an increase of 36% compared to the 2024 plan, an increase of 22% compared to the same period in 2023. Of which, 95 new projects were granted with a total registered capital of nearly 758.8 million USD; 137 projects adjusted to increase capital with a total registered investment capital increase of nearly 738.2 million USD.

Up to now, the province has more than 1,700 valid FDI projects with a total registered capital of nearly 36 billion USD from 46 countries and territories. The projects attracting new investment are in line with the province's policies, especially investment in the direction of applying high technology, ensuring the environment, not being labor-intensive, ensuring criteria on advanced technology...

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Duong Minh Dung responded to businesses' opinions at the conference. Photo: B.Nguyen

At the conference, businesses reported that some roads and traffic sections in the province's industrial parks were overloaded, degraded, and flooded during the rainy season, causing traffic jams and dangers for workers; the issue of ensuring light, green, clean, and beautiful factors in industrial parks; value-added tax refunds; and support policies for businesses investing in dormitories for workers; and temporary residence for foreign workers.

Enterprises wish to be supported in investing in international school projects, meeting the school needs of children of workers and foreign experts working in Dong Nai; at the same time, they hope to have difficulties in the time to issue environmental certificates removed...

Provincial leaders awarded certificates of merit to 5 enterprises with outstanding achievements in production and business activities in 2023-2024. Photo: B.Nguyen

Speaking at the conference, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Vo Tan Duc affirmed that the FDI business community is an important part, making great contributions to the economic development of the province. In recent years, the province has always focused on improving the investment environment to attract and facilitate FDI enterprises to operate effectively. Therefore, every year, the province organizes a conference to meet with FDI enterprises to listen to and receive their opinions.

Through this, we can discuss and resolve difficulties to further improve the investment environment. The contributions of associations and enterprises at the conference help the province better understand the production and business activities of enterprises and are an important basis for building policies and more appropriate and effective solutions in the coming time.

Businesses express their opinions at the conference. Photo: B.Nguyen

According to Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Vo Tan Duc, to improve the investment environment in the coming time, Dong Nai will continue to promote administrative procedure reform, create an open, public and transparent investment environment; pay attention to infrastructure investment, especially investment in transport infrastructure in industrial parks; improve the quality of human resources; strengthen dialogue, listen to the opinions of enterprises, promptly resolve difficulties, accompany enterprises in the development process; build sustainable cooperative relationships. The opinions of enterprises contributed at the conference will be recorded, synthesized, and sent to relevant departments, branches and localities for focused handling and timely resolution.

Conference scene. Photo: B.Nguyen

On this occasion, the Provincial People's Committee awarded certificates of merit to 5 enterprises with outstanding achievements in production and business activities in 2023-2024.

Binh Nguyen

Source: https://baodongnai.com.vn/moi-nong/202503/hoan-thien-moi-truong-dau-tu-de-cac-doanh-nghiep-fdi-hoat-dong-hieu-qua-tai-dong-nai-feb32ac/