Nghe An coordinates to develop investment and trade promotion plan for 2025
Nghe An Provincial People's Committee has just issued a document (No. 7492/UBND-CN) to relevant departments, branches and sectors requesting a list of projects calling for investment and trade promotion abroad in 2025.
Accordingly, the Provincial People's Committee assigned the Department of Planning and Investment, the Management Board of the Southeast Economic Zone, the Provincial Center for Investment, Trade and Tourism Promotion and relevant agencies to consider the proposal of the Vietnam Federation of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) on providing a list of projects calling for investment and a plan to promote e-commerce abroad in 2025.
Previously, in Document No. 1497/LĐTM-QHQT dated August 23, 2024, the Vietnam Federation of Commerce and Industry sent to the People's Committee of Nghe An province stating: Implementing the policy of strengthening deep integration into the regional and global economy, VCCI has been actively implementing promotion activities to support localities and the Vietnamese business community to connect businesses, expand markets as well as call for foreign investment. Currently, VCCI is a partner of more than 100 Chambers of Commerce, investment promotion organizations and regularly meets with foreign agencies, organizations and enterprises wishing to seek cooperation opportunities with provinces, cities as well as Vietnamese enterprises.
In addition, with the desire to effectively support localities and business communities in expanding markets and attracting foreign investment, since 2023, VCCI has organized trade-investment promotion delegations in foreign markets. Specifically, VCCI has coordinated with provinces to implement trade-investment promotion activities in a number of countries such as Japan, Korea, China, UK, France, USA, Belgium, Cuba... In 2024, VCCI is coordinating with provinces and cities to organize trade-investment promotion in major cities of China, Japan, Taiwan, Germany, Belgium, France... According to the plan, in 2025, VCCI plans to deploy in the markets of Kunming, Nanning (China); Kaohsiung, Taipei (Taiwan-China); Osaka, Kobe (Japan); USA, Mexico, Switzerland, Germany, France...
VCCI requests the People's Committee of Nghe An province to direct relevant agencies to provide information and coordinate with VCCI on the contents including the list of projects calling for investment of the province/city; trade and investment promotion programs abroad to develop a plan for trade and investment promotion activities in foreign markets for the following year in the second quarter of each year. Along with considering the possibility of participating and coordinating the organization of trade and investment promotion programs in the remaining months of 2024, coordinate to develop a plan for 2025. In addition to the above programs, VCCI is also ready to coordinate with provinces and cities to organize other trade and investment promotion programs according to the specific needs of the locality.
A representative of the Nghe An Provincial Investment, Trade and Tourism Promotion Center (NAPC) said: Since 2023, based on the direction of the Provincial People's Committee, the Center has developed a list of projects calling for investment until 2030 to submit to the Provincial People's Committee. For the field of trade and investment promotion abroad, implementing the direction of the Provincial People's Committee, the Center is developing a draft plan and financial estimates in coordination with relevant departments and branches before submitting to the Provincial People's Committee.
From 2023 to 2030, Nghe An calls for attracting 41 projects including: Investment projects in infrastructure of Industrial Parks and Industrial Clusters according to Decision No. 1059/QD-TTg dated September 14, 2023 of the Prime Minister approving the planning of Nghe An province for the period 2021-2023, with a vision to 2050; 02 seaport and airport infrastructure projects are upgrading Vinh Airport into an international airport (PPP), building runway No. 2, Vinh International Airport; 8 projects to build urban infrastructure and residential areas; 11 industrial projects; 06 projects in the fields of agriculture, forestry and fisheries; 13 projects in the fields of trade, tourism and services; 01 project in the field of natural resources and environment.