Attracting investment in Nghe An through half of the term

Pearl• June 15, 2018 14:38

(Baonghean) - With the active participation of all levels, sectors and enterprises, Nghe An's investment attraction work in the past half term has achieved many positive results. Mr. Le Tien Tri - Director of the Provincial Investment Promotion and Support Center talked with Nghe An Newspaper reporters about this field.

PV:After 2 and a half years of implementing the targets of the 18th Provincial Party Congress Resolution, in your opinion, what are the most outstanding results in the field of investment attraction?
Mr. Le Tien Tri:With the attention and support of the Party and State leaders, the Central ministries and branches, foreign representative agencies in Vietnam and international organizations; under the active, comprehensive and effective leadership and direction of the Provincial Party Committee, the Provincial People's Council and the Provincial People's Committee, the investment attraction activities of Nghe An province in the period of 2015 - 2018 have developed in both breadth and depth. Cooperation activities have been expanded with foreign partners, making many practical contributions to the implementation of the province's socio-economic goals.

Sản xuất tại Nhà máy thức ăn chăn nuôi Mavin Austfeed.Ảnh: châu lan

Production at Mavin Austfeed Animal Feed Factory. Photo: Chau Lan

Every year, the province regularly organizes domestic and foreign investment promotion activities, successfully organizing the Spring Meeting with Investors, Promotion Conferences in Korea, Thailand, Australia, Japan, etc. with the participation of domestic and foreign enterprises and investors. The province also welcomes and works with many investors to survey and explore investment opportunities. Investment promotion activities are organized more flexibly and practically.

The province has coordinated with investors in industrial park infrastructure to approach and attract domestic and foreign secondary investors to invest in industrial parks. Coordinate with media agencies, connect domestic enterprises and investors with enterprises in Nghe An province to enhance cooperation and support in investment, application of scientific and technological advances and product consumption markets.

A corner of VSIP service urban area. Photo: Ba Phong

Many projects have been implemented and put into operation, creating a vibrant atmosphere, promoting socio-economic development such as: VSIP Nghe An Industrial, Urban and Service Park Project, with a total investment of 15.2 million USD in phase 1, on a planned land area of 750 hectares in the Southeast Nghe An Economic Zone; Vingroup Corporation invested in the Vinpearl Cua Hoi Hotel, Entertainment Complex and Resort Villa Project with a scale of 38.75 hectares, a total investment of 900 billion VND, which was inaugurated and put into operation since April 2017; Mavin Group (Australia) invested in the Mavin AustFeed Nghe An Animal Feed Factory project with a total investment of 325 billion VND, a scale of 3.6 hectares, a capacity of 300,000 tons/year and officially put into operation on February 18, 2017; A high-tech nuclear pig breeding center project in Anh Son district is being implemented with a total investment of 350 billion VND.

Hemaraj Land and Development PLC (Thailand) is implementing the WHA Hemaraj Industrial Park project with a total investment of about 1 billion USD on an area of nearly 3,200 hectares, the project is divided into 7 phases.

In addition, the province also attracted 5 projects from Japanese and Korean investors; 2 projects from Hoa Sen Group.

PV:Currently, the Investment Promotion and Support Center is implementing the electronic One-Stop System in the process of receiving, processing and returning results of administrative procedures on investment, in order to best support investors. Could you please tell us more about this issue?
Mr. Le Tien Tri:Implementing the direction of the Provincial People's Committee on the application of information technology in the process of receiving, processing and returning results of administrative procedures in the investment sector, the Investment Promotion and Support Center is coordinating with the Department of Information and Communications, Nghe An Telecommunications and other departments to build and apply an electronic one-stop system in the investment sector.

Activities at Nghe An Investment Promotion and Support Center. Photo: Tran Chau

The electronic one-stop system ensures compliance with the requirements of applying information technology in management according to the standards of the modern Reception and Result Delivery Department (as stipulated in Decision No. 09/2015/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister and recently Decree No. 61/2018/ND-CP of the Government). This system will comprehensively and synchronously manage the process of receiving, transferring records and returning results; Interconnecting work processing from the center to relevant departments, branches and localities; Publicizing the assignment and responsibility of officers and specialists in processing records, promptly monitoring, grasping the situation and urging the processing of necessary records; Shortening the time for receiving and transferring records between agencies. At the same time, improving and shortening the time for handling administrative procedures for investors.

As planned, the electronic One-Stop-Shop system in the investment sector will be connected, tested and put into operation by the end of June 2018.
PV:Could you tell us what solutions Nghe An province will implement next to achieve the goals and investment attraction plan for the 2015-2020 term?
Mr. Le Tien Tri:To achieve even better results in attracting investment, the solutions that need to be implemented are: Strengthening the leadership and direction of Party committees and authorities at all levels in attracting investment; Promoting investment promotion activities to ensure practicality and effectiveness; Building and perfecting mechanisms and policies, improving the capacity to attract investment and proactively integrating and expanding international cooperation in all fields.
At the same time, strengthen propaganda activities to promote the image of the province in many forms. Develop a plan for cooperation and information exchange between Nghe An and provinces, cities, foreign diplomatic missions in Vietnam, Vietnamese diplomatic missions abroad and the coordination of the Vietnamese community and Nghe An people abroad.

Graphics: Nam Phong

Innovation in investment promotion: Proactively approach and mobilize foreign investors, especially large and prestigious corporations, to visit and learn about the potential and investment opportunities in the province. Continue to coordinate with investors in industrial park infrastructure (VSIP, Hemaraj, Hoang Mai 1 Industrial Park) to organize domestic and foreign investment promotions that are proactive, flexible and appropriate to the comparative advantages of each industrial park.

Resolutely direct the improvement of the investment and business environment. Publicize and be transparent about investment policies, regulations and procedures and be consistent in implementation. Continue to direct the substantial implementation of solutions to improve provincial competitiveness index (PCI).
PV:Thank you!