17 more FDI projects licensed in Bac Ninh industrial zones
The management board of industrial parks in the northern province of Bac Ninh has so far this year granted licences to 17 new foreign direct investment (FDI) projects totally worth 53.7 million USD.
BacNinh (VNA) – The management board of industrial parks in the northernprovince of Bac Ninh has so far this year granted licences to 17 new foreigndirect investment (FDI) projects totally worth 53.7 million USD.
Another11 existing projects in those zones have also been allowed to add 124.41million USD to their investment capital.
BacNinh industrial zones are now home to 996 valid FDI projects with a combinedcapital exceeding 17.32 billion USD.
Theprovincial Department of Planning and Investment has also licensed 13 newprojects worth 3.57 million USD, and revoked another valued at 0.1 million USDoutside the industrial zones.
Theaccumulative new and additional investment capital in the locality has reached181.67 million USD./.
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