Occupancy rate at operational industrial parks at nearly 73 percentThe occupancy rate at active industrial parks (IPs) nationwide in January-July was about 73 percent, according to the Management Department of Economic Zones under the Ministry of Planning and Investment. As of the end of July, the country had 328 industrial parks covering 96,300 hectares, of which 223 had become operational. IPs and economic zones have so far attracted 7,757 foreign-invested projects with combined capital of 163.9 billion USD, around 58 percent of which has been disbursed. Additionally, 87 percent of the 223 operational industrial parks have built waste treatment plants, fulfilling the National Assembly’s set target. Head of the Management Department of Economic Zones Tran Duy Dong said the department will continue improving the planning work for industrial parks in order to ensure the proper and effectiveness use of land.

Source: VietNamNet News August 09, 2017 09:56 UTC