Can Tho (VNA) – The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho plans to put up54 projects to invite investment at its upcoming investment promotionconference in mid-August.
The list of projects, which need a combined 100 trillion VND (over 4.38billion USD), was reviewed at a conference on May 3 on preparations for theconference.
The investment promotion conference under the theme of Sharing potentialfor mutual development, is slated for August 10. Around 500 domestic andforeign delegates are expected to attend the event, where the city willintroduce its strengths, its commitment to investors along with local investmentopportunities.
The city plans to seek advice and experience for its development towardsbecoming a service and hi-tech agriculture centre as well as an information technologyhub of the country.
Accordingly, three thematic discussions will be held on services,hi-tech agriculture and information during the conference.
Some investment projects will be awarded licences at the event.
Last year, Can Tho attracted some 77 foreign direct investment projectsworth 656 million USD.
The same year, the city posted its highest ever retail revenue of over106 trillion VND (4.66 billion USD), up 10 percent from 2016. With that figure,Can Tho topped the Mekong Delta and was ranked third nationwide only behind HoChi Minh City and Hanoi.-VNA