Thua Thien - Hue province targets $117 mln in investment attraction

Central Thua Thien – Hue province targets to attract investment worth VND2-3 trillion ($78.5 – 117 million) in the remaining months of the year, according to the provincial People’s Committee.

The province expects 7-10 investment projects in the fields of industry, infrastructure and agriculture.

To achieve the target, the provincial authorities are accelerating investment promotion activities to draw investment in industrial parks and clusters. 

In the first six months of the year, the province’s GRDP was estimated at nearly VND19.6 trillion ($770 million), a year-on-year growth of 6.01%. Of which, the services sector rose 6.95%; industry and construction sector 5.22%; and agro-forestry-fishery 2.99%.

As of June 13, the province disbursed over VND1.8 trillion ($70.7 million) of public investment capital, equivalent to 28.8% of the yearly plan.