The Prime Minister has recently approved the expansion of the Southeast Nghe An Economic Zone (EZ) in the central province of Nghe An, significantly increasing its scale and strengthening its strategic role in the country's central region.
Following the adjustment, the economic zone will span more than 104,269 hectares, including over 93,319 hectares of land and 10,950 hectares of sea area.
Investment attraction has shown positive signs. From the beginning of the year to April 5, 2026, the EZ licensed three new foreign direct investment (FDI) projects with total registered capital of $3.3 million. It also approved capital increases for four existing projects, with additional investment exceeding VND454 billion ($17.26 million).
To date, the economic zone and its associated industrial parks host 356 valid projects, with total registered investment surpassing VND217 trillion ($8.25 billion). Of these, 119 are FDI projects with combined capital of $6.46 billion.
Nghe An currently has nine industrial parks covering more than 2,700 hectares, with an average occupancy rate of over 50%.
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