Over the past ten years, total investment in the region has reached only about VNĐ202 trillion (US$8.6 billion), a figure considered too low for such a key economic zone.
According to the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI), in the 2021-25 period, the region expects to be allocated VND320 trillion (about US413.65 billion) of State capital for infrastructure projects, up 23.3 per cent over the 2016-20 period.
The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta Region needs to be more innovative in production to grow sustainably in the context of climate change and environmental and integration challenges, experts have said.
Localities in the Mekong Delta region have called for investment in 63 projects related to industry, tourism, agriculture and logistics infrastructure.
The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta Region is a highly promising economic area and proves to be quite attractive to Japanese investors, according to Umeda Kunio, the Japanese ambassador to Viet Nam.
Agriculture is a key field of co-operation between India and Viet Nam, especially the Mekong Delta region – the largest granary in the country, said an official.
The Mekong Delta region needs public investment of VND120 trillion for the green growth from 2016 to 2025, the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) said.
Provinces in the Mekong Delta region aim to generate US$15 billion from exports in 2017, surging 9.4 per cent from the previous year, according to the Steering Committee for the Southwest Region.
Profitable shrimp farming produced a rapid transformation in the quality
of life for people in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta region, but the
unplanned expansion in production has also had negative effects on the
environment and domestic shrimp trade.
Non-professional services, poor tours and weak co-operation among
provinces are the main reasons that tourism has not developed well in
the Cuu Long (Mekong Delta) region, heard a conference organised on
Wednesday in Can Tho Province.
Leaders of HCM City and the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta region called for
further co-operation between their businesses at the Cuu Long (Mekong)
Delta Economic Co-operation Forum held yesterday in Vinh Long Province.
The Mekong Delta region should improve its infrastructure and investment
environment as well as enhancing labour productivity to attract foreign
investors, experts said at a conference in Can Tho City on Monday.
The Australian Government will provide an estimated A$159.1 million
(US$157 million) in official development assistance to Viet Nam for the
2013-14 period, the Australian Embassy announced yesterday.