The central city of Da Nang is set to host the Conference on
Investment Promotion for the Central Coastal Region from March 21-23.

The event will attract around 300 participants from provinces,
ministries and international organisations, according to the city’s
People’s Committee.

The two-day conference at the Crowne Plaza
Da Nang will be a chance for businesses, international and domestic
investors and the leaders of nine provinces and cities in the region to
seek investment opportunities.

It will also provide an opportunity to review existing investment projects to ensure future effectiveness.

According to the organising committee, the conference will draw
representatives from the World Bank, the Asia Development Bank (ADB) and
various Chambers of Commerce in Vietnam (including American,
European and Australian).

Business associations from Germany, Singapore, Chinese Taipei and S.Korea, and the United Nation
Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) and UN-Habitat will also be
on hand.

The region, containing Thua Thien– Hue, Da Nang, Quang
Nam, Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, Phu Yen, Khanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan and Binh
Thuan, has attracted 943 projects, including 775 FDI ones, with a total
capital of over 1.3 billion USD.-VNA