Targeted programs and the list of priority investment projects:

       INVESTMENT PRIORITY POLICIES

        In order to bring into about significant changes of economic structure together with investment emphasis with a view to exploiting potentials and advantages, and improving competitiveness and economic economic efficiency, Ninh Thuan plans to expand and raise investment cooperation efficiency so as to create favorable conditions for meeting the objectives of export expansion, external capital mobilization and technology attraction. Apart from investment priorities in line with the State’s current regulations, Ninh Thuan also gives its own priorities to domestic and foreign investors.

    For foreign direct investment (FDI)
         Ninh Thuan confirms the long-term and stable implementation of FDI priority policies through issuing its regulations on foreign investment priorities. In addition to general priorities given by the Government, foreign investment projects in the province will enjoy supplementary priorities as governed by provincial regulations. In order to facilitate investors to select projects and sub-sectors/trades for investment, the province has issued the following documents:

    - The list of investment encouragement projects consisting of 10 sub-sector groups, of which projects for agricultural, forestry and aqua-cultural product processing, production and processing for export, and the use of many domestic raw materials and local workers are encouraged.

    - Special investment encouragement projects, including those for aquaculture and agricultural, forestry and aqua-cultural products production linked with processing for export; hi-tech project; and investment projects in locations of being perticularly encouraged for investment./.

    For local investment
        Continue to amend, supplement and finalize regulations on investment priority policies and mechanisms.

    - As for land: In the light of the approved land use plans, continue to hand over land on stable and long-term basis to households and businesses that are in need of using land for developing farm economy, and growing meadows and industrial plants. Encourage investment projects for reclamation for afforestation and agriculture.

   - As for taxes, levies and premise clearance compensation : All investment projects for production, business and services in Ninh Thuan are provided support in terms of premise clearance compensation. The particularly encouraged investment projects can be provided with full support. Tax applied to projects belongs to the lowest tax level.

   - As for financial and credit policies : The encouraged and particularly encouraged investment projects are given priorities on enterprise revenue tax and credit support. Special encouraged investment projects will be support on the bank interest for the loan, on the expenses for project formulation when the project is implemented.

   - As for employment policies : Provide support for vocational training for labor-intensive projects. Give support to training, retraining and upgrading the capacities of businesses managers/directors.

    For infrastructure construction investment in form of capital advance
       In order to encourage investors to invest into the construction of planned targeted socio-economic infrastructure works with total construction costs of three billion dong upwards, the province clearly states the payment period that investors have to follow. ( Beyond that period investors have to pay interest equivalent to bank deposits interest). Specifically :

              - 24 months for VND 3-5 billion works.
              - 36 months for VND 5-10 billion works.
              - 42 months for VND 10-15 billion works.
              - 48 months for VND 15-20 billion works.
              - 60 months for VND 20 billion upwards works.