A model for attracting investment capital to enhance transport connectivity with Vietnam’s Mekong Delta expressway network: an application of the Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process

Abstract

By applying the Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (Fuzzy AHP), this study develops a model for attracting investment capital to enhance transport connectivity with the expressway network in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta. The analysis identified five main factors affecting investment capital attraction: government and local policy support, efficiency and potential for regional economic development, the existing infrastructure system, business environment, and technology and innovation in the transportation industry. The results show that investment support policies are the most influential factor, followed by the region’s economic development potential. The research proposes strategic recommendations to improve the policy framework and promote economic development, creating favorable conditions for attracting investment capital into the expressway network and contributing to the sustainable development of the Mekong Delta.