FACTORS AFFECTING INVESTMENT ATTRACTION IN INDUSTRIAL ZONES: THAI NGUYEN PROVINCE CASE STUDY

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to identify the main factors that help to attract investment capital in industrial zones in Thai Nguyen province. After reviewing theoretical issues and conducting interviews with domestic and foreign investors, the author had identified eight factors for research. There are 205 survey questionnaires sent to companies with investment capital in 7 industrial zones that had been operating in Thai Nguyen province. Survey results show that some factors were considered to be more important than others. Among these factors, technical infrastructure, labor workers, investment support policy, and investment advantage were the most important and decisive factors when investors considered choosing an investment location in Thai Nguyen province, Vietnam.