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Gia Lai is strengthening food safety checks and traceability for agricultural products to maintain access to the European market, which accounted for 40.6% of the province’s export earnings in the first nine months of 2026.

Gia Lai province has sought support from Japan’s Kansai Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI Kansai) to attract investment, connect businesses and introduce technologies for greener industrial development.

Recently, in Vientiane, the capital of Laos, the ASEAN Women Entrepreneurs Network (AWEN) presented the 2026 Outstanding ASEAN Woman Entrepreneur Award to Ms. Đồng Thị Ánh, Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of PISICO Bình Định Joint Stock Corporation.

Gia Lai province has approved the investment policy for a supermarket project in Phu Cat commune with an estimated cost of more than VND 66.6 billion (approximately US$2.54 million). An investor will be selected through a land use rights auction.

Farmers in Gia Lai province are adopting certified production standards and forming sweet potato and cattle farming groups as they seek to improve product quality, strengthen market access and increase income.

People’s credit funds in Gia Lai province are helping rural households finance farms and expand businesses, with all 33 funds reporting profitable operations, according to the Provincial Cooperative Alliance.

Gia Lai’s 846 certified OCOP products must maintain quality standards and meet labeling and traceability requirements as producers expand into retail networks, e-commerce and export markets, provincial officials and businesses say.

Gia Lai completed 18 trade promotion programmes and events in the first nine months of 2026, meeting its planned targets and helping local agricultural producers connect with retailers, overseas buyers and online customers.

Gia Lai authorities have called for faster investment approvals and greater business investment in technology to help the province achieve double-digit economic growth.

Gia Lai province held a training workshop on October 6 to help businesses develop exports and strengthen trade with Cambodia, as infrastructure gaps and limited business participation continue to constrain cross-border commerce.

Gia Lai province has approved an investment policy for a commercial and service complex in An Nhon Dong Ward, with total investment exceeding VND 12.718 billion. The investor will be selected through a land use rights auction.

Gia Lai attracted 218 new investment projects with total registered capital exceeding VND192.719 trillion ($7.41 billion) in the first nine months of 2026, setting a new record for the province, according to the provincial Investment Promotion and Support Task Force.

Gia Lai province is standardising data on coffee and durian growing areas across 61 communes and wards to improve traceability and meet export market requirements as new rules simplify the issuance of growing-area codes.

Pharmacist Võ Minh Mơ, director of Huong Que B’RÊ Co., Ltd., has built her entrepreneurial journey around cinnamon, a key agricultural product of An Lão in Gia Lai province.

Land clearance for the first 22km of the Quy Nhon–Pleiku Expressway has reached 99.5%, while construction is accelerating across the project, according to a site inspection by Gia Lai Provincial People’s Committee Chairman Pham Anh Tuan on September 27.

Vietnam’s Gia Lai province is seeking to deepen ties with Australian investors in renewable energy, transport infrastructure, seaports and logistics as it looks to capitalize on its expanded development space and strategic location.

Gia Lai province recorded 2,739 newly established enterprises in the first nine months of 2026, up about 19.13% from the same period last year, with total registered capital reaching VND 40,154 billion (about US$1.52 billion), an increase of approximately 135%.

Gia Lai is exploring cooperation opportunities with French partners in education, sports, renewable energy and high-tech agriculture following a meeting between Professor Co Minh Duc and the Gia Lai Provincial Business Association on September 28.

Gia Lai is stepping up efforts to attract foreign direct investment by improving infrastructure, streamlining administrative procedures and providing direct support to investors, while facilitating projects that have already received investment approval.

Import-export turnover through Le Thanh International Border Gate reached $264.362 million as of September 18, up 69% from the same period last year, according to the Provincial Economic Zone Management Board.

The People’s Committee of Gia Lai Province has approved the investment policy for a sustainable agricultural development project by Thaco Agri, with total investment capital of nearly VND 3.82 trillion ($145 million), in Po To Commune.

Gia Lai Province aims to increase annual e-commerce sales of priority products by 15-20% under a new plan designed to expand market access and narrow the digital divide in border and mountainous areas.

Gia Lai Provincial People’s Committee Chairman Pham Anh Tuan attended the Vietnam Innovation Day 2026 Forum in Berlin on September 17, highlighting opportunities for Vietnam-Germany cooperation in science, technology, innovation and the digital economy.

Gia Lai is seeking to deepen investment ties with German businesses, with a focus on agriculture, processing, technology transfer and green development, as the Vietnamese province looks to attract foreign investment.