According to the report of the People's Committee of Dong Thap province, the province's economy in the first 9 months of 2025 achieved a growth rate of 6.98%, ranking 4th/5 in the Mekong Delta region and 27th/34 nationwide. The province's agricultural production is basically stable and has positive changes; crop and livestock output both increased compared to the same period.
Dong Thap is also one of the pioneering provinces in new rural construction and has been recognized by the Prime Minister for completing the task of new rural construction by 2024. The province has more than 1,100 OCOP products with 3 stars or more, of which 7 products have 5 stars.
Dong Thap's industry has made good progress, with the industrial production index for the first nine months increasing by 12.95% over the same period. The province has promoted its strengths in developing a number of key industries such as seafood processing (up 5.79%), milled rice (up 7.2%), pharmaceuticals (up 3.5%), and post-rice products (up 18.4%). The average occupancy rate of industrial parks reached 91.9% and industrial clusters reached 77.86%.
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| Deputy Prime Minister Mai Van Chinh works with Dong Thap province on production and business, public investment, and import and export. (Photo: VGP) |
Trade, service and transportation activities continued to maintain growth momentum; total retail sales of goods and service revenue grew well, reaching 9.95%. State budget revenue for the first nine months is estimated at VND 17,930.9 billion, up 12.34% over the same period, reaching 86.69% of the 2025 estimate.
Dong Thap also achieved good results in attracting investment and establishing new enterprises. In the first nine months, there were 2,031 newly established enterprises, an increase of 72.8% over the same period. The province attracted 49 new investment projects with registered capital of VND21.1 trillion, an increase of 31 projects and an increase of more than VND8.7 trillion over the same period in 2024.
Deputy Prime Minister Mai Van Chinh acknowledged and commended the achievements of Dong Thap province in the past nine months. The Deputy Prime Minister also shared the difficulties of the province such as low growth rate, modest economic scale, and unexploited potential and resources. Infrastructure has not met the development needs, and public investment disbursement is still slow.
Regarding the tasks in the coming time, the Deputy Prime Minister asked Dong Thap province to focus on implementing the conclusions of the Politburo and the resolutions of the Government resolutely and effectively. The province needs to have a new scenario to achieve the growth target of 8% or more, assigning tasks to the construction sector and making it feasible.
The Chairman of the People's Committee of Dong Thap province needs to assign Vice Chairmen to lead and direct the disbursement of public investment capital, have a critical path to project progress, and work "3 shifts and 4 shifts". The province also needs to attract investors, strengthen investment and trade promotion, diversify products, supply sources, and markets in the consumption of agricultural products.
The Deputy Prime Minister also reminded the province to strengthen inspection, grasp the natural disaster situation, take timely response measures, and protect people's lives and property. Continue to improve the commune-level civil servants, ensure sufficient quantity, correct capacity, and effective operation. The Deputy Prime Minister assigned ministries and branches to advise and help the province implement Dong Thap's recommendations.
Source: https://thoidai.com.vn/dong-thap-quyet-tam-dat-muc-tieu-tang-truong-tren-8-217044.html
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