Southern public investment capital flows increase ahead of 2026

In the last days of 2025, southern localities are making efforts to speed up the disbursement of public investment capital to best complete the assigned plan.

Many provinces and cities have simultaneously tightened progress, removed procedures and focused on handling bottlenecks in site clearance, bidding and land pricing procedures. On-time disbursement not only meets the Government 's requirements but also creates room to promote growth, complete infrastructure and prepare the foundation for the medium-term public investment period of 2026 - 2030.

Accelerate key projects

Leveling the surface of Bien Hoa - Vung Tau highway through Long Duc commune, Long Thanh district, Dong Nai province. Photo: Hong Dat/VNA

2025 is a key period when Dong Nai province is assigned a public investment capital plan of nearly 32,000 billion VND from the Central Government and more than 5,000 billion VND from the local budget, a total of nearly 37,000 billion VND. As of November 25, the province has disbursed nearly 16,000 billion VND, reaching about 43% of the local plan. If excluding more than 9,200 billion VND of capital allowed to be extended and newly supplemented, the disbursement rate will reach over 57%, higher than the national average (56.6%). According to the capital plan assigned by the Prime Minister , the disbursement rate will reach 70% after excluding the extended part.

According to the Department of Finance of Dong Nai province, to complete the target of 100% of the capital to be disbursed within the year, the locality needs to disburse more than 6,700 billion VND in the remaining days. The pressure is great, but many investors have recorded a positive disbursement rate. Of the 41 units assigned capital, 29 units achieved a disbursement rate higher than the national average; of which, Project Management Board of Area 1 (Bien Hoa) achieved 93%, Project Management Board of Area 7 (Xuan Loc) achieved 83%, Project Management Board of Dong Phu area achieved 79%, Nhon Trach Land Fund Development Center achieved 74%.

Mr. Nguyen Ton Trong - Director of Project Management Board Area 1, said that the unit was assigned 730 billion VND and had disbursed more than 90% as of mid-November. The remaining capital is mainly focused on road construction projects, embankments along Dong Nai River, four schools and five medical stations. Project Management Board Area 1 is focusing all its efforts to complete the yearly plan.

However, there are still some units with low rates such as Project Management Board of Region 10, Land Fund Development Center, Binh Long Branch, Provincial Land Fund Development Center and Department of Industry and Trade. The Provincial Land Fund Development Center alone was assigned nearly 1,700 billion VND for 9 projects, has disbursed more than 780 billion VND and has more than 900 billion VND remaining to be completed in December.

Dong Nai's economy in 2025 will continue to achieve many positive results, creating a favorable foundation for public investment implementation. GRDP in 2025 is estimated to increase by 9.63%, exceeding the Government's target by 1.13 percentage points. The industrial and construction sector plays a driving role with an increase of 11.52%. Exports in 11 months reached more than 31.7 billion USD, up 17.18%, of which the US market accounted for 34.6% of the total turnover.

Not only Dong Nai, in the South, Tay Ninh province also closely directs the disbursement of public investment capital. In 2025, this locality was allocated a total of more than 17,121 billion VND; by the end of November, 11,957 billion VND had been disbursed, equivalent to 73.37% of the Prime Minister's assigned plan and 69.84% of the province's allocated plan. National target programs also have positive progress, with the overall disbursement rate reaching nearly 74%.

Construction units are focusing on equipment and human resources to speed up the progress of the Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3 project through Tay Ninh province, striving to open the technical traffic in December 2025. Photo: Bui Giang/VNA

Tay Ninh Provincial People's Committee said it has established a working group to inspect and urge weekly, requiring all investors to develop weekly and monthly disbursement plans and report directly to the Steering Committee to handle problems. The province aims to reach more than 95% of the plan by the end of the fourth quarter and 100% by the end of the year.

One of the highlights of Tay Ninh in 2025 is the effort to improve the investment environment and attract businesses. In 11 months, the province had 4,372 newly established enterprises, an increase of 54%; newly licensed 160 domestic projects and 181 FDI projects. Total registered FDI capital to date has reached more than 24.5 billion USD, continuing to affirm the role of an investment destination in the southwestern border region.

However, Tay Ninh province also faces many difficulties such as slow site clearance, local lack of raw materials, unfavorable weather, along with the implementation of the two-tier government model, which requires a number of procedures to be reviewed. The province determined that timely disbursement will not only help put the project into operation soon but also create a driving force for sustainable growth for the 2026 - 2030 period.

Tighten progress, remove infrastructure bottlenecks

Despite achieving many positive results in socio-economic development, Can Tho city still faces great challenges in disbursing public investment capital. According to the report, the capital plan for 2025 assigned by the Prime Minister to the city is nearly VND 28,959 billion, but by November 27, 2025, only more than VND 11,965 billion had been disbursed, equivalent to 41.32% of the plan assigned by the Prime Minister, 39.15% of the plan assigned by the City People's Council and 40.41% of the detailed capital plan. The low rate shows that the progress of implementing large projects is still slow, directly affecting local economic growth.

In that context, Director of the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Can Tho City Ngo Thai Chan said that the industry is completing documents to submit to the city's price council on land prices in resettlement areas, while making efforts to determine prices for 19 auction and bidding projects to increase financial resources. At the same time, the industry is also preparing a plan to respond to the peak of the dry season, including a proposal to invest in extending water pipes in Cu Lao Dung, Tran De and Vinh Chau to meet the increased demand for water during Tet.

Can Tho city leaders also continuously met with departments, branches and investors to review each problem, especially those related to compensation, site clearance and completing investment procedures.

One of the major projects being implemented is Nguyen Chi Thanh Bridge and Road with a total investment of about 1,600 billion VND, 4.56 km long. The project bears the image of a snakehead fish and Cau Duc pineapple, local specialties, combined with the image of casting a net and pulling a net, promising to be a new tourist highlight on the Xa No canal. When completed, the project will open up a new development space in the west of the city, connecting National Highway 61C with provincial routes to An Giang. To date, more than 16 hectares of land serving the project have been handed over to the field markers, the counting and legal work has been completed, and compensation payments are being prepared.

At the same time, many other traffic, urban improvement and infrastructure upgrade projects are also being focused on by investors to speed up capital disbursement in 2025. The City People's Committee affirmed that despite facing many difficulties similar to other localities, Can Tho is still determined to complete the highest possible disbursement level. The City requires each project to have a specific roadmap, monitor progress weekly and promptly handle problems; projects that are behind schedule will have capital transferred if they are unable to disburse.

Accelerating public investment not only helps to remove infrastructure bottlenecks but also aims to complete the transport network and enhance connectivity in the Mekong Delta. 2025 is considered a key year for many key projects, creating new growth momentum for the central city of the region.

In fact, the southern localities are showing a strong spirit and high concentration to remove bottlenecks in procedures, site clearance and coordination between units. Completing the 2025 capital plan will not only help projects to be effective soon but also create a foundation for implementing the medium-term public investment plan for 2026 - 2030.

In the context of the Government's request to accelerate disbursement nationwide, the acceleration of Southern localities in the last month of the year is expected to make an important contribution to overall growth, creating momentum for new development steps in the most dynamic economic region of the country.

Source: https://baotintuc.vn/kinh-te/dong-von-dau-tu-cong-phia-nam-tang-nhip-truoc-them-2026-20251208113646893.htm