Strive to achieve economic growth target

In the first quarter of 2025, the province's socio-economic situation remained stable and had a good growth rate. The total product in the province reached more than 13,906 billion VND, an increase of 10.54% over the same period in 2024. This is a favorable condition for the whole province to strive for double-digit economic growth in the second quarter of 2025, contributing to the completion of the economic growth target in the first 6 months of the year.

According to the statistics industry, in the first 3 months of 2025, the province's economic growth ranked 5th in the Red River Delta and 9th nationwide. Economic structure: Industry accounts for 70.4%; services account for 23.5%; agriculture, forestry and fishery account for 6.1%. Industrial production of the whole industry increased by 17.9% over the same period in 2024, of which: processing and manufacturing increased by 18.6%; electricity production and distribution increased by 10.4%; water supply, wastewater and waste management and treatment increased by 8.4%; mining increased by 18.6%. Budget revenue reached 8,057 billion VND, an increase of 250.1% over the same period. Total social investment capital was more than 10,968 billion VND, an increase of 15% over the same period in 2024. Import-export activities increased quite well; investment attraction increased; Trade, service and tourism sectors achieved positive results.

To achieve the above results, the Provincial People's Committee directed all levels and sectors to regularly review and remove obstacles for investment projects that have been licensed, have not been implemented or are being implemented in order to unlock investment resources for production and business; grasp the recommendations of enterprises and organizations, promptly resolve, support enterprises in production and business; mobilize enterprises to focus on digital transformation, innovation in enterprises; focus on solving the local labor shortage in some enterprises, deploy training programs, and improve vocational skills for workers to gradually meet the recruitment requirements of enterprises. Commercial banks in the area, survey the capital needs of enterprises, adjust lending interest rates in accordance with input mobilization interest rates; focus on reforming administrative procedures in the capital disbursement process; promptly disburse capital to borrowers. Ha Nam Customs removes difficulties for businesses importing and exporting goods, especially businesses registering for production in 2025, importing machinery and equipment, and importing input materials.

Gemtek Vietnam Co., Ltd. started construction of social housing at Dong Van I Industrial Park. Photo: Hoa Hau

Mr. Tran Van Luc, Chairman of the Ly Nhan District Business Association, said: In recent times, all levels, sectors and localities have actively participated in removing difficulties in capital for enterprises; gradually resolving outstanding construction debts; removing difficulties in policies and mechanisms, promoting production development. However, to continue removing difficulties for production and business, local enterprises recommend: The State should soon have policies to stabilize prices of essential input goods for enterprises; adjust construction material prices to suit the market; support enterprises in recruiting workers; continue to reform administrative procedures, remove difficulties for production and business; support finance, technology, training to improve capacity to create regional linkage chains using each other's products... contributing to the recovery of production and business.

Along with removing difficulties for production and business, the Provincial People's Committee also directed the sectors to focus on disbursing public investment capital; synchronously implementing policies to effectively exploit revenue from economic sectors along with generating revenue sources, nurturing revenue sources, striving to complete the revenue estimates assigned by the Provincial People's Council at the highest level; focusing on mobilizing all investment resources to complete works, focusing on prioritizing the development of transport infrastructure; speeding up the implementation of major projects that have a positive impact on the socio-economic development of the province; urging the implementation of ongoing urban development projects; proactively reviewing the disbursement progress of each project to promptly have specific handling plans; resolutely cutting and transferring capital of slow-disbursement projects to projects with good disbursement progress.

Many major projects in the province in 2025 have been accelerated in investment progress and have been put into operation, such as: The Liem Chinh Bridge Phase II project connecting the 68m road in Lam Ha ward with Liem Chinh ward, which was completed after nearly 2 years of construction and put into operation on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification. The completion of the Liem Chinh Bridge project not only contributes significantly to urban beautification but also puts the 68m road into more effective operation. Or the railway intersection overpass connecting National Highway 1A with Le Duan Street, to reduce traffic congestion on Dinh Tien Hoang Street, striving to open to technical traffic in July 2025...

According to the plan, in the first 6 months of 2025, the whole province strives for economic growth to reach double digits or more; economic structure is guaranteed according to the set plan; completing more than 50% of the public investment capital plan for 2025, of which investment expenditure is 5,282 billion VND.

To complete the above plan, the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial People's Committee direct sectors and localities to focus on implementing the resolutions and conclusions of the Central Committee resolutely, synchronously and effectively; perfecting institutions, mechanisms and policies according to the provisions of law; improving the efficiency of budget revenue and effectively using public investment resources; attracting investment, resolving difficulties for investors, increasing the attraction of universities to invest in Nam Cao University Area to develop high-quality human resources for the whole country and the province; reviewing programs and projects allocating capital in the medium-term and annual public investment plans implemented according to the provisions of the Law on Public Investment; doing a good job of site clearance, removing difficulties and obstacles regarding land, creating clean land funds to hand over to investors to implement projects; speeding up the progress of collecting land use fees or handing over clean land to localities to organize auctions of land use rights; Focus on implementing important projects of great significance and influence on local socio-economic development.

Tran Thoan

Source: https://baohanam.com.vn/kinh-te/phan-dau-hoan-thanh-muc-tieu-tang-truong-kinh-te-160555.html