Long An commerce is growing strongly

Industry and Trade recover after Covid-19 pandemic

According to the report of the Party Committee of Long An Provincial People's Committee, after 2.5 years of implementing the Resolution of the 11th Provincial Party Congress (term 2020 - 2025), industrial production has achieved an average growth rate of nearly 4%/year. Of which, the processing industry always accounts for over 90%. The scale of the industrial sector is constantly increasing, attracting more and more large domestic and foreign investors to implement projects in the province and developing many new industries such as electricity, electronics, mechanics, solar power production, and agricultural processing industry.

Long An province enterprises participate in trade promotion in Thailand

Total retail sales of goods and service revenue increased by an average of about 10% per year. Currently, the province has 125 markets, including 107 rural markets; 7 supermarkets; Vincom Plaza shopping center; 282 convenience stores; 474 petrol stations; 2 logistics projects; 18 LPG traders...

Market development work has been focused on, especially connecting with enterprises in Ho Chi Minh City to consume and purchase agricultural products of the province such as rice, dragon fruit, vegetables of all kinds, pork, poultry, poultry eggs and export; Trade cooperation program, market stabilization between provinces and cities in the Mekong Delta and Ho Chi Minh City. Organizing conferences to connect trade, exchange and learn about the market for goods consumption between enterprises of Long An province and enterprises of Korea, Gabon, Australia, New Zealand and Eastern and Western European countries. Coordinating with the Ministry of Industry and Trade to receive a delegation of enterprises from South American countries to learn about the province's Fohla bananas. Deploying a survey on agricultural product export activities to China.

Export turnover in the period 2021 - 2022 increased by an average of 4.89%/year; in the first 6 months of 2023, it decreased by 9.15%; Import turnover in the period 2021 - 2022 increased by an average of 5.8%/year; in the first 6 months of 2023, it decreased by 21.8%.

Key tasks to 2025

Mr. Nguyen Van Ut, Chairman of Long An Provincial People's Committee, said that from now until 2025, the province will focus on effectively implementing solutions to restructure the industrial sector; focusing on developing supporting, processing and energy industries. Continuing to implement the supporting industry development program for the period 2018 - 2025. Speeding up infrastructure investment, soon putting more industrial parks and clusters into operation to increase clean land fund to attract investment.

Continue to call for investment in developing trade infrastructure, delivery services, logistics, creating momentum for the development of civilized and modern trade types to meet the requirements of economic development. Promote domestic trade promotion activities and encourage domestic consumption. Promote the campaign "Vietnamese people prioritize using Vietnamese goods" in the new situation. Deploy the plan to implement the Project on innovation in agricultural product consumption business methods for the period 2021-2025, with a vision to 2030. Strengthen connections, introductions, and cooperation links in production and consumption, especially cooperation links with provinces and Ho Chi Minh City to promote agricultural product consumption; focus on developing a clean and safe agricultural product supply chain into Ho Chi Minh City's modern distribution channels.

At the same time, the province focuses on supporting enterprises in applying information technology and e-commerce to promote brands, develop markets, and develop e-commerce transactions on reputable e-commerce platforms. Support enterprises in accessing digital transformation, participating in the 4.0 industrial revolution; the national digital transformation program until 2025, with a vision to 2030.

Effectively implement the Project on border economic development associated with ensuring national defense and security in the province until 2025, with a vision to 2035; Study the trading practices of markets and the contents of free trade agreements that Vietnam has signed such as CPTPP, EVFTA, RCEP... so that enterprises can make the best use of preferential tariff advantages, improve competitiveness, boost exports and develop markets.

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