Government regular meeting April 2015

Chaired by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, today (April 25), the Government held its regular April meeting.

According to the program, at the meeting, the Government will listen to and discuss the Report on the socio-economic situation in April and the first four months of 2015; the implementation of Resolution No. 01/NQ-CP of the Government and the Project on issuing Government bonds to the international capital market until 2020;

The Government will also hear a Report on the allocation of funds for science and technology in 2015; a Report summarizing and evaluating the results of the implementation of the National Target Program on Poverty Reduction in the 2011-2015 period as a basis for developing the National Target Program on Sustainable Poverty Reduction in the 2016-2020 period; and a Report on health insurance for the poor and households working in agriculture, forestry, fishery, and salt production with average living standards.

Also at this meeting, the Government will hear a Report on the implementation of e-Government; a Report summarizing the opinions of Government members on the draft Decree detailing a number of articles of the Law on Vocational Education; a Report on the draft Decree of the Government on the establishment of the Vietnam-Korea Institute of Science and Technology...

According to the report of the Ministry of Planning and Investment presented at the meeting, in the first 4 months of the year, the macro economy continued to be stable, the consumer price index increased at a low level, creating conditions to promote sustainable economic development.

Outstanding credit continued to increase; interest rates, exchange rates, and foreign exchange markets were basically stable. Disbursement of ODA capital and priority loans was quite good; FDI attraction had positive changes. Industry, especially processing and manufacturing industry, continued to maintain high growth momentum.

The service sector has developed quite well; total retail sales of goods and services continue to increase in volume, showing positive signs of recovery in purchasing power and aggregate demand. Exports maintain growth.

Business development activities have shown positive signs, the number of businesses facing difficulties, temporarily suspending operations and dissolving nationwide in the first 4 months of the year is only 4.2% of the total number of operating businesses (market practice is about 12-14%). Social security continues to be ensured; political security, social order and safety are maintained...

According to Chinhphu.vn