The Planning and Investment sector strives to complete its goals and tasks in 2023.

On the afternoon of July 21, the Ministry of Planning and Investment held an online conference with localities to evaluate the work in the first 6 months of the year and deploy tasks for the last 6 months of 2023. Comrade Nguyen Chi Dung - Member of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Planning and Investment chaired.

In the first 6 months of 2023, the Ministry of Planning and Investment has closely monitored and regularly analyzed and forecasted the situation to promptly propose solutions to advise the Government and the Prime Minister in managing socio-economic development; focused on and prioritized the building and improvement of institutions, reviewed and proposed amendments and supplements to legal documents within the scope of management; basically completed assigned tasks with high quality.

The solutions, strategies for directing, operating, planning, socio-economic development plans, public investment, ensuring macro balances, planning targets, etc. advised by the Ministry of General Staff are all highly appreciated by competent authorities.

The Ministry has also resolutely resolved 94% of recommendations and proposals from localities, ministries and branches, among the highest resolution rates; gradually removed difficulties and obstacles, contributing to promoting the implementation of socio-economic development tasks of localities, ministries, branches and the whole country.

In Nghe An, on the basis of closely following the leadership and direction of the Central Government, especially with the attention and support of the Ministry of Planning and Investment, along with the efforts of all levels, sectors, business community and people in the province, the socio-economic situation in the first 6 months of 2023 continued to maintain growth momentum, achieving important and quite positive results in a number of sectors and fields.

Of which, the 6-month GRDP growth rate is estimated at 5.79% (in which, the agriculture, forestry and fishery sector continues to maintain stability with a growth rate of 4.26%).

Investment attraction achieved positive results: in the first 6 months of the year, there were 66 newly licensed projects and 84 projects adjusted; the total newly licensed and increased capital was 22,309.7 billion VND, of which newly licensed capital increased 1.34 times compared to the same period. Notably, Nghe An province rose to 8th place out of 63 localities in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) with a total newly licensed and adjusted capital of 725.4 million USD.

Disbursement of public investment capital and implementation of three national target programs achieved positive results.

At the conference, representatives of the Department of Investment, Ministry of Planning and Investment introduced new contents of the amended Law on Bidding and the amended Law on Cooperatives.

At the conference, delegates focused on discussing and clarifying three issues regarding the main difficulties and challenges of the economy and businesses today; policies to adapt to developments in the world situation, as well as major economies; driving forces to create development breakthroughs and policy solutions to promote growth in the short, medium and long term.

In the last 6 months of 2023, the Ministry of Planning and Investment will focus on implementing 9 main tasks and solutions, including continuing to concretize and implement the Resolution of the 13th Party Congress and the Resolutions of the Central Executive Committee on growth model innovation, effectively implementing the process of international economic integration, developing the private economy, orienting foreign investment attraction and developing a circular economy. Effectively organizing the implementation of the National Strategy on the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

Along with that, constantly innovate leadership and management methods, closely follow the world and domestic economic situation to promptly advise on appropriate solutions and policies to effectively implement the goals and tasks of the proposed socio-economic development plan.

The Ministry continues to review policy mechanisms to advise on timely adjustments and handling of practical issues arising in public investment management; review and amend in the direction of promoting decentralization, delegation of authority, assignment of tasks and assignment of tasks to ensure unified, effective and efficient management, promote public investment disbursement; at the same time promote proactiveness, creativity, and enhance the sense of responsibility of each level and each sector associated with effective control mechanisms.