Nghe An will continue to accompany, stand side by side and create conditions for businesses to produce and do business effectively in the long term.
(Baonghean) ... 5 years ago, with the attention, participation and direction of comrade Nguyen Sinh Hung, former Deputy Prime Minister of the Government, now Chairman of the National Assembly, the People's Committee of Nghe An province coordinated with the Party Committee of the Central Enterprises Bloc and the Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) to co-organize Investment Promotion Conferences and Meetings with Investors on the occasion of the New Year.
This event has attracted many large domestic and foreign enterprises, opening up many prospects for investment cooperation between enterprises and between enterprises and Nghe An province. Currently, every spring, the Investment Promotion Conference has become a traditional festival with unique features of Nghe An province. Cooperation agreements on investment, social security; providing credit for project implementation between Nghe An Provincial People's Committee, BIDV and enterprises have had a widespread effect in investment attraction activities, creating a new momentum in production and business and contributing significantly to socio-economic development, improving the lives of people in the province.
Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Ho Duc Phoc spoke at the conference.
Today, in the exciting atmosphere of the first days of the new spring, the People's Committee of Nghe An province, in coordination with the Party Committee of the Central Enterprises Bloc and the Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV), co-organized the traditional festival to meet investors in the Spring of Quy Ty 2013, and together evaluated the results of 5 years of cooperation in attracting investment to Nghe An. On behalf of the leaders and people of Nghe An province, I would like to warmly welcome and sincerely thank the Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Sinh Hung, businesses, investors and all delegates for taking the time to attend today's Conference.
...In 2012, along with the whole country, Nghe An province carried out the task of socio-economic development in a very difficult economic condition in the world and in the country, but with the attention, leadership, direction and assistance of the Central Party Committee, the Government and the Central ministries and branches, together with the close leadership and direction of the Party committees and authorities at all levels, the efforts of the entire political system, the entire people and the business community, the socio-economic situation of Nghe An province still achieved some encouraging results: the economic growth rate for the whole year reached 6.63%, higher than the general growth rate of the whole country (5.2%); budget revenue reached 5,692 billion VND, exceeding the target assigned by the Government and reaching 93.6% of the estimate of the Provincial People's Council (ranking first among the 6 North Central provinces for many years and ranking 13th nationwide). The value of agricultural, forestry and fishery production in 2012 increased by 4.03% compared to 2011. Food output reached 1,171,677 tons, reaching 105.95% of the plan. New rural construction had many positive changes; 100% of communes approved new rural planning; upgraded and built 2,300 rural roads; 305 effective economic models. Industrial production grew by 10.18%, many products grew well such as: electricity, sugar, beer, milk... Services continued to increase by 10.71%, especially social consumer services increased by 16.81%; export turnover increased by 20.18%, transportation and information services continued to increase; capital mobilization of commercial banks in the area reached 44 trillion VND, up 33%. Total social capital in 2012 reached 28,134 billion VND. The cultural and social fields continued to have positive changes: the high school graduation rate reached 97.3%, the national standard school rate reached 50.2%, over 21,000 students passed the university and college entrance exams (the largest in the country). The number of national excellent students in 2012 reached 91 students, ranking 2nd in the country.
In early 2013, there were 96 national excellent students, of which 3 won first prizes, ranking 2nd nationwide. In the 2012 university and college entrance exams, Nghe An had 77 students scoring 27 points or more, ranking 3rd nationwide. Health care, poverty reduction, job creation and social security continued to receive attention, the poverty rate decreased to 15.61% (down 3.3% compared to 2011), international cooperation and foreign affairs were strengthened, security, order and social safety were ensured. Completed the planning of 8 million tons of cement, deep-water port, transport port, Thanh Thuy international border gate. Developed the planning of Vinh City until 2020, established Hoang Mai Town, built many key infrastructure projects, opened 3 more air routes Vinh - Hanoi, Vinh - Buon Me Thuot, Vinh - Da Nang. In particular, efforts in administrative reform such as: reducing and simplifying administrative procedures, implementing the "one-stop" and "one-stop" mechanisms in granting investment certificates, developing and implementing the Project to improve the Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI), holding thematic dialogues with local enterprises, issuing policies to support and remove obstacles and difficulties... have significantly improved the investment environment of Nghe An province. As a result of attracting investment in 2012, the province granted investment certificates to 75 projects, including 70 domestic investment projects with a total registered capital of VND 9,225.23 billion and 05 FDI projects with a registered capital of USD 34.4 million. It can be said that 2012 was a challenging year, but with the effective support of the Central Government, the efforts of the Party Committee and the people of the province, the socio-economy has had good developments, people's lives have been improved, the poverty rate has decreased, investment attraction has changed positively, national defense and security have been maintained, creating a new position and strength to successfully carry out the socio-economic tasks of 2013 and the following years.
...Looking back nearly 5 years since the Investment Promotion Conference organized by the Provincial People's Committee, BIDV Bank, and the Central Business Party Committee in Vinh City, Nghe An province has attracted 335 investment projects, with a total registered capital of 107,117 billion VND, including: 313 domestic investment projects with 80,690 billion VND and 22 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects with 1,248 million USD from 10 countries and territories. In 2012, the number of Nghe An enterprises increased to over 10,000 enterprises. Attracted large ODA projects, with a capital of nearly 10,000 billion VND. Attracting investment over the past 5 years has contributed to socio-economic development, hunger eradication and poverty reduction. Some examples below demonstrate the great effectiveness of investment promotion: in 2009, budget revenue reached 3,573.6 billion VND, in 2012 it reached 5,700 billion VND (economic downturn caused land value to decrease by 1,800 billion VND); Gross domestic product in the province from 12.1 million USD to 21 million USD in 2012 (nearly 2 times); poverty rate from 22.5% to 15.61% in 2012; airport with only one route, Vinh - Ho Chi Minh City, 2 flights per day, by 2012 there were 4 routes, of which Vinh - Ho Chi Minh City had 6 flights per day, peaking at nearly 12 flights; Information technology ranked 17th in 2009, by 2012 it ranked 3rd nationwide; Education and training ranked second. Many large projects with modern technology have been really effective, such as: TH dairy farming and milk processing, the largest project in Asia, with world-leading technology; Sabeco Brewery 100 million liters/year; Packaging Factory; Habeco Brewery 50 million liters/year; Hua Na Hydropower Plant with a capacity of 180MW; Cua Dong General Hospital; Big C Trade Center, Metrol, Saigon Eye Hospital, Thanh An Hospital, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vinh University of Industry; textile projects of Korean and Japanese investors... Investment promotion has made Nghe An develop remarkably, from a land only famous for culture and revolution, it has now become known to more and more investors; and has become an attractive destination for investors.
On this occasion, on behalf of the provincial leaders, I would like to warmly commend, acknowledge and highly appreciate the great contributions of the business community and investors in the area to the socio-economic development of Nghe An province in the past year. We would also like to share the difficulties that businesses are facing in the current period, and at the same time hope and believe that businesses and investors in the province will strive to overcome challenges and continue to develop strongly in the coming time.
Although the past 5 years have achieved positive and remarkable results, Nghe An also realized that the efforts in improving the investment environment of the province have not been able to fully meet the expectations of investors and businesses. Nghe An still lacks large projects, breakthrough works, creating a foundation for growth and increasing local budget revenue. There are still many small-scale investment projects with low competitiveness. Some enterprises are not operating effectively or are still ineffective, and project implementation progress is not on schedule. With the potential and strengths of the province in terms of large land area, abundant human resources, rich mineral resources, important geopolitical and economic position, and favorable infrastructure for investment and development. The Provincial People's Committee is focusing on building and upgrading technical infrastructure such as: infrastructure of industrial parks, Cua Lo and Dong Hoi seaports, Thanh Thuy and Nam Can international border gates, Vinh airport, opening more international flights, roads, railways, industry and ancillary services; strengthening administrative reform, training high-quality human resources, planning raw material sources and joining hands to overcome difficulties with investors. In the coming time, we hope that investors and businesses will continue to pay attention and invest in Nghe An province with many large and most effective projects. In particular, priority is given to projects using high technology, with high added value, and being environmentally friendly; prioritizing areas such as: mineral processing industry, agriculture, forestry and fishery; electronics, information technology and communications, production of new materials, cement, automation equipment, automobiles, medical equipment, agricultural machinery, biotechnology; handicrafts; supporting industry; infrastructure construction; types of services, trade, tourism, resorts, education and human resource training, healthcare, finance, post and telecommunications; development of high-tech agriculture; development of concentrated raw material areas serving the processing industry and export products. Orientation of concentrated investment areas and investment attraction: Vinh City, Cua Lo Town, Southeast Economic Zone, Hoang Mai - Dong Hoi area; Nghia Dan - Tan Ky - Quy Hop area (Phu Quy).
On the side of Nghe An province, we commit to do our best to continue to strongly improve the investment environment, focusing on three breakthroughs: administrative procedure reform, infrastructure investment and human resource training; consistent in investment attraction policies, ready to listen, stand side by side, accompany businesses and create the most favorable conditions for businesses to invest, produce and do business effectively and long-term in Nghe An; the socio-economic development of the province is closely linked to the success of businesses, so the success of businesses is also the success of the locality. In addition, we also hope that investors and businesses will cooperate more closely with all levels and sectors of the province during their operations and fully comply with the provisions of the law, speed up the implementation of projects that have been granted investment certificates; use allocated land economically and effectively; Promote technological innovation to increase productivity, reduce costs, enhance product competitiveness, exploit domestic and export markets; care for the lives of employees in the enterprise, and ensure an environment for sustainable business development.
...2013 is a year that is forecasted to continue facing many difficulties and challenges for the economy. However, with new determination and creativity, we believe that businesses and investors will continue to promote their internal strength, overcome difficulties and challenges, reap many successes and victories, unite and work together to successfully complete all targets and plans set out. At today's Conference, we hope to receive constructive comments to discuss, answer and resolve difficulties of businesses in order to attract and promote investment, production and business, build an investment environment for Nghe An province that is truly attractive, a reliable destination for investors, contributing to the implementation of socio-economic development goals, building Nghe An to become a fairly developed province in the Northern region by 2015; creating the foundation to basically become an industrial province by 2020...
(*) Title given by Nghe An Newspaper
