The Prime Minister hopes that Nghe An's economic achievements will increase every year.

On the afternoon of February 23, at the Spring Meeting with Investors 2019 jointly organized by Nghe An province and BIDV, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc gave an important speech.

Nghe An is an example of the Party's will and the people's heart.

In front of the delegates, the Prime Minister expressed his joy at attending the conference and emphasized that this was not just a working trip but a pilgrimage to the homeland of the father of the nation - beloved Uncle Ho.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc speaks at the conference. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc also emphasized that this is not only a meeting with investors in the spring but also a connection between generations and investors with the province; at the same time, he expressed his impression that besides small-scale investors, there are many large-scale investors, the "eagles" of Vietnam, and some of the world's big "eagles" who have come here. "We all share and believe in the very bright future of Nghe An province", the Prime Minister believed.

In particular, the head of the Government highly appreciated the province's investment attraction work in the past 5 years, with 150 projects with investment capital of over 100 billion VND/project with a total investment of nearly 90,000 billion VND.

Production line at Minh Anh Do Luong Garment Factory. Photo: Thanh Le

Of which, the number of completed and operational projects, or those being implemented, accounts for the majority of the total number of projects approved in principle or licensed for investment, accounting for 87% of the total capital. This figure is higher than the national average.

In 2018, Nghe An grew by 8.77%, higher than the national average, especially increasing steadily in 3 regions, with over 218 communes meeting new rural standards, many districts completing the task of building new rural areas, including 4 communes 30a; the poverty rate by the end of 2018 was over 5%, socio-cultural development was comprehensive...

“These things prove that Nghe An is growing strongly, an example of the Party's will and the people's spirit and determination to create development at the local level of the Party Committee, government, and leaders of Nghe An province,” said the Prime Minister.

However, to achieve the "Miracle of Lam River", Nghe An still has to try hard, this is a long-term implementation process.

Nghe An must be for the whole country, the whole country must be for Nghe An

The Prime Minister outlined a vision for 2045 - the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam - where the country's per capita income will rise from the current $2,587 (excluding the informal economy) to $18,000 if the average growth rate remains the same as in the past three decades. However, the province's per capita income is currently only $1,620, lower than the national average.

Thereby, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc raised the question: "What is Nghe An's aspiration until 2045?" and emphasized that Nghe An must discuss this aspiration with the Party Committee, government and people.

Highlighting the importance of Nghe An's economic contribution to the country's growth, the Prime Minister pointed out: Nghe An must be for the whole country, the whole country must be for Nghe An.

Investors learn about the products introduced on the sidelines of the conference. Photo: Thanh Le

Appreciating Nghe An's determination in setting a growth target of 9 - 9.5% in 2019, comrade Nguyen Xuan Phuc advised: Investors and businessmen of Nghe An have an extremely great mission and value, which is to push Nghe An's economic vehicle to accelerate faster, stronger, more breakthrough, take advantage of shortcuts and get ahead to reach the finish line sooner than the aspiration of 100 years of the country's founding.

In front of the leaders, former leaders of the Central Committee, Nghe An province and hundreds of investors, the Prime Minister said: If Nghe An is successful, the whole country will take off, because this is a political responsibility, the homeland of Uncle Ho, the inspiration of the whole country following the determination to build a Vietnam: Independent, self-reliant, prosperous, standing shoulder to shoulder with the world powers as expected by Uncle Ho...

Affirming the role, position and potential of Nghe An to the whole country, for investors, the head of the Government continued to ask investors to invest in Nghe An with the spirit, determination, and will to win without pride and not be discouraged by defeat. "I believe that in addition to business strategy, everyone has a love for this land of green mountains and blue waters like a picture", the Prime Minister expressed.

On the provincial side, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc requested that Nghe An and the whole country continue to improve the investment and business environment, reform administration, improve local State management capacity, create the best conditions for investors; at the same time, attract technology projects, large urban projects for development alongside small projects.

The Prime Minister also requested that one of the keys to success for Nghe An in particular and our country in general is to always stick to reality in leadership and direction from the central to local levels.

This is even more true for Nghe An because it is the largest province in the North Central region, has a large population, many ethnic minorities; and has rich potential for industry, agriculture, and services that need to be exploited.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and provincial leaders took souvenir photos with investors. Photo: Thanh Cuong

“I hope Nghe An will be a place where birds flock, attracting large corporations and enterprises to invest, produce and do business,” the Prime Minister expressed confidence when mentioning the vision: Nghe - Thanh - Ha (Nghe An - Thanh Hoa - Ha Tinh) must be a growth pole of Vietnam.

From there, Nghe An will no longer be poor, but will have a prosperous economy, a progressive and prosperous society. To do so, first of all, the Party Committee and people of Nghe An must strive more vigorously to effectively implement Resolution No. 26 of the Politburo on the direction and tasks for the development of Nghe An province until 2020.

In addition to Nghe An's efforts, the Prime Minister suggested that the Government, ministries and sectors allocate production forces reasonably in the North Central region, specifically, have large-scale projects in Nghe An to help the province, thereby the overall region will develop well and quickly.

Concluding his speech at the conference, quoting the folk song: "The Lam River is getting wider and wider/ The Hong Linh Mountain is getting higher and higher", Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc wished businesses to always be as favorable as the Lam River, with increasingly large revenues, profits, and assets; wishing Nghe An's economic achievements to grow higher and higher each year.

Nghe An attracts nearly 22,000 billion VND at the Spring Meeting with Investors

(Baonghean.vn) - This is the total capital of 31 projects that were granted investment policy approval decisions/investment registration certificates and signed investment cooperation memorandums at the Spring Investor Meeting 2019 organized by Nghe An province in coordination with the Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) on the afternoon of February 23 in Cua Lo town.

Thanh Duy