Establishment and appointment of Director of the Center for Investment, Trade and Tourism Promotion of Nghe An province

On the morning of June 22, the Provincial People's Committee held a ceremony to announce the decision to establish the Nghe An Provincial Investment, Trade and Tourism Promotion Center and appoint the Director and Deputy Director of the Center. Attending the ceremony was Mr. Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee. Photo: Pham Bang

On April 13, 2020, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc signed Decision No. 509/QD-TTg to establish the Center for Investment, Trade and Tourism Promotion of Nghe An province.

The Center was established on the basis of merging the Center for Enterprise Support and Development under the Department of Planning and Investment, the Center for Trade Promotion under the Department of Industry and Trade, the Center for Tourism Promotion under the Department of Tourism, and the Center for Investment Promotion and Support of Nghe An province under the Provincial People's Committee.

Nghe An Provincial Investment, Trade and Tourism Promotion Center is a public service unit under the Provincial People's Committee, performing the function of promoting investment, trade, tourism and supporting business development in Nghe An province according to the provisions of law.

The ceremony also announced the decision to appoint the Director and Deputy Director of the Center for Investment, Trade and Tourism Promotion of Nghe An province.

Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee awarded the decision to appoint the Director and Deputy Director of the Center for Investment, Trade and Tourism Promotion of Nghe An province. Photo: Pham Bang

In Decision No. 1976/QD-UBND dated June 19, 2020 signed by Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung, the decision appointed Mr. Bui Duy Dong - Deputy Director of the Provincial Investment Promotion and Support Center as Director of the Center for Investment, Trade and Tourism Promotion of Nghe An province.

Decision 1974/QD-UBND dated June 19, 2020 signed by Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung, decided to appoint Mr. Nguyen Van Nam - Deputy Director of the Provincial Investment Promotion and Support Center as Deputy Director of the Center for Investment, Trade and Tourism Promotion of Nghe An province.

Comrade Nguyen Nam Dinh - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee of the Provincial Agencies presented flowers to congratulate the new leaders of the Center. Photo: Pham Bang

In his speech assigning tasks, comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee sent his congratulations to the Center's staff as well as the Director and Deputy Director. At the same time, he hoped that the two comrades would excellently complete the assigned tasks, have achievements, and make positive contributions to the overall development of the province in the coming time.

The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee said that the decision to merge 4 centers to establish the Provincial Investment, Trade and Tourism Promotion Center is very meaningful for Nghe An province. In addition to unifying a focal point and organizing a streamlined and effective apparatus, it also sets the expectation of changing the content and effective operation of investment, trade, tourism promotion and supporting business development in the area.

Nghe An is a locality with many conditions, the largest area in the country, a large population, and is the center of the North Central region, the center of economic activities from North to South. However, the province's investment attraction results are still modest. "This places a great responsibility on the center in the coming time, in creating positive changes in investment promotion activities, trade, tourism and supporting business development in the area", the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee emphasized.

Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee assigned the task to the Center for Investment, Trade and Tourism Promotion of Nghe An province. Photo: Pham Bang

Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung requested that, in the immediate future, the center must quickly complete its organizational structure, advise the Provincial People's Committee to issue functions and tasks, and ensure conditions for the center to operate. At the same time, develop an immediate plan for organizing activities, first of all for the last 6 months of the year, to achieve results that contribute to restoring activities. In the long term, the center must develop a strategy and a plan to carry out tasks systematically, and for each activity, there must be an approach.

“We must approach investors directly, approach them by points, not by areas. We must follow investors closely to attract, support and accompany them from the beginning to the end,” said the Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee, adding that in addition to attracting investment, the center must promote on-site investment in projects being implemented in the area. If there are any problems or difficulties, the center must be responsible, together with departments and branches, to resolve them. Regarding trade, how to create a more vibrant trade market, creating a market for the province’s products.

The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested the center to develop a coordination regulation with departments and branches. At the same time, departments and branches must create favorable conditions for the center to operate and meet requirements to achieve the highest efficiency.

For the two comrades, the Director and Deputy Director of the center, according to the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, this is an honor but also poses many challenges ahead. In the coming period, the comrades must set goals, promote the achieved results to continue to implement and complete the task of leading the center to achieve the expectations set by the province, with specific goals, contributing to the overall development of the province in the coming time.

Comrade Bui Duy Dong - Director of the Provincial Center for Investment, Trade and Tourism Promotion delivered a speech accepting the assignment. Photo: Pham Bang

Speaking on accepting the assignment, comrade Bui Duy Dong - Director of the Provincial Center for Investment, Trade and Tourism Promotion promised to create solidarity and consensus throughout the agency; be proactive and creative in advising and implementing tasks, turning expectations and pressures into motivation at work. Together with the center's collective, he will well implement the assigned tasks, contributing to the overall development of the province.