Along with the whole country, in 2018 Binh Duong province continued to achieve good results in socio-economic development. In order for 2019 to have an acceleration and breakthrough in development as expected by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Binh Duong, it is necessary to effectively implement key solutions and tasks.
Continuing a successful year
In 2018, the province's socio-economy continued to change positively, developing comprehensively in all fields; accordingly, the people's life is improved, political security, social order and safety are maintained and stabilized.
The outstanding results in the last year of the province are 27/29 socio-economic indicators mainly achieved and exceeded the plan; Gross provincial product (GRDP) is estimated to increase by 8.68%; Per capita GRDP reached VND 130.8 million; economic structure has shifted in the right direction, gradually increasing the proportion of industry and services. In addition, in the year of Binh Duong successfully organized a number of important international events such as the World Technopolis Association (WTA), Horasis, etc. Along with that, Binh Duong was voted 1 of 21 cities and regions with the typical smart city development strategy of the world by ICF, the first locality of Vietnam. (2nd Southeast Asia, after Singapore) officially became a member of ICF; Binh Duong has also officially been recognized as a member of WTA.
In the past year, the industrial sector continued to be a bright spot for the whole province, with the industrial development index increasing by 9.79% compared to the previous year. The province now has 29 industrial parks (of which 27 industrial parks have been put into operation) with a total area of 12,743 ha, rental rates of 80.8% and 12 industrial clusters, an area of 790 ha, a ratio rental reached 70.6%. Total retail sales of goods and service revenue of the province in the last year reached 191,000 billion, up 18%; estimated the average consumer price index for the whole year increased by 2.8% compared to 2017; export turnover continues to maintain a high growth rate, estimated at US $ 25.28 billion ...
In 2018, the total investment capital for social development in the whole province is estimated at VND 91,198 billion, up 12.2% compared to 2017. By December 15, 2016, the provincial disbursement value of the province was 5,192. VND billion, reaching 62% of the adjusted plan for 2018. During the year, the Provincial People's Committee focused on solving difficulties and problems under its authority to accelerate the implementation progress as well as disbursing capital for investment projects. public in the province.
In the past year, the province has attracted 59,779 billion dong of business registration capital of domestic enterprises. So far, the province has 36,379 domestic enterprises registered for business, total registered capital of 296,989 billion VND. Regarding foreign investment, in the whole year, the province attracted 2.1 billion USD, exceeding 50.2% of the year plan. Up to now, the province has 3,509 foreign-invested projects with a total registered capital of 32.2 billion USD (ranked the third in the whole country, after Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi).
Good social security work
It can be said that the impressive development indexes of Binh Duong have contributed significantly to the overall socio-economic picture of the whole country. In 2018, our economy achieved the highest growth rate from 2008 to now (7.08%), trade surplus reached a record of 7.7 billion USD; Export growth of the domestic private sector reached 17%, higher than the FDI sector of 14%. The good news is that the quality of growth has improved markedly, foreign exchange reserves reached a record, bad debt declined sharply, social security issues were ensured ...
2019 has great significance in implementing the Resolution of the Xth Provincial Party Congress and the 5-year socio-economic development plan for the 2016-2020 period. Implementing the Resolution of the Provincial Party Committee and Provincial People's Council and People's Committee The province determined the target of gross domestic product (GRDP) increased 8.5 - 8.7%; The proportion of industry - construction, service, agriculture - forestry - fishery and import tax in economic structure is respectively 63.7% - 25.0% - 3.2% - 8.1%.
In order to achieve the targets set out in 2019, the Provincial People's Committee is focusing on directing specific solutions, close to the side. Accordingly, the province continued to analyze the causes and propose remedial measures for the fields with the results of the implementation in 2018, which did not meet the plan, the areas with many difficulties and limitations; along with continuing to implement solutions to improve the business investment environment, support start-up businesses and private economic development. At the same time, the province also accelerated the process of establishing and completing the projects of industrial parks and clusters to catch up with the trend of investment shift and new investment wave after the province successfully organized the WTA and Horasis 2018.
Besides, the province continues to improve the quality of urban management and urban embellishment; speeding up the implementation of transport infrastructure works; continue to implement environmental pollution control, relocate facilities that cause unsafe out of residential areas. The province also tightened financial discipline, completed budget revenue estimates, saved more effectively and effectively; improve the efficiency of public investment; In parallel, it will speed up the implementation of key, urgent and long-term projects; well implement propaganda and dialogue to create consensus among the people, especially in the work of compensation and site clearance ...
Tran Thanh Liem, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, said that in the coming time, Binh Duong will continue to mobilize resources for effective implementation to ensure social security, gratitude and gratitude, sustainable poverty reduction; pay attention to vocational training and job creation; develop education - training, health, improve the quality of human resources and cultural activities. Besides, the province continues to strengthen administrative reform, improve the quality of cadres, civil servants and officials; effectively implement solutions to ensure political security, social order and safety; improve the effectiveness of foreign affairs and actively integrate into the world. The Provincial People's Committee will also regularly monitor, direct, administer, monitor and supervise and have specific programs, plans and solutions to effectively implement the socio-economic plan set out for 2019.
Reported by M. Nguyen – Khanh Vinh – Translated by Vi Bao