The central province of Quang Nam’s Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) increased 11 percent in the first half of 2014 while other indicators remained stable.

The province collected 3.72 trillion VND (174.76 million USD) for the State budget in the reviewed period, up 26 percent. Meanwhile, its social investment capital totaled 6.67 trillion VND (313.25 million USD) or 25 percent of the GDRP.

The province’s industrial production value recorded more than 23 trillion VND (1.08 billion USD) and agro-forestry and fisheries production surged by 5 percent against 2013 to 5.84 trillion VND (274.36 million USD).

Quang Nam raked in over 297 million USD from its exports while its imports were more than 433 million USD.

The province is striving to take practical measures to fulfil socio-economic development goals set for the year.

Local departments, agencies and districts are urged to mobilise all possible resources, focusing on hastening the administrative reform, luring domestic and foreign investments and ensuring disbursement for national target programmes.-VNA