
HCM City (VNS/VNA) - To reach the targets for economic growth forthe 2016 – 20 period, the southern province of Binh Duong will focus on eightmajor works this year to encourage new investment.
Provincial authorities will urge site clearance and facilitate constructionwork to improve the investment climate and help the private sector to develop.
The province will open industrial parks and zones to welcome new investmenttrends, said Mai Hung Dung, Deputy Chairman of the Binh Duong People’sCommittee.
In addition to efforts to improve the quality of urban management, Binh Duong willconduct research and invest in multi-mode transportation, and move pollutingfacilities in residential areas to industrial zones and parks.
Dung said the province will also improve the province’s public investment andaccelerate construction of major work, and focus on training of human resourcesfor the Industry 4.0 era.
The province has set 12 targets for sustainable economic growth, with majorgrowth focused on the service sector.
It will also continue to invest in infrastructure, with the aim of turning BinhDuong into a first-grade city, thus contributing to efforts to improve theliving standards of Binh Duong residents and to build Binh Duong into a smartcity.
Binh Duong has targeted a GRDP (Gross Regional Domestic Product) of 8.4 – 8.6 percentthis year and per capita income of 140 million VND (more than 6,030 USD).
The province’s socio-economic development attained significant growth lastyear. The province fulfilled 27 of 29 targets set by the provincial authorityfor 2018.
The Binh Duong provincial Department of Planning and Investment also reportedsignificant improvement in the investment environment, with total foreigninvestment (FDI) of more than 1.6 billion USD in the first 10 months of 2018,bringing total FDI registration in the province to 31.75 billion USD. —VNS/VNA