The southern province of Dong Nai has made improving road infrastructure the top priority in its list of measures to achieve its economic goals for next year, including an economic growth rate from 11.5 to 12.5 percent.

According to Dinh Quoc Thai, chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, a complete transport infrastructure system will create a breakthrough for the province’s development besides boosting production and business activities as well as accelerating the restructure of economic sectors.

The province will improve transport links between urban areas, industrial zones and highways together with expanding rural roads, Thai said, adding that Dong Nai will work closely with neighbouring provinces and cities to accelerate the construction of key regional routes such as the HCM City-Long Thanh-Dau Giay and Ben Luc-Long Thanh highways.

At the same time, the province will undertake a series of measures to stimulate and facilitate production and business activities.

The provincial leader noted that in the industrial sector, the province will strongly shift to green industries, giving priority to attracting high-tech, energy-saving and environmentally-friendly projects as well as investment in the support industry.

To boost export, one of the province’s strengths, Dong Nai will expand investment and trade promotion activities while exerting efforts to consolidate its foothold in traditional markets.

According to the provincial People’s Committee, in 2014, the province completed 16 out of 17 economic and environmental goals. The Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) rose by 11.5 percent to 168 trillion VND (8 billion USD) and GRDP per capita reached 59.5 million VND (2,800 USD).

Dong Nai attracted 1.6 billion USD in FDI this year and collected nearly 36.4 trillion VND for the State budget.-VNA