Kien Giang targets 9.5 billion USD for socio-economic development by 2020
The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang aims to mobilise 9.5 billion USD for socio-economic development by 2020 and 45 billion USD by 2030.
A corner of Ha Tien town, Kien Giang province (Source: VNA)Kien Giang (VNA) - The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang aims to mobilise 9.5 billion USD for socio-economic development by 2020 and 45 billion USD by 2030.
The adjusted target was recently approved by the Prime Minister as part of a master plan to 2020 and towards 2030 for the province.
Kien Giang targets becoming a well-developed locality and a transportation and tourism service destination in the Mekong Delta, and a development hub of the southern key economic region.
The province aims for an average Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) of 7.5-8 percent per year by 2020.
Also, the province is striving to improve quality of transport services, while promoting its advantageous geographical location and natural conditions of the province.
The province has so far this year attracted 41 FDI projects from 19 countries and territories with a total registered capital of 1.44 billion USD, of which 37 percent has been disbursed.-VNA
You should also see
PM calls on ASEAN to pen strategic development vision
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) should have a strategic and comprehensive vision, and improve its resilience capacity to grasp opportunities and handle global headwinds for stable and sustainable development, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said on April 23.
See more
Business
Vietnam’s economy shows gradual recovery: WB’s report
Vietnam's economy is showing mixed signs of recovery in early 2024, with growth forecast to reach 5.5% in 2024 and gradually rise to 6.0% by 2025, according to the latest World Bank Taking Stock bi-annual economic update released on April 23.
Business
Central bank successfully auctions 3,400 taels of SJC-branded gold bars
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) released the outcome of the gold bullion auction on April 23, with two winning bidders securing 34 lots, equivalent to 3,400 taels of SJC-branded gold bars.
Business
Masan completes 250-million-USD investment deal with Bain Capital
Masan Group Corporation on April 23 announced that it has completed the mobilisation of 250 billion USD from Bain Capital, a leading global private investment firm with assets worth 180 billion USD under management.
Business
Capital shortage - headache for construction firms
Domestic construction companies will continue to face difficulties in the second quarter of this year with capital shortage top of their problems, a report has revealed.
Business
An Giang bosters border economy
The Mekong Delta province of An Giang, billed as an economic centre that links Ho Chi Minh city, Can Tho city and Cambodia’s Phnom Penh, has paid due attention to developing border trade and logistics infrastructure so as to tap its border economic potential.
