Quang Ninh targets highest possible growth rate this year

The northern province of Quang Ninh is striving to achieve the highest possible growth in the fourth quarter and the whole year although the COVID-19 pandemic was forecast to remain complex.
Quang Ninh targets highest possible growth rate this year ảnh 1Vehicles wait for drivers to make health declarations on the road to Bach Dang Bridge in Quang Ninh province. (Photo: VNA)
Quang Ninh (VNA)– The northern province of Quang Ninh is striving to achieve the highestpossible growth in the fourth quarter and the whole year although the COVID-19pandemic was forecast to remain complex.

Authorities of Quang Ninhheld that in the remaining months of 2021, the pandemic will keep developingcomplicatedly and greatly affecting production, business, services, tourism,and budget collection activities.

To obtain a double-digitgrowth rate, the provincial People’s Committee has built three growth scenariosfor Q4 and the entire year, with advantages, difficulties, and growth in eachsector taken into account.

The Standing Board of theprovincial Party Committee agreed that Quang Ninh will exert efforts toachieve this year’s targets, set in the provincial Party Committee’s Resolution 02-NQ/TU, at thehighest possible level. Accordingly, the gross regional domestic product (GRDP)growth is expected at over 10 percent and budget revenue to match the economicexpansion.

To that end, the StandingBoard emphasised the need to resolutely and persistently keep “green zones”safe, push ahead with measures that have proved effective, and takeflexible solutions based on the reality.

The province looks tocomplete vaccination for 100 percent of eligible residents against COVID-19 thisyear, combined with boosting the adherence to the 5K principle (“khau trang” - wearing facemasks, “khu khuan” -disinfection, “khoang cach” - keeping distance, “khong tu tap” - no gathering,and “khai bao y te” - making health declarations) and technologyapplication.

It will also step upadministrative reforms, further improve the local business and investment climate,and enhance discipline at grassroots public service agencies, aiming to stayamong the top provinces and cities in terms of the Provincial CompetitivenessIndex (PCI), the Public Administration Reform (PAR) Index, the SatisfactionIndex of Public Administration Services (SIPAS), and the Provincial Governanceand Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI).

Besides, local authoritieswill promote the efficiency and effectiveness of state management over land andnatural resources. They will also make detailed planning schemes for Ha Long city, theQuang Yen coastal economic zone, and others.

The apparatus of State agencieswill be streamlined in tandem with bettering their performance efficiency andeffectiveness.

Legal bottlenecks will beremoved while poor-performing rice cultivation and forest land areas are converted,and site clearance for projects is accelerated. The coordination between stateagencies and localities in Quang Ninh will be strengthened to boost thedisbursement of all capital sources, thereby creating an impulse for growth.

In addition, provincialauthorities are requesting investors to quickly complete infrastructure at Song Khoai, Nam Tien Phong, Bac Tien Phong, and Viet Hung industrial parks. Theyare also encouraging secondary investors to speed up manufacturing projects.

Despite the complex COVID-19situation, which has substantially impacted all socio-economic aspects, QuangNinh has still managed to achieve the “twin targets” of curbing the pandemicand boosting socio-economic development.

The GRDP growth rate in thefirst nine months of 2021 is estimated at 8.2 percent.

In particular, the processingand manufacturing industry has increased 36.2 percent year on year, serving asthe main driving force for the industrial sector. It has made up for the pandemic-causeddownturn in services, tourism, coal, and electricity sectors.

Meanwhile, nearly 34.38trillion VND (over 1.5 billion USD) has been collected for the State budget, equivalentto 67 percent of this year’s target. Administrative reforms and the businessenvironment have continued to be improved.

Quang Ninhis one of the three nuclei of the northern key economic region andviewed as a strategic destination in northern Vietnam.

It looksto raise its GRDP by 10 percent on an annual average during 2020 - 2025, andthe per capita GRDP to over 10,000 USD by 2025. The urbanisation rateis expected to surpass 75 percent, while the rate of poor households to go downto below 1 percent.

The province plans to complete new-style rural areabuilding by the end of 2030./.
VNA

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