A strategy for developing domestic trade between 2021 and 2030 has been signed off by Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh, aiming to raise domestic trade’s proportion in the country’s GDP to 15 - 15.5 percent in the next 10 years.
Key economic regions were urged to maximise their potential and competitive advantages as well as promote innovations to drive regional and national growth, according to a Government resolution on solutions to strengthen the development of key economic regions.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on July 18 urged 12 cities and provinces in the central and Central Highlands key economic region to push ahead with public investment disbursement.
The Mekong Delta has topped six economic regions nationwide in terms of provincial competitive index (PCI) over the past five years, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) Vo Tan Thanh reported at a seminar held in Vinh Long province on June 15.
Trade development in the Northern Key Economic Region is significant to economic and commercial development in the entire northern region and the country at large, experts said.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on July 26 called for more efforts to develop Vietnam’s key economic regions as the growth of the regions has contributed importantly to the country’s success.
The Southern Key Economic Zone needs more robust policies and mechanisms for attracting resources and FDI and enhancing linkages between localities to develop faster and sustainably.
The Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang expects to have 730 newly-established enterprises in 2018 with total registered capital of 3,196 billion VND (140.8 million USD), year-on-year rises of 9.3 percent and 9.1 percent, respectively.
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