The GDP of the first quarter of 2010 reaches over VND7.5 trillion

Meeting

    In spite of the fluctuations of market prices, Dong Nai’s social economy continued growing through the 1st quarter of 2010. Its GDP is estimated at VND7.456 trillion, representing 20.9% compared to goal plans and increasing by 13.4% over the same period last year. Particularly, industries and construction hit VND4.9 trillion thousand billion; services sector over VND2,000 billion; agriculture, forestry and aquaculture VND474.8 billion.

    Production and business changed for the better. Accumulatively, industrial production value of the 1st quarter rises by 18.4% and export value goes up by 18.5% over the same period. Agriculturally, winter-spring cultivation is focused on and there were no occurrences of diseases on domestic animals and poultry. Domestic investment attraction through certificate issuances hits 89.6% and that through business registration is 50%. In terms of foreign investment attraction, total registered capital for new projects and and those with capital increase until March 20, 2010 reach US$115.2 million, accounting for 7.7% compared to goal plans. Cultural, social and education activities are great concerns; employment was generated for more than 20,000 laborers and national defense and security were maintained.

    At the meeting, the leadership of Dong Nai People's Committee requested that sectors keep track of and hold on to targets and inspect themselves to timely find out difficulties and inconsistencies and to give the Party Committee and the People's Committees advice on directions and administration. The provincial leaders also stressed that departments and sectors had to make efforts to enhance administrative reforms, especially administrative procedures and the Meet-the-People program.

Reported by Dao Lan, Translated by Duy Minh