(HBO) - Hoa Binh province has worked to step up economic integration, improve business climate in a bid to increase strength and capitalise on favourable conditions to expand markets and make breakthroughs in sustainable development
Over the years, due attention has been paid to communications on
foreign policies and international integration of the Party and State
as well as the province’s achievements in socio-economic development and
culture, thus contributing to drawing foreign organisations and firms to
explore investment and business opportunities in the locality.
Esquel garment-textile company located at the Luong
Son industrial park greatly contributes to the province’s export revenue.
The province has issued numerous programmes and plans on the implementation of
free trade agreements (FTA) with links to the Comprehensive and Progressive
Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the EU-Vietnam FTA (EVFTA) and
other important documents on external relations.
The provincial People’s Committee has devised plans on legal support for
businesses, arranged programmes and events on legal issues and contents of Law
on Investment and the revised Law on Enterprises.
It has also built a database and sent officials to relevant agencies to help
with legal support and consultation in business operations for firms and
individuals.
To improve the investment climate, the Hoa Binh People’s Committee holds
regular meetings with firms, co-operatives, dialogues with businesses and
investors of projects with huge influence on the provincial socio-economic
development so as to address their difficulties.
The province is now home to 49 export-import firms, including 26
foreign-invested ones.
To increase exports-imports, the People’s Committee has paid heed to market
development and trade promotions; completed policies on trade, finance, credit
and investment in export items; and sought to identify a list of commodities of
potential and competitive edge.
In the 2016-20, the province enjoyed a constant rise with an annual average
growth rate of 28.5 percent.
Export revenue in the first six months was estimated to near 578.88 million
USD, a year-on-year surge of 29.64 percent.
The province imported goods worth 104.98 million USD in the period, up 25.7
percent from the same period last year./.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended a groundbreaking ceremony for an electronic printed circuit board (PCB) factory at Da River Left Bank Industrial Park in Hoa Binh province on April 13. The electronic PCB factory is invested by Japan's Meiko Group at a total cost of 200 million USD.
In the first quarter of 2024, the credit institutions in the province have actively deployed the legal documents of the State and the State Bank relating to currency, credit and interest rates. At the same time, they have promoted the capital mobilization, focusing on the solutions to expand the credit investment along with strengthening the credit quality management, lending to priority programs to promptly meet the capital needs for export - business and consumer demand during Tet in 2024.
Outside the key economic region of Hoa Binh, yet Lac Son district has utilised its potential and strengths regarding labour, land, and transportation connectivity to attract investment to the locality, contributing to promoting socio-economic development.
In a move to expedite the execution and disbursement of the 2024 capital plan for ODA projects, aiming for a disbursement rate of over 90% of the allocated funding, the Hoa Binh People's Committee issued Document No. 483/UBND-KTN on April 3, 2024, regarding such efforts.
Nguyen Van Thap from Kim Duc hamlet, Vinh Tien commune, Kim Boi district, has built the brand of Hoa Qua Son for local fruits. His efforts have brought about income for his family and generated job opportunities for locals, helping hundreds of households escape from poverty.
The Hoa Binh administration was entrusted by the Prime Minister with a budget of 3.43 trillion VND (142.91 million USD) for investment in 2024. The provincial People's Council approved nearly 3.76 trillion VND, which has been meticulously allocated to projects, achieving 100% of the assigned capital plan.
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