Binh Phuoc (VNA) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has required BinhPhuoc, as the largest province in term of area in the southern region, to study its potential and opportunities as well as position in the region and the country's development in order to issue suitableprogrammes, plans and solutions toward becoming an important developmentmotivation in the Southern key economic region.  

At a working session with provincial leaders on March 20,the PM acknowledged the province's achievements last year, with gross regional domestic product (GRDP) reaching6.32 percent, the highest in the southeast region. The province completed 20 out of 25 socio-economic targets.

The province collected over 13.6 trillion VND for the State budget, up 18percent year on year, and its export revenue increased 22percent to 3.75 billion USD. In the year, it drew 514 million USD in foreigndirect investment (FDI). 

This year, Binh Phuoc aims for 7-7.5 percent growth in GRDP,along with 3.85 billion USD in export revenues, and 400 million USD in FDI. Leaders of theprovince made a number of proposals to the PM on planning and socio-economicdevelopment issues.

PM Chinh noted that Binh Phuoc has an important strategic location and allnecessary conditions for comprehensive, fast and sustainable development. However,he said the province has yet to make full use of its advantages, with thegreatest bottleneck being poor transport connectivity, human resources,infrastructure in remote areas, low land-use efficiency, and low provincialcompetitiveness.

In 2022 and following years, Binh Phuoc should optimise its advantages, working to deal with its problems and pay greaterattention to development investment, he said.

The PM asked Binh Phuoc to continue effectively implementing the strategy of safe, flexible adapting to and effectively controlling COVID-19as well as the socio-economic recovery and development programme, theresolution of the 13th National Party Congress and relevantprogrammes and resolutions, focusing on developing infrastructure system,speeding up administrative reform and improving the quality of human resources.

He directed Binh Phuoc to speed up economicstructure transformation, review its planning to expand development spaces,focus on infrastructure development, especially transport infrastructurethrough the diversification of resources, and strengthen regionalconnectivity.

Along with promoting decentralisation and delegation ofpower, Binh Phuoc should strive to improve its investment and businessenvironment and its competitiveness, while focusing on the building Party andpolitical system and the prevention of corruption.

At the working session, PM Chinh witnessed the handing overof documents allowing some companies to conduct survey and make planning on investment in a number ofprojects in Binh Phuoc, including Suoi Giai Lake and west Ba Mu Lake tourismsite invested by Sun Group, an education complex invested by FPT Group, andChon Thanh golf-urban-service-tourism-resort complex invested by Phuc An KhangJSC./.