Department of Planning and Investment holds the second model meeting

Vice Chairman of Dong Nai People’s Committee – Ao Van Thinh awards certificates of merit to exemplary individuals

    To implement the patriotic emulation movement, the Planning and Investment has made a lot of positive contributions to the general development the past five years. In 2005-2009 period, the Planning and Investment counselled the province on the overall planning for 2006-2010 socio-economic development, which the Prime Minister approved. Also, the Planning and Investment counselled the government on the province’s socio-economic development orientation based on the correlation of the Southern economic area with the other parts of Vietnam, on economic development cooperation programs at home and abroad and on the planning adjustment of some sectors.

Meeting

    Especially, over the past five years the Planning and Investment has attracted US$11.72 billion in foreign direct investment and issued 470 investment certificates. The yearly investment capital for these projects increases by 132% on average. Cumulatively, Dong Nai had 968 foreign-invested projects with a total investment capital of US$17.7 billion in late 2009. Domestic investment attraction has changed for the better. In late 2009, Dong Nai had 186 projects with a total investment capital of VND83 billion. There have been more and more new business start-ups. There were only 898 new business start-ups but the number went up to 2,231 in 2009. In terms of construction and investment management, the Planning and Investment has verified bid plans and results of 553 bid packages and cooperated with concerned agencies in urging investors to speed up the implementation of projects according to capital disbursement plans. To implement national target programs, more than VND507 billion has been disbursed by the Planning and Investment. The disbursement is expected to reach VND177.7 billion in 2010...

Reported by Thu Dung, Translated by Duy Minh