According to Ms. Minh, in the first 5 months of the year, the province's socio-economic situation continued to be stable and developed in most fields. Industrial production, agriculture, trade in services and tourism all increased; The work of attracting foreign investment capital, developing enterprises and cooperatives has prospered.
Specifically, Binh Phuoc is an attractive destination for foreign investors, as evidenced by the recent attraction of a Chinese project with a total capital of more than 500 million USD.
"The attraction of a large project related to rubber latex production and processing will make a region like Binh Phuoc more prosperous and progressive, related to the rubber industry in the near future," Ms. Minh said.
With 15 projects in 6 months, up to now, the province has attracted 378 FDI projects with a capital of over 4 billion USD.
Domestic investment attraction has 15 projects with a capital of 3,500 billion VND, equaling 45% of the number of projects and 64% of the capital compared to the same period last year and achieving more than 29% of the year plan.
Regarding the economic growth rate, in the first 6 months of the year, the province achieved a growth rate of nearly 7.3%. "This is the highest increase compared to the Southeast region and 14th compared to the whole country," said Ms. Tuyet Minh, adding that the province's second quarter industry growth rate reached 8.8%, showing that The province's industry had a quick recovery in the context of the country's general difficulties.
In the last months of the year, the province said it will accelerate the disbursement of public investment capital and investment procedures for key projects in the province such as Gia Nghia Expressway (Dak Nong) - Chon Thanh (Binh Phuoc). ; Ho Chi Minh City - Thu Dau Mot - Chon Thanh Expressway, section 7 km through Chon Thanh town, Binh Phuoc province; Dong Phu - Binh Duong street.
The province also focuses on solving problems related to investment preparation and project site clearance, striving for the disbursement rate in 2023 to reach at least 95% of the plan; at the same time, focus on attracting investment capital and encouraging investment projects in the form of public-private partnership (PPP).
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