(HBO) - Hoa Binh has met its goals set for import-export turnover in the 2015 – 2020 period, with the figure increasing from 545.5 million USD in 2015 to about 1.9 billion USD in 2020. As such, the average annual trade growth was recorded at 28.5 percent on average, with the export value raising 29.61 percent on an average annual basis. During the period, the province always enjoyed a trade surplus.
Customers explore
products made by the branch of Truong Thinh Cable Co., Ltd in Hoa Son commune
in Luong Son district.
Despite being hit hard by the COVID-19
pandemic since the beginning of the year, the local import-export has gradually
become stable.
Between January and September, Hoa Binh
shipped products overseas for over 645.23 billion USD, up 7.64 percent on year
and fulfilling 62.52 percent of its yearly target. The province’s trade revenue
is expected to hit 1.9 billion USD this year, with export and import values
reaching 987 million USD and 920.5 million USD, marking annual increases of
24.8 percent and 44.96 percent, respectively.
The Hoa Binh Department of Industry and
Trade said the province’s trade expanded significantly in the past five years
with an average annual growth rate of 25 percent. As of 2020, the local export
was ranked fifth and sixth in terms of revenue and per capita revenue in the
region, respectively./.
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.
Hoa Binh province has mobilised all resources to propel local agricultural products to make inroads into foreign markets, towards lifting the export turnover of key agricultural products to 137.8 million USD by 2030, accounting for 3.4% of the locality’s total export value of goods.
The locality aims to export farm produce to the US, the European Union, the UK, China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea.