(HBO) – Hoa Binh province’s gross regional domestic product (GRDP) grew by 16.1 percent in the first half of 2021, the highest in the past three years, the latest data from the provincial Statistics Office shows.
The provincial Statistics
Office announces socio-economic statistics in the first half of 2021.
The
industry and construction posted the highest growth of 32.22 percent during the
period, the office announced in a press conference on June 29.
The
agro-forestry-fishery sector; and services increased 3.57 percent and 5.51
percent, respectively.
As
many as 260 new businesses were established in the province in the first six
months of the year, registering total capital of about 6.48 trillion VND.
Total
retail sales of goods exceeded 4.69 trillion VND, a year-on-year increase of
9.18 percent.
The
office reported that the complexity of the COVID-19 pandemic since the
beginning of the year has taken heavy toll on business and production,
particularly in the fields of tourism and services. Disease outbreaks have also
hit local cattle farming, slowing the reproduction efforts.
The province has also been strengthening preventive measures against the
spread of COVID-19. About 28,200 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been
administered to priority groups of people in Hoa Binh so far.
In Lac Thuy district, communes have been succeeded in promoting their One Commune-One Product (OCOP) products while others are still struggling to position their typical farming products in market. Some communes in the district still fail to have their products met OCOP programme’s requirements, while others have seen their certifications expired.
The inspectorate agency of Hoa Binh province has issued Official Dispatch No. 1090/TTr-PCTN to provincial departments, agencies, localities, business associations, enterprises, and investors regarding measures to improve informal component indexes of the Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI).
Hoa Binh is taking concrete steps to improve its investment environment, with a strong focus on supporting businesses, settling obstacles for strategic investors, and creating opportunities for robust development in the coming years.
Under the blazing early summer sun, the construction site of Nhuan Trach Industrial Park (IP) in Luong Son district is abuzz with activities from dawn to dusk, a testament to the determination of the investor to meet their construction targets on schedule.
