Hanoi expects to overfulfil seven out of 22 targets set for this year, Vice Chairman of the city People’s Committee Nguyen The Hung reported to the municipal People’s Council on December 3.
At the 11th session of the 15th-tenure People’s Council of Hanoi (Source: thoibaotaichinhvietnam.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – Hanoi expectsto overfulfil seven out of 22 targets set for this year, Vice Chairman of thecity People’s Committee Nguyen The Hung reported to the municipal People’s Councilon December 3.
In a report delivered at the 11th session of the 15th-tenure People’s Council, the Vice Chairman saidthe capital would surpass the targets in per capita GRDP, social investment,exports, voluntary social insurance, poverty reduction, urban unemployment andclean water supply for rural areas.
The report said the city’s GrossRegional Domestic Product (GRDP) expands by an estimated 7.46 percent in 2019,the highest growth in four years. The business and investment environmentcontinued to be imported, with the city attracting 8.05 billion USD of foreigndirect investment, leading the country in terms of FDI attraction.
Besides the achievements, thereport pointed out outstanding problems and shortcomings, including a 33percent reduction in the pig herd due to the African swine fever, slowdisbursement of investment in capital construction, and the slow land clearancefor some major projects which affect the projects’ pace and investmenteffectiveness.
Next year, Hanoi will strive fora GRDP growth of at least 7.5 percent, per capita GRDP of 136 million VND, aminimum increase of 8 percent in exports, and an urban unemployment rate ofunder 4 percent./.
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At the 11th session of the 15th-tenure People’s Council of Hanoi (Source: thoibaotaichinhvietnam.vn) 
