Ninh Binh records 9.83% GDP growth in 2014

Also in 2014, the agro-forestry and fishery sector will amount to 8 trillion VND (375 million USD), a year-on-year increase of 2.1%; while the industrial production and construction sector will grow by 17.8%; and the service sector 16.2% against last year. The total production value will reach nearly 26.8 trillion VND (1,2 billion USD), up 24.3% compared to previous year, and the total budget revenue, 2.8 trillion VND (140 million USD). The province has so far this year welcomed more than 4.34 million tourist arrivals, a fall of 1.4% compared to the same period last year; the tourism revenue risen to 917.5 billion VND (43 million USD), up 2.2% against last year. The total export value has topped 750 million USD, a year-on-year rise of 24.4 percent; and the import, nearly 450 million USD, a rise of 26.6 percent. Education, health care, culture, sports and tourism, social security have been ensured; and security - defence maintained… In his closing speech, chairman Dien stressed that despite the complex socio-economic situation, the province still has managed to achieve positive results. For orientations and tasks for the socio-economic development plan for 2015, Ninh Binh targets a GDP growth rate of 8.5%, intensifying industrial production, service, tourism, and agriculture so as to fulfill the program of building new-style rural area in the 2011-2015 period; developing tourism into a spearhead industry; ensuring social security and welfare, bettering people's life; maintaining political stability; consolidating national defense and security, social order; enhancing investment attraction; accelerating the administrative reform; and intensifying the international integration. The implementation of the above tasks aims to achieve the socio-economic development targets set in the 2011-2015 five-year plan, Dien said.

(Translated by Nguyen Thuy)