The Government leader said important results were achieved in socio-economic development in the first nine months of this year, with 14 out of the 15 targets being met.>
The consumer price index increased by 1.73% in the period under review, and is expected to hike by nearly 4% for the whole of this year. Growth in agriculture reached 2.99%, industry and construction 9.44%, and services 10.57%. Export-import value surpassed 558 billion USD, up 15% and trade surplus hit 6.76 billion USD.
Efforts must also be exerted to control interest rates proactively and flexibly, and to hasten the disbursement of public investment capital and the progress of the socio-economic recovery and development programme along with three national target programmes.
PM Chinh said the Government hopes for close directions from the Party Central Committee and its Secretariat, the Politburo and Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, and support from the National Assembly, the President, the Vietnam Fatherland Front, socio-political and mass organisations, voters and people nationwide so as to accomplish the 2022 and 2023 tasks, contributing to realising 2021-2025 socio-economic development tasks set by the 13th National Party Congress./.
Source: VNA