Dien Bien province met with businesses and investors

With the desire to listen to sincere and candid feedback, contributions from entrepreneurs, investors regarding the socio-economic development of Dien Bien province and the common challenges that need joint efforts to resolve in order to build a more open, friendly business environment, on May 25th, the People's Committee of Dien Bien province held a meeting with businesses and entrepreneurs in the area.

Mr. Le Thanh Do, Chairman of the People's Committee of Dien Bien province informed investors about the outstanding results in the socio-economic field, hunger eradication and poverty reduction that Dien Bien province has achieved recently.

Investors are informed of some prominent socio-economic results of Dien Bien province from the beginning of 2024 until now. Mr. Le Thanh Do, Chairman of the People's Committee of Dien Bien province, is pleased to announce that, along with successfully organizing the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory, the Provincial Party Committee, People's Council, and People's Committee have consistently focused on leading and directing the comprehensive implementation of economic and social development tasks, national target programs to eradicate poverty, ensure security, and national defense.

In the first quarter of 2024, the Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) of Dien Bien province increased by 6.07% compared to the same period last year (placing Dien Bien fourth out of 14 northern midland and mountainous provinces, and twenty-fifth out of 63 provinces and cities nationwide).

Representatives of leaders and managers of 150 businesses and industries attended a meeting with leaders of Dien Bien province.

The work of hunger eradication, poverty reduction and social security is paid attention to, receiving support from many ministries, central branches and many provinces and cities in the country.

In just 9 months of implementation, Dien Bien has completed the housing support program for poor households and policy families throughout the province with more than 5,000 newly built houses worth nearly 260 billion VND.

Currently, the province is continuing to implement the "Brighten Dien Bien" program with the goal of bringing national grid electricity to villages so that by the end of 2025, at least 98% of the population in the area will have access to national grid electricity. .

In the field of investment attraction, from the beginning of 2024 until now, Dien Bien province has decided to approve the investment policy of 6 projects with a total registered investment capital of more than 1,404 billion VND.

Congratulations on the outstanding results achieved by Dien Bien province, especially the event of the 70th Anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory successfully held in Dien Bien province, which has left a good impression in the hearts of people and tourists. Domestic and international guests, friends, investors, and businesses attending the conference all said that, with the results of successfully organizing cultural, sports, and tourism events in recent times, completely There is a basis to affirm the capacity and ability to organize national events of specialized agencies and local authorities. Promoting good experience, this result will be a favorable condition for Dien Bien to promote and attract tourists and investors.

Mr. Bui Anh Tien, representative of Trading and Construction Corporation No. 6 of Dien Bien province proposed a number of investment projects at the meeting.

However, with some difficulties related to capital, information, and procedures regarding land use conversion in projects such as afforestation, energy, and hydropower currently being implemented in the area, investors' representatives have proposed that the People's Committee of Dien Bien province continue to pay attention, give clear directions to resolve issues decisively and effectively, in order to address obstacles and support investors in executing projects on schedule and according to plan.

Provincial Party Secretary Tran Quoc Cuong acknowledged the positive contributions of the business community.

At the conference, Mr. Tran Quoc Cuong, Member of the Central Party Committee, Secretary of the Dien Bien Provincial Party Committee, affirmed that the results achieved in improving the Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI) in 2023 in Dien Bien, as well as the socio-economic development results, poverty reduction programs in Dien Bien from the beginning of 2024 until now, have a significant contribution from the business community and entrepreneurs.

To maintain and promote the Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI) results achieved in the past year, the Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee emphasized the need for leaders at all levels and sectors to exert even greater effort and determination in demonstrating specific commitments tied to their roles and responsibilities within their respective units and localities. Focus on raising awareness, responsibility, and work attitude of officials, civil servants, and public employees, especially those directly involved in providing administrative procedures to citizens and businesses, in order to end the practice of deliberately causing difficulties and troubles for people and businesses./.

Source: Dienbien.gov.vn