Report to the Prime Minister the list of ministers and provincial chairmen who have not completed the disbursement of public investment capital.

In Official Dispatch No. 47 dated April 22 on a number of key tasks and solutions to promote economic growth in 2025, the Prime Minister requested the Ministry of Finance to review and assess the impact of the US's reciprocal tax policy on Vietnam; develop fiscal support policies for businesses and workers in industries and sectors affected by the US's tariff policy, and report to competent authorities in April 2025.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh directed a number of key tasks and solutions to promote economic growth in 2025. Photo: Nhat Bac.

The Prime Minister also requested the State Bank of Vietnam to continue directing credit institutions to reduce costs and promote digital transformation to strive to reduce lending interest rates; directing credit to production and business sectors, priority sectors, and growth drivers. At the same time, promote short-term lending to support businesses affected by US tariff policies.

The State Bank needs to urgently research and call on banks to urgently join hands to build preferential credit packages for people under 35 years old to buy houses, a preferential credit package of about 500 trillion VND for enterprises investing in infrastructure and digital technology with long-term loans. Expand the scope and subjects participating in the preferential credit package for the forestry, fishery and wooden furniture sectors affected by the US's reciprocal tariff policy.

In the telegram, the Prime Minister also directed to renew and promote traditional growth drivers. Regarding exports, the Ministry of Industry and Trade was assigned to step up trade promotion, effectively exploit 17 signed free trade agreements (FTAs), promptly conclude negotiations and initiate negotiations, and sign new FTAs ​​with potential markets such as the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, Central Asia, Eastern Europe, India, Brazil, Pakistan, Egypt, etc.

In addition, urgently and actively discuss and develop working scenarios with US agencies to negotiate reciprocal trade agreements, ensuring harmony, reasonableness, and benefits for both sides.

The Prime Minister also noted the need to improve the capacity of trade office staff and Vietnamese trade promotion offices abroad to more effectively support businesses in trade connection and export promotion; review and evaluate the work of preventing and combating fraud of goods origin in recent times to have more drastic and effective solutions to prevent and strictly handle violations in this work; focus on providing market information and legal support in international trade and investment.

Regarding public investment, in addition to accelerating progress, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh assigned the Ministry of Finance to compile a list of Ministers, Heads of Central agencies, and Chairmen of Provincial People's Committees who did not complete the public investment disbursement targets in 2024, and report to the Government and Prime Minister before April 25.

The Prime Minister requested effective exploitation of new growth drivers; breakthroughs in science and technology development, innovation, and digital transformation are also among the important solutions outlined by the Prime Minister to achieve the growth target of 8% or more this year.

According to NLDO

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