Series of solutions to achieve 8% growth target

In 2025, the Government assigned Ben Tre province an economic growth target of 8%. From the beginning of the year, the Provincial People's Committee has simultaneously implemented many breakthrough solutions in all areas of the economic sector.

Specifically, in the field of agriculture, forestry and fishery, Ben Tre will focus on expanding the area, increasing the output and value of agricultural and fishery products. In particular, developing an additional 700 hectares of organic coconut combined with intercropping model (giant freshwater prawn) in coconut gardens; investing in an additional 100 hectares of high-tech marine shrimp farming...

In the industrial and construction sectors, the locality will strive to complete key projects such as Phu Thuan Industrial Park; speed up the connection to the national grid for the two wind power projects Sunpro and Thanh Hai 2-3-4.

In the service sector, Ben Tre will promote the exploitation and development of the domestic trade market; implement consumer stimulus programs; encourage the use of loan capital for production and business to increase credit growth by double digits or more; promote logistics and transportation services...

Regarding public investment, focus on completing key projects and works, such as: Rach Mieu 2 Bridge Project; Ba Lai 8 Bridge Project, Phu Thuan Industrial Park Project; North Ben Tre Irrigation System Project; Essential Infrastructure Project to support the development of fruit and ornamental flower growing areas in Mo Cay Bac area and Cho Lach district...

Regarding exports, last year the province's export turnover reached over 1.63 billion USD, up 12.23% over the previous year. By the end of February 2025, the local export turnover reached over 300 million USD, up sharply 40.3% over the same period last year.

Regarding the National Target Programs, Ben Tre has so far had 113 communes reaching the new rural finish line. The total disbursed capital of the National Target Program on New Rural Development in the province has reached about 214.9 billion VND. Ben Tre has disbursed about 68.6 billion VND from the National Target Program on Sustainable Poverty Reduction in 2024 to implement activities to eliminate hunger, reduce poverty and develop social security.

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Governor Nguyen Thi Hong - Head of the Government's working delegation - worked with the People's Committee of Ben Tre province. Photo: An Ly.

Bank supports the formation of large enterprises

At the meeting, Ms. Ho Thi Hoang Yen, Acting Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairwoman of the People's Council of Ben Tre province, said that in order to achieve the target of 8% GRDP growth in 2025, credit capital from the local banking system plays an important role, supporting the locality in building large enterprise models, leading local industries with strengths.

According to Ms. Yen, in the coming time, if commercial banks focus on supporting capital and removing difficulties for export processing projects, infrastructure projects, social housing, and power transmission line construction projects for wind power and solar power projects, it will create significant conditions for Ben Tre to complete its economic growth targets in 2025.

At the meeting, Governor of the State Bank Nguyen Thi Hong - Head of the Government's working delegation, assessed that Ben Tre's socio-economic situation had many positive developments in the first two months of the year. It is expected that Ben Tre's GRDP in the first quarter of 2025 will grow by 6.28% over the same period. "This is a high growth rate, which will create a foundation and growth momentum for the completion of Ben Tre province's annual goals," the Governor emphasized.

The Governor also requested representatives of ministries and branches that are members of the Government Working Group to take note of direct recommendations from localities and provide a number of solutions and suggestions for localities in speeding up the progress of site clearance for large projects and works, promoting public investment disbursement and implementing the Government's incentive and support programs for each economic sector.

In addition, coordinate to remove difficulties and obstacles related to sustainable development of agricultural and aquatic raw material areas and build models of linking commodity value chains, large-scale agricultural production as well as green economic projects, responding to saltwater intrusion and climate change.

Particularly for the banking sector, the Governor of the State Bank directed the State Bank Branch in Region 13 and credit institutions in the area to proactively coordinate with relevant departments, branches and sectors to assess the current situation of production and business of people and enterprises; grasp difficulties and obstacles to promptly remove obstacles in credit relations; and strengthen the connection between banks and enterprises.

Actively advise local Party committees and authorities on credit work to serve the construction and socio-economic development in the area in the spirit of closely following the resolutions and socio-economic development plans of the province, thereby contributing to promoting local economic growth.