Can Tho (VNA) – Prime MinisterPham Minh Chinh had a meeting with leaders of Can Tho on May 14, requesting theMekong Delta city be flexible, innovative, and creative to remove difficultiesfacing people and enterprises.

Can Tho reported that it obtainedencouraging results in the first quarter, including year-on-year GRDP growth of4.02%, and increases of 4.81% in the index of industrial production, 13.42% in total retail sales of goodsand consumer service revenue, and 7.1% in export earnings. It reached 23.6% of thisyear’s public investment disbursement target and 31.76% of the State budgetcollection target.

The city has actively coordinatedwith other localities to carry out key transport projects, guaranteed socialsecurity, enhanced the corruption fight and thrift practice, and firmlymaintained defence, security, and social order and safety.

However, it also pointed out certainproblems, including declines in exports of some commodities and the shortagesof orders and material supply.

Addressing the event, PM Chinhrecognised local efforts and achievements, which have helped the countrysustain macro-economic stability, control inflation, ensure major balances,boost growth, and improve people’s material and spiritual life.

He asked Can Tho to keep a closewatch on the situation; stay calm, proactive, and flexible to effectivelyperform regular tasks, respond to unexpected issues, and deal with outstandingproblems; and strongly and comprehensively implement the resolutions issued bythe Party Central Committee, Politburo, Secretariat, National Assembly,Government, and PM, along with recent directions by the Government.

The city needs to actively handleissues within its power; be flexible and creative to removedifficulties facing people and enterprises; increase decentralisation;drastically resolve obstacles related to land, housing environment, and siteclearance; quickly complete the municipal planning; and effectively use thecountry’s aid package worth 120 trillion VND for social housing development, henoted.

The Government leader also told CanTho to promote the socio-economic recovery and development programme, step up thethree national target programmes, stimulate investment and consumption, andbolster the three growth impetuses of consumption, export, and investment,including public - private partnerships in investment projects.

The working session was amongGovernment leaders’ meetings with 63 provinces and cities to review the production,business, and public investment disbursement situation, and address difficultiesto facilitate the three growth impetuses./.