​Assessing socio-economic situation of the province in the first 6 months, members of the provincial People's Committee basically agreed with the statement: Most of major socio-economic indicators have achieved higher growth rates compared to same period of 2016, in line with orientations and targets for 2017 plan; Security, order and safety in province continue to be stable and maintain. However, the performance of public investment is still low. Estimated value of executed volume to June 30^th 2017 is 2.090 billion dong, reaching 29,2%. Total value disbursed to May 31^st 2017 reached over 982 billion dong, reaching 13,7% of the plan. The implementation of investment in some industrial parks and industrial clusters is planned to be slow.

The meeting also spent a lot of time to adopt direction and management solution in the last 6 months of 2017, in which: Concentrate on directing and drastically implementing business environment improvement, thus contributing to raising national competitiveness; mobilize capital sources, expand forms of socialization in investment development of socio-economic infrastructure of province and implement Binh Duong smart city project; organize activities to celebrate anniversaries and important events from now until the end of 2017 and beginning of 2018...

In the first 6 months, Binh Duong attracted foreign investment exceeding 15,6% of 2017 plan​

In the same afternoon, the Meeting approved the Statement and the draft Resolution on Natural Resources and Environment submitted to the 4th Session- Provincial People's Council Congress IX, including: Defining tasks of spending on environmental protection in the province; environmental protection fees for mining in the province; list of projects subject to land acquisition and projects using rice land is adjusted and added in 2017.​

Mr. Tran Thanh Liem - Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the PPC concludes the Meeting​

Conclusion of the first day of meeting, Mr. Tran Thanh Liem basically agreed with the draft report assessing socio-economic development of province in the first 6 months of 2017. The Chairman requested departments, agencies and localities, based on functions and tasks, drastically direct the implementation of groups of tasks and solutions from now to the end of the year, strive to achieve and exceed targets of socio-economic development in 2017. The Chairman basically agreed with contents of the Statement and the draft Resolution to the 4th Session - Provincial People's Council, at the same time, requested the Department of Natural Resources and Environment to make corrections and improvements on the basis of comments made at the Meeting.

Tomorrow morning (14^th June), the Meeting will continue through contents submitted to the 4th Session - Provincial People's Council Congress IX.

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