President Vo Van Thuong made the statement while working with the provincial Party Committee on June 16, as part of his working visit to Ninh Thuan.
A report presented at the session stated that in 2021 and 2022, Ninh Thuan's economy remained stable, with an average growth rate of 8.91%.
The scale of the economy expanded, while per capita income last year hit 76.8 million VND (3,260 USD), higher than the average of the north-central and central coastal regions.
Budget revenue in 2022 reached 3.83 trillion VND, 28.5% higher than the estimate assigned by the Government. The figure in the first half of this year was estimated at 1.819 trillion VND.
Speaking at the session, the State leader asked the coastal province to seek measures to bring into full play its potential and strengths and focus on developing industries and fields with highly competitive advantages.
The province needs to maintain investment in building infrastructure, especially digital infrastructure, and infrastructure in other fields besides traffic; while paying attention to environmental protection, resource management, and climate change response; effectively implementing social policies; and promoting sustainable poverty reduction, he said.
The President also requested the province to strengthen national defence and step-up dissemination and education, to raise people's awareness of safeguarding the Fatherland and national sovereignty.
