Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc spoke at the Government’s regular meeting on November 3 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA)
– Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has underlined four major tasks that need to
be implemented in the remaining months of 2017 so as to comprehensively achieve
this year’s socio-economic development targets.
While chairing the Government’s regular meeting on
November 3, PM Phuc said the country recorded the best socio-economic
performances in all aspects in October compared to the previous months of the
year.
However, there remain shortcomings that National
Assembly deputies pointed out at the parliament’s ongoing fourth session,
especially heavy human and property losses estimated at approximating 40
trillion VND (1.76 billion USD), caused by recent floods, he said.
The PM stressed that the Government’s direction from
now to the end of 2017 will focus on settling flood consequences, fulfilling
the plans of 2017, ensuring safety for the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week, and well
serving the parliament’s fourth session.
PM Phuc asked the Cabinet members and relevant localities
to continue addressing flood consequences and proactively cope with the
approaching storm Damrey.
The implementation of
socio-economic, security-defence and diplomatic tasks in the year-end months is
another major mission since the remaining workload is heavy and it can’t be
done well without drastic efforts, he said.
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At the meeting, the Cabinet leader requested the
Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam to keep a close watch on and be more
flexible in steering monetary and credit policy so as to control inflation and
ensure stable USD/VND exchange rate.
The central bank needs
to push ahead with cutting lending interest rates, restructuring
poor-performing credit institutions and settling bad debt, PM Phuc stressed.
He urged the Ministry of Planning and Investment
to speed up the disbursement of investment capital, which is currently an
obstacle to socio-economic development.
Meanwhile, relevant
agencies were asked to continue promoting export, enhancing online
export-import activities, capitalising on FDI projects and building national
brands for agricultural products.-VNA