Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung provided guidance on inter-ministerial
coordination in macro-economic management and operation during the first
quarter of 2015 while chairing a meeting in Hanoi on March 30.
The Government leader said the macro-economic situation must be
regularly reviewed to ensure measures promoting stability, especially as
the country implements market economy regulations and integrates in the
international community.
He noted the country has
seen gradual economic recovery and an increasingly stable macro-economy,
as seen in the gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 6.03 percent from
January-March, as compared to 5.06 percent in the same period last
year.
The total retail sales of goods and services
climbed by around 10 percent and the total export revenue rose 6.9
percent annually.
Positive results were also
reported in various fields, particularly in industrial production,
agriculture, services and social welfares as well as in stable exchange
rates, increasing foreign reserves, and positive credit growth, the PM
cited.
In 2015, the country aims for a GDP growth of
6.2 percent and a 10 percent export increase while continuing to curb
inflation and stabilise the exchange rate, he said.
To realise the targets, the PM requested all ministries and competent
agencies forecast, analyse and evaluate the macro-economic situation to
the best of their ability while embracing links between fiscal and
monetary policies in managing and stabilising the macro-economy.
Furthermore, the ministries need to focus on removing bottlenecks for
businesses and enacting policies to support industry and agriculture
development, as well as improve the investment climate and expand
consumption markets, especially for export.-VNA