Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung requested continued efforts to sustain
macro-economic stability during the government’s monthly meeting in
Hanoi on April 1.
He also asked for the clearance
of any barriers to production, trade, agriculture, tourism and services
to propel growth, especially in the manufacturing and engineering
industries.
The economy grew by 6.03 percent from
January to March, the highest growth rate during the first quarter since
2011, with agriculture growing stably, retail and services in high
demand and exports gaining steam.
Cabinet members
shared the optimistic view that the recovering world economy is having a
positive effect on the domestic economy.
The PM
praised ministries, agencies and localities for their timely actions
from the outset of this year, which he said have brought about
remarkable progresses.
They were requested to speed
up the disbursement of development-oriented capital, including the
State budget, government bonds and official development assistance while
seeking new export markets and tapping advantages in trade agreements,
international commitments and the ASEAN Community.
Ministries and agencies were also tasked with speeding up the equitisation of State-owned enterprises (SOEs).
Apart from 289 SOEs on the waiting list for equitisation this year, it
is imperative to continue selling stakes in under-performing SOEs and
withdraw State capital from non-core business channels, he said.
He asked the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to focus
intensely on preventing and counteracting the impacts of drought,
offering all possible assistance to affected localities.
Social welfare services, administrative reform and business environment improvements are set to continue.
The leader also agreed to a proposal on the need to amend Article 60
of the 2014 Law on Social Insurance, under which the government will ask
the National Assembly to consider allowing workers who are not eligible
for pension in terms of social insurance contribution time be entitled
to a lump-sum social insurance payment.-VNA