VOV.VN - The Vietnamese economy has shown signs of improvement and positive recovery, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said, while asking localities and ministries to devise effective solutions in all fields so as to maintain growth momentum ahead in the remaining months of the year.

The total disbursement of public investment reached VND267.6 trillion (US$11.2 billion) as of the end of July, fulfilling only 35.49% of the plan set for 2023, but higher than the 34.47% recorded in the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Finance.

The disbursed capital sourced from the state budget topped VND291 trillion (US$12.3 billion) in the first seven months of 2023, equivalent to 41.3% of the yearly target and rising 22.1% from a year earlier, showing an observable improvement in public investment disbursement, said the General Statistics Office (GSO).

VOV.VN - The acceleration of public investment disbursement could support aggregate demand and economic growth over the short term, while investments made in human capital and green infrastructure will bolster long term economic development, according to the World Bank (WB).

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has asked ministries and central agencies to work closely with localities to remove obstacles for particular projects, thus speeding up public investment disbursement.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai has emphasised the need to clear all roadblocks and clarify the responsibilities of the persons concerned to accelerate public investment disbursement.

Representatives of ministries and sectors highlighted measures to achieve the GDP growth target for 2023 at the Government’s regular press briefing on April 3.

A key measure to effective public investment disbursement is to promote investment with focuses, with priority given to regional linkage projects to create new socio-economic development spaces for localities, said Minister-Chairman of the Government Office Tran Van Son at a regular Cabinet press conference on March 3.

VOV.VN - Accelerating the disbursement of public investment can be considered one of the key political tasks of the Government this year following slow progress made in the work last year.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City, the most populous and larget economic centre in Vietnam, aims to achieve Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) growth of 7.5 – 8% in 2023 – a target which is equivalent to the figure recorded in previous years but lower than 2022’s gains.