VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has moved to sign a dispatch outlining a range of measures aimed at accelerating the disbursement of public investment during the remainder of the year.

The disbursed public investment declined in July due to the surge in COVID-19 cases, but it still grew 5.6% in the first seven months of 2021 as compared to the same period last year.

VOV.VN - National Assembly deputies continue their first session of the new legislature in Hanoi on July 24, examining a range of important issues, including a State President nomination for the 2021-2026 term.

Public investment will focus on important and key industries and sectors of the economy, of which economic sectors account for more than 71%.

VOV.VN - The Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) has revised two scenarios for the Vietnamese economy by the end of the year, with the GDP rate forecast to expand by 5.9% and 6.2%, respectively.

The 14th National Assembly Standing Committee concluded its 58th meeting in Hanoi on July 14.

The disbursement of public investment must be sped up in the second half of this year as an important solution to accelerate economic growth amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

The disbursement rate of public investment capital in 2021 is expected to reach between 95%-100% of the plan assigned by the Prime Minister, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

The agricultural sector has disbursed about VND3.52 trillion (US$152.98 million) of public investment in the first six months of 2021, completing 35.83% of its yearly target, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) plans to focus on health, public investment and human resource development in its activities in Vietnam in fiscal year 2021, which began on April 1, JICA's chief representative in Vietnam Shimizu Akira has confirmed.