Proactively pursuing double-digit economic growth scenario in final six months of 2026

On July 7, at the meeting of the Dong Nai City Steering Committee for Economic Growth and State Budget Revenue for 2026–2030 held at the City People's Committee headquarters, Nguyen Van Ut, Deputy Secretary of the Dong Nai City Party Committee (CPC) and Chairman of the City People's Committee, instructed departments, agencies and local authorities to proactively pursue the double-digit economic growth scenario in the final six months of 2026. The meeting was attended by Ho Van Ha, Member of the CPC and Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee; Truong Thi Huong Binh, Member of the CPC’s Standing Board and Director of the Department of Finance (DoF); and members of the Steering Committee who are leaders of the city's departments and agencies.

Nguyen Van Ut, Deputy Secretary of the Dong Nai CPC and Chairman of the City People's Committee, delivers remarks at the meeting. Photo: Ngoc Lien

Presenting a report on the city's economic growth during the first six months of the year and key tasks and solutions to promote economic growth in the final six months of 2026, Truong Thi Huong Binh, Member of the CPC’s Standing Board and Director of the DoF, said Dong Nai City's economy continued to maintain a recovery trend and positive growth despite a volatile global economy, geopolitical conflicts, complex trade policies among major economies, and the incomplete recovery of consumer demand in several export markets.

The city's cumulative growth rate for the first six months reached 9.81%, exceeding the projected target of 9.78%. The agriculture, forestry, and fishery sector expanded by 4.86%, surpassing the projected 4.76% and continuing to play a stabilizing role. The industry and construction sector grew by 11.84%, higher than the projected 11.78%. The trade and services sector recorded growth of 8.57%, below the projected 8.79%, indicating that several service industries have not yet recovered according to schedule. State budget revenue as of June 30, 2026 increased by 27% compared to the same period last year, reaching 56% of the assigned estimate.

The meeting of the Dong Nai City Steering Committee for Economic Growth and State Budget Revenue for 2026–2030 is held on July 7. Photo: Ngoc Lien

Regarding public investment disbursement, the DoF analyzed and assessed the disbursement of city-level and commune-level public investment capital and proposed tasks and solutions for the final six months of 2026. According to the Director of the DoF, the city leadership has consistently focused on public investment disbursement and has held numerous regular meetings with project investors and the People's Committees of communes and wards to review implementation progress. Accordingly, relevant agencies will continue striving to fulfill the city's public investment disbursement targets in accordance with monthly and quarterly schedules, with the overall objective of achieving 100% disbursement of the assigned capital plan by the end of 2026.

Based on assessments, analyses, and reports submitted by departments and agencies on the implementation of growth targets for the final six months of the year, Nguyen Van Ut, Deputy Secretary of the Dong Nai CPC and Chairman of the City People's Committee said the GRDP growth of 9.81% in the first six months reflected the efforts and determination of departments, agencies, and local authorities in implementing the established growth scenario. He noted that Dong Nai had generally achieved positive results. However, within the overall growth picture, several sectors posted low growth and did not meet the projected targets. He requested departments and agencies to review the areas that fell short of the projected scenario, identify the causes, and develop appropriate solutions and growth scenarios for the third quarter and the final six months of 2026.

The Chairman of the City People's Committee directed each department and sector to formulate more effective solutions based on its assigned functions and responsibilities. He stressed the need for proactive coordination and consultation among agencies to ensure consistency in growth figures. He emphasized that Dong Nai must maintain a growth scenario of 10.68% during the final six months of the year. To ensure the effective implementation of assigned tasks, he instructed departments and agencies to develop quarterly scenarios and solutions for each field and submit them to the City People's Committee.

The Chairman of the City People's Committee affirmed that achieving double-digit growth is the responsibility of the entire political system. He called on departments, agencies, and local authorities to carry out their assigned tasks with a strong sense of determination, stressing that they should not be satisfied with merely fulfilling the assigned targets but should strive to exceed the established goals.

By Ngoc Lien – Translated by Minh Hong, Thu Ha