The goal of double-digit economic growth is putting Dong Nai under pressure to accelerate as the year 2026 enters its final five months. There is little time left for hesitation, as the city's challenges and bottlenecks have been clearly identified.
Dong Nai's economy ranks fourth nationwide in terms of scale. To accelerate growth, the city cannot rely solely on traditional drivers. While industry, exports, and investment attraction remain important pillars of economic development and growth, the room for a significant breakthrough is gradually narrowing. To achieve rapid and sustainable growth, Dong Nai needs to identify new growth drivers and renew its growth model.
In particular, the city needs to unlock resources by focusing on reviewing and promptly removing bottlenecks related to planning, land, investment, site clearance, and administrative procedures. At the same time, it must definitely address long-standing unresolved issues that directly affect socio-economic development, the investment environment, production, and business activities. Dong Nai should further accelerate progress on key works and projects, particularly strategic infrastructure projects, so that they can be completed and put into operation as soon as possible. Areas with well-connected transport infrastructure will create breakthroughs in economic development.
Dong Nai currently has hundreds of projects under implementation. Quickly resolving stalled projects should be regarded as one of the tasks that must be tackled immediately. Specifically, projects facing procedural obstacles within the city's jurisdiction should be dealt with promptly. Meanwhile, mechanism-related obstacles beyond the city's authority should be referred to central authorities for resolution. Projects delayed because investors deliberately prolong implementation while waiting for a favorable opportunity, or because they lack the capacity to proceed, should be revoked so that investors with sufficient experience and capacity can be invited to implement them.
Dong Nai is among the country's leading industrial production centers, with 44 operational industrial parks. However, the city also needs to reassess its traditional growth drivers. Goods exports remain a strength, but the shares of services, logistics, tourism, and finance should be increased. The city should step up support for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to connect with large companies and foreign-invested enterprises, helping them expand both domestic and export markets. At the same time, developing supporting industries and increasing localization rates would raise the added value of goods and generate additional revenue for the city.
In attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) projects, Dong Nai should prioritize high-tech projects that make significant contributions to the state budget, create jobs and high incomes for workers, and establish business linkages with a large number of domestic enterprises.
New growth drivers must also come from science and technology, innovation and digital transformation, coupled with green transformation and improvements in the quality of human resources. Dong Nai's new development space requires even stronger regional connectivity. Transport infrastructure, seaports, airports, logistics facilities, industrial parks, and urban areas cannot be developed according to administrative boundaries. Stronger connections with growth poles across southern Vietnam would therefore expand markets, reduce costs, and create additional room for businesses to grow.
Double-digit growth is within Dong Nai's reach when local authorities and businesses work together, discuss issues together, remove obstacles together, and share the benefits with businesses and residents.
By Khanh Minh – Translated by Mai Nga, Minho
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