I. SOCIO-ECONOMIC SITUATION IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 2011

1. General evaluration

The province’s socio-economic situation in the first half of 2011 has run in a difficult and challenging background. Prices of main goods (electricity, coal, gasoline and oil, etc) in the market have fluctuated with an increasing trend, inflation increased, the weather was happening complicatedly, epidemic diseases affected on crops and animals. These adverse things have strongly influenced on production and business activities and people’s life.

The Provincial Party Committee, People’s Council and People’s Committee have promulgated many timely and important Instructions and Resolutions, and well implemented Resolution No. 11/NQ-CP dated 24/02/2011 by the Government on essential solutions aiming at curbing inflation, stabilizing the macro economy and keeping social security.

Additionally, the great efforts made by all sectors, departments and enterprises to overcome difficulties have also played an important part in creating a positive change in stabilizing the macro economy. Economy has remained stably, reached higher growth rate than same period; a lot of big changes have been seen in education and training, science and technology, health, culture, society and environment protection; national defence – security have been upheld, social safety and order have been consolidated; the people’s life has been stabilized and improved step by step.

2. The results of all sectors in the first six months of the year are as follows:

- GDP growth rate achieved 7.5% (the yearly plan: 11-12%, same period: 10.3%)

- Agriculture - forestry - fishery production value increased by 2.6% (the yearly plan: up to 4-5%/year, same period: 6.4%)

- Food production for Spring-winter crop reached 179,787 tons, up to 7.6% of the plan and 5.3% over same period (the yearly plan reached 26.3 thousand tons).

- Industrial production value increased by 15.1% against the same period (yearly plan: 20-21%, same period: 15%)

- Value of service sectors increased by 11.3% (yearly plan: 12.5-13%, same period: 11.2%)

- Budget receipts were estimated at VND708.5 billion (yearly estimates: VND1,478 billion), equaling to 48% of local estimates, up to 25% over same period.

- Rate of poor households reduced by 2.36% (according to new standards, until early 2011, the province had 25.17% of poor households and 15.62% of nearly-poor households; the yearly plan fell by 3-3.5%)

- Creating jobs for 17,364 people, reached 56% of the plan (the yearly plan reached 3.000 - 3.200 thousand laborers; increased by 11.1% against the same period)

- 99.4% of communes, wards and townlets reached secondary compulsory education (the yearly plan reached 99.4%)

- 71% of communes, wards and townlets reached the national standards on health (yearly plan reached 75-80%) and 100% of medical stations had doctors (the yearly plan reached 100%)

II. MAIN DUTIES AND SOLUTIONS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN IN THE SECOND SIX MONTHS OF 2011

In order to successfully implement the duties of the socio-economic development plan in the second half of 2011, and to strive for completing and exceeding the set targets of the five-year plan (2011-2015), apart from effectively implementing the planned tasks and solutions from early year, in the next time, the Party and people need to focus on implementing main solutions as follows:

1. Focus on solving difficulties, speeding up production and business in the fields of agriculture, industry and services

2. Make a full use of all resources to implement the targets for socio-economic development

3. Promote cultural and social activities

4. Ensure social security; carry out poverty reduction in rapid and sustainable way

5. Strengthen national defence, security, social safety and order

6. Build up socio-economic development plan and state budget estimates for 2012

7. Continue to speed up administrative reform

8. Strengthen work of direction and increase the management effectiveness of the government at all levels and organize patriotic emulation movements.

In conclusion, the remaining tasks of the plan for 2011 is very heavy and difficult, it requires the great efforts made by all levels, agencies, economic organizations and people in the province to fulfill the planned targets. All levels and agencies should strengthen close coordination to map out the plan for socio-economic development and State budget estimate for 2012 and cope with unfavorable weather, epidemic diseases, a high inflation, market fluctuation and slow economic rehabilitation, making a premise for socio-economic development in a rapid and sustainable way, contributing to successfully implement the targets of 2011 and the five-year plan of 2011-2012 that the Resolution of the 15th Provincial Party Congress proposed.

(Resource: Report No.68/BC-UBND dated July 8 2011 of the Quang Binh provincial People’s Committee)