OVERVIEW OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SITUATION

Carry out the socio-economic development tasks in 2014 in the context that the world economy shows signs of recovery but growth is slow; The economic and political situation of some countries, in the region and the world is still complicated. Domestic production and business still faces difficulties, weak domestic purchasing power, slow consumption of goods and goods, bad debt status are the burden of the economy, etc. In the province, two main items continue Continuing to meet with difficulties in prices and markets, the situation of production and business activities of most enterprises has not yet recovered, input costs have increased significantly, affecting people's lives and income from production. Agriculture is still precarious.
Right from the beginning of the year, the provincial People's Committee soon implemented the Socio-Economic Development Plan, State budget revenue and expenditure estimates for 2014 according to the Resolution of the Provincial People's Council; at the same time, sticking to and concretizing the tasks and solutions of the Government's direction and administration in accordance with the Resolution No. 01 / NQ-CP of January 2, 2014, suitable to the actual conditions of the locality; focus on synchronously deploying solutions to remove difficulties for production and business activities of enterprises. With the spirit of initiative and efforts of all levels, sectors and people in the province, the results of implementing socio-economic, defense and security tasks in 2014 were achieved as follows:
Of the 24 targets, Resolution No. 15/2013 / NQ-HDND dated December 10, 2013 of the Provincial People's Council, reached and exceeded 16 targets (accounting for 66.7% of the total target), the rest were 08. targets not meeting the set resolutions, mainly economic targets, specifically:

I. Regarding economy
1. Agriculture, forestry and fishery
a) Cultivation:
Rice: due to the restructuring of the crop, the rice cultivation area of ​​the year reached 625,918 hectares, equal to 97.6% over the same period (down 15,422 hectares). The average rice yield reached 64.68 quintals / ha, an increase of 3.02% over the same period. Rice production reached 4,048 million tons, up 0.67% (up 27 thousand tons) over the same period. Production area under the large field model is 34,200 ha, an increase of 200 ha compared to 2013; in which: Winter-Spring crop 11,833 ha, Summer-Autumn 12,435 ha, Autumn Winter 10,000 ha.
- Crops: 63.497 ha of planted area, up 5.9% over the same period (6,534 ha). Productivity continues to be stable thanks to high prices, farmers actively take care of and apply science and technology into the field. Some kinds of crops increased sharply over the same period: corn, taro, peanut ...
Perennial trees, total area of ​​10,606 ha, an increase of 0.28% over the same period, of which fruit trees are 8,447 ha, accounting for 79.6% of the total. Productivity and output increased most over the same period.

Implementation of Resolution 09-NQ / TU on development of high-tech applications in the period of 2012-2020 and vision to 2030. In the period of 2013-2014, departments and agencies organized to build 29 agricultural models. high-tech enterprises in the fields of cultivation, husbandry and aquaculture. From the effectiveness of the above models, the province continues to search and select suitable models and technological solutions for some key products of the province. Through the review of 11/29 models implemented to date, initially identified models with high efficiency and potential for replication such as: (1) growing leafy vegetables in low-cost net houses, (2) planting indoor mushrooms, (3) model of high-density eel culture, (4) model of all male giant freshwater prawn farming in earthen ponds.

b) Breeding: the disease has been effectively controlled, contributing to stabilizing the province's breeding herds. At present, there are 4.3 million poultry, up 5.5% over the same period (of which, 1.1 million chickens and 3.2 million ducks); buffalos and cows had about 100,230 heads, up 4.8% over the same period (of which 95,100 herds were up 5.2%). Particularly, due to unstable prices, the number of pigs decreased, by 92% over the same period. Estimated whole year 2014, the output of live meat reached 36,223 tons, equal to 99% over the same period (down 434 tons), poultry eggs 288 million, an increase of 2.8% over the same period.

c) Forestry: continue to implement well the care and protection of forests; the area of ​​planted forests taken care of during the year reached 121 ha, contracted to protect 743 ha, planted newly 8.8 million scattered trees. Since the beginning of the year, there have been 78 violations of forest law, an increase of 27 over the same period, the major violations are the transport and hunting of wild animals; administrative fines of 44 cases with amount of VND 94 million. The timber output of the whole year reached about 73,200 m³, equaling 95% and 390 thousand steres of firewood, equaling 92% over the same period.
d) Aquatic products: due to fluctuating fluctuations in raw material price, while feed prices are high, farmers have not really assured investment in production. The area of ​​aquaculture was harvested 2,396 ha (including the breeding production area), equaling 96% over the same period, of which: the area of ​​tra fish farming was 1,218 ha (excluding the breeding production area), equaling 96 % over the same period. The production of aquatic products harvested in the whole year reached 308 thousand tons, equaling 94.3% over the same period, of which Pangasius production was 236 thousand tons, equaling 97.4% over the same period.

d) New rural construction: the national target program on new rural construction continues to be implemented, in the year there were 02 communes (Vinh Chau and Vinh Te communes, Chau Doc city) meeting the standards of new rural communes. and held a ceremony to announce it.

2. Industry - Construction
a) Industry - Handicraft:
The situation of industrial production - handicraft in the province still faces some difficulties such as products causing slow consumption, fluctuating input cost prices, which increase adversely for production, affecting this area. . The index of industry-handicraft production increased by 2.28% over the same period, this is the year with the lowest increase index since the beginning of the term to date. Some main products increased significantly over the same period: tap water increased by 17%; commercial electricity increased by 19.5%; Milled corn rice increased by 16%; Frozen vegetables increased by 9.3%, ...
Facing the above difficulties, the provincial People's Committee has implemented an incentive policy to promote the development of industry - cottage industry and handicrafts through the Industrial Promotion Program to support investment capital for renovation of machinery for small production establishments. traditional handicraft villages; support the promotion of carpentry and brocade weaving products to participate in trade fairs, etc. Organize dialogues with commercial banks to help businesses restructure loans and lower credit loan interest rates; proactively meet with businesses (especially small and medium-sized enterprises) to solve difficulties and solve recommendations for businesses.

b) Construction investment:
The branches and localities strengthened the strict management of construction investment from the state budget and government bonds under Directive 1792 / CT-TTg; Directive 27 / CT-TTg on the major solutions to overcome the situation of outstanding construction debts in localities. Regularly check the progress of construction investment of key projects in the province, promptly remove difficulties and ensure the plan.
Disbursement of construction investment was estimated at VND 2,779 billion, reaching 100% of the plan, of which: local budget balancing capital was VND 2,283 billion, reaching 100% of the plan; foreign capital was 87.7 billion dong, up 100.5% against the plan; Government bond capital is VND 408 billion, reaching 100% of the plan. The result of settling outstanding debts in basic construction from the state budget capital had many positive changes, by the day of the report, it was about VND 24,877 billion, down 44.1% over the same period in 2013.
3. Service Area

a) Trade:
Tightening spending, weak market purchasing power, and high inventories are reflecting the reality in the field of trade in services. Currently, consumer demand of people only focus on essential goods; Although many promotions, discounts, trade fairs ... took place continuously throughout the year to stimulate demand and increase market purchasing power, the growth rate of the commercial sector was still not high. Total retailed sales of consumer goods and services reached VND 64,571 billion, up 11.76% over the previous year. The consumer price index (CPI) was well controlled, the first 11 months of the year increased by 1.43%, lower than the same period by 0.93% (May 11, 2013 the inflation rate was 2.63%). .
The total number of visitors to tourist areas in the province reached 5.7 million, equal to 99.6% over the same period, of which arrivals and tourists reached 457 thousand, up 12.7% over the same period. Revenue from tourism businesses serves 365 billion, up 14% over the same period.

b) Import and export:
Foreign trade activities in the past year continued to face many difficulties, declining market demand, extended export contract payment time, trade barriers in some key markets causing many difficulties. for Business; Domestic raw material supply plummeted, production costs increased.
Export turnover reached 950 million USD, equaling 98.9% over the same period and reaching 95% of the year plan. In which: Export rice reached 540 thousand tons, equivalent to 240 million USD, up 18.8% in volume and 21% in turnover over the same period; Frozen seafood exported 156 thousand tons, equivalent to 365 million USD, equaling 92% in volume and 89% in turnover; Exported frozen vegetables and fruits reached 10 thousand tons, equivalent to 13 million USD, up 13.8% in volume and 18.5% in turnover; Textile and garment products exported 19 million products, equivalent to 90 million USD, up 9.2% in volume and 20% in turnover over the same period.
Import turnover is USD 120 million, equivalent to the same period. Imported goods are still raw materials for textile and garment industry, animal feed processing and pesticides.
Estimated total value of export - import through An Giang border gates in 2014 reached 1,040 million USD, equaling 75% over the same period.

 c) Post and telecommunications - Transport:
- Post and telecommunications: the network of post and telecommunications services continues to grow. As of the reporting date, the number of landline phone subscribers decreased by 11,390 subscribers, the number of existing subscribers on the network was 104,990 subscribers, equaling 86.7% over the same period. The number of postpaid mobile phones increased by 3,200 subscribers, the number of existing subscribers online was 33,770, up 8% over the same period. The number of Internet subscribers increased by 5,500, the accumulated number of existing subscribers on the network was 190,025, up 58% over the same period.
- The state management of publishing, newspapers and television has been strengthened, appraised and granted 75 new publishing licenses. Khmer ethnic people voluntarily dismantle and do not install new Parabolic DTV pans to receive signals directly from abroad in accordance with the policy of the province.
- Transport: continue to be invested in development, meeting the travel needs of people and transporting goods. Strengthening the inspection and control at the ferry and boat ferry to ensure safety in the rainy season.
As of the reporting date, carrying passengers reached 34,367 thousand people, equaling to 1,185,636 thousand people.km, up 3.9% in people and up 4.2% in people.km over the same period; cargo carriage reached 20 million tons, equaling to 1,608 thousand tons.km, up 5.8% in tons and 5.6% in tons.km over the same period.

 

 

4. Business development and investment attraction
- Enterprise development: economic situation is difficult, business operation efficiency is low, so the number of enterprises dissolved, ceased operation increased more than the previous year. Up to the reporting date, 719 enterprises were granted registration certificates with a total registered capital of VND 1,687 billion. Compared to the same period in 2013, a decrease of 429 enterprises (- 46.7%) and total registered capital decreased by VND 753 billion (- 30.9%). There were 219 enterprises conducting dissolution procedures, up 26% over the same period.
- Investment attraction: has received 69 domestic investment projects (34 newly registered projects; 35 adjusted projects), with a total registered investment capital of 4,593 billion dong; granted investment certificates for 60 projects (31 newly licensed projects; 29 adjusted projects), with a total registered investment of about 4,516 billion dong. Compared to the same period in 2013, the number of projects granted new investment certificates decreased by 04 projects (-10%), but the total investment capital increased by VND 997 billion (+ 27%) over the same period. Up to now, there are 33 valid foreign direct investment projects in the province, with a total registered capital of over 213 million USD.

 

5. Finance - Banking
 - Finance, budget: difficult economic situation, the number of enterprises dissolved, ceasing operations much, newly appearing businesses are low, trading of agricultural products has decreased, affecting revenue. The budget should be lower than the estimate. The total state budget revenue in the province reached nearly 5,253 billion Dong, as 92% of the estimate and as 95% over the same period. Total state budget expenditure reached 9,175 billion Dong, as 95.3% of the estimate.
- Banks: branches of the State Bank of the province exercise control of credit operations, interest rates decrease as prescribed; foreign currency exchange, gold bar trading are well managed, the exchange rate continues to be stable, ensuring compliance with the regulations of the State Bank of Vietnam. As of October 30, 2014, the mobilized capital balance reached VND 26,332 billion, an increase of 10.9% compared to December 31, 2013; total outstanding loans reached VND 46,555 billion, up 11.26% compared to December 31, 2013, of which: short-term outstanding loans was VND 32,130 billion, accounting for 69.02%; medium and long term debt balance is VND 14,424 billion, accounting for 30.98%; NPLs were VND 2,576 billion, accounting for 5.53% of total loans / total loans and increasing 1.48 times compared to the end of 2013.

 6. Science and technology
Continue to implement policies to support applied research, technological innovation and transfer of scientific and technological advances in the province in the period of 2011-2015. Promulgating a list of topics on which support was implemented in 2014, including 13 topics in the field of crop production, 02 topics in the field of animal husbandry and aquaculture, 09 in the field of health and 02 in the field of agriculture. other; organized a preliminary review of 02 years of implementation of Resolution No. 09 / NQ-TU on developing high-tech applied agriculture in An Giang province in the period of 2012-2020 and vision to 2030; connecting cooperation between Ho Chi Minh City University of Agriculture and Forestry and An Giang province to study solutions to support the deployment of hi-tech applications.

The inspection, examination and supervision in the field of science and technology have been strengthened, contributing to raising the awareness of law observance of production, business and service establishments, limiting violations in areas of intellectual property, quality measurement standards, radiation safety, ...
7. Natural resources and environment
Completed the land statistics work in the province; approved 36/37 land use plans up to 2020, land use plans for the first period of 37/37 wards and towns. The land use planning of 119 new rural communes has been approved by the commune-level People's Councils. Concentrating on handling definitely 35 surveying and mapping works that have been implemented since 2012 but have not been completed; instructing and supporting district level in developing measurement plans, making cadastral maps and renewing agricultural land use right certificates for communes that are self-funded by the district (Tan Chau: 03 communes , Phu Tan: 03 communes and Thoai Son: 02 communes) in 3 years from 2014 to 2016.
The environmental monitoring work is regularly performed, meeting the requirements of environmental monitoring and supervision, in order to serve environmental protection activities, aquaculture and natural disaster prevention. Promptly warning the risk of environmental pollution, river bank erosion. Resolutely handle violations in the field of environment, illegally exploit river sand in accordance with the law; Through inspecting and detecting 102 violations, the province has issued a decision to sanction administrative violations of 04 cases (environmental field) with a fine of VND 39 million, reminding 98 cases.

 

II. Sociocultural
1. Education and Training
Education and training in the province continues to have many positive changes, many activities to innovate teaching and learning methods, strengthen and improve the quality of education are interested in effective implementation of the industry and localities. fruit. Review activities, semester examination, commendation and promotion, high school graduation and complementary high school graduation exams, 10th grade admission, and 2014 university entrance are strictly implemented. sufficiency. The percentage of high school graduates in 2014 reached 99.64% (98.97% in 2013). In the school year 2014 - 2015, the rate of mobilizing students to kindergarten is 3,673, reaching 99.3% of the plan (the same period 77.8%); 57,014 kindergarten children, reaching 95.8% of the plan (the same period 98.2%); 196,341 primary students, reaching 101.2% of the plan (the same period of 101.26%); junior high school 113,776, reaching 99.37% of the plan (the same period 97.9%); 43,196 high school students, reaching 91.8% of the plan (the same period 94.38%).
An Giang University has 1,773 students graduating from 2013-2014. In the new academic year 2014 - 2015, An Giang University has 3,140 students enrolled, an increase of 1.95% compared to the previous school year; in which: university level with 2,250 students, college level has 890 students. Vocational colleges have 2,175 students, equaling 80.86% of the previous school year; Medical secondary school, professional secondary school has 640 students, equal to 96.97%. An Giang Technical Secondary School has 1,100 students, an increase of 46.6% compared to the previous school year.

 

2. Health, people's health care
The health sector has performed quite well its professional tasks, deployed synchronously and promptly advocacy and propaganda to raise the awareness of the social community in health protection and disease prevention; Therefore, the industry's targets have been met and exceeded the requirements set by the Resolution. For dangerous and common diseases, the health sector has intervened and timely treated cases to minimize the number of deaths. The expanded vaccination work has been fully implemented, and regularly checked the vaccination process, the time of use and the preservation process of vaccines to ensure absolutely for the patients. Last time, there were no unfortunate cases happening.

 Medical examination and treatment of people; disease receiving areas of many hospitals and health facilities have been upgraded to create comfort for patients; Improved management and processing of patient records helps shorten the time of professional intervention.
The HIV / AIDS prevention and control program continues to be implemented synchronously from district to commune levels in various and diversified forms. To date, 151 new HIV-infected people were detected, 152 cases of AIDS and 58 deaths from AIDS. Compared to the same period in 2013, the number of new HIV cases decreased by 67 cases (down 43.2%), the number of AIDS patients decreased by 22 cases (down 12.6%), the number of deaths decreased by 11 cases (down 15.9%). ).

The inspection, examination and supervision of production and business establishments of catering services and collective kitchens were carried out regularly, however, there were 02 cases of collective poisoning: at Oriental Garment Co., Ltd. (Thailand), there are 125 emergency workers; Duc Thanh Export Garment Company, My Thoi ward, Long Xuyen city has more than 100 workers poisoned, including 06 workers who are hospitalized for emergency.

3. Labor, employment
Vocational training, job creation: implemented according to the plan, held the Opening Ceremony of An Giang Job Exchange - the first job session in 2014, with 27 units inside and outside the province. participate, about 1,500 people to participate in job transactions. In the whole year, the province created jobs for 35,000 workers, organized to send 50 people to work abroad. During the year, 6,257 people received unemployment benefits with a total budget of 2.36 billion VND (an increase of 250 people and 1.7 billion over the same period). The percentage of trained workers is 47%, meeting the target set by the Resolution. The rate of poor households decreases by 1.4%, currently only 3.56%, of which, Tri Ton and Tinh Bien districts still have a high rate of poor households, Chau Doc city is the lowest in the province.

Social security, child protection and care: continued to be implemented by all levels and sectors. Supporting 97,982 beneficiaries during the Tet holiday with a budget of over VND 45 billion; 15,960 subjects received State President gifts with a budget of over VND 3.2 billion; The Provincial People's Committee issued Decision No. 1952 / QD-UBND supporting the people with meritorious services to the revolution in housing, of which: Total households with meritorious services are supported 4,678 households (newly built: 2,523 households and repaired: 2,155) households) with the support for housing construction of VND 50 million / household; housing repair is VND 20 million / household. Organizing many gratitude activities in celebration of the 67th anniversary of war invalids and martyrs of July 27, organizing the burial of 183 sets of remains of Vietnamese soldiers and soldiers who volunteered to sacrifice the battlefield of Cambodia and inland Doc Ba Dac cemetery in Tinh Bien district.
Focus on implementing the National Target Program on child protection and care for the period 2011-2015; National Action Plan for Children up to 2020. Organizing the month of action for children in the whole province, continuing to implement Decision No. 37/2010 / QD-TTg of the Prime Minister on standards for reaching communes and wards suitable for children.

4. Information culture, physical training and sports
The Culture, Sports and Tourism Industry has organized many cultural and physical training activities to celebrate the Party, to celebrate the Spring, to celebrate the great national holidays such as the liberation of the South on April 30, National Day 2 / 9, the date of birth of President Ho Chi Minh, President Ton Duc Thang, the Mieu Ba Chua Xu Nui Sam Temple, the Seventh Provincial Cham Cultural Festival; Cultural festival of floating season Bung Binh Thien in An Phu district ...
The movement of physical training and sports is widely organized to communes, wards and towns in the province, with more than 150 sports tournaments, attracting the attention and response of officials, workers and employees and the people. High-achievement sports participate in 51 regional, national and international tournaments such as the 2014 National Kick Boxing Championship; the Mekong Delta Bike Prize XXIII competition An Giang Plant Protection Cup; 48th Asian Fitness and Fitness Championships; 2014 athletics expansion tournament.

5. Ethnic-religious work
Ethnic and religious affairs are always concerned; organize regular visits to families of ethnic minority people in difficulties; authorities at all levels create favorable conditions for ethnic minorities to express their freedom of belief. Paying much attention to the spiritual life of ethnic minorities, building solidarity among ethnic groups through cultural and physical training and sport exchange programs. The relationship between the government and religious organizations, ethnic groups and dignitaries is increasingly friendly and understand each other.
The target programs to support ethnic minorities are continually interested and directed by the province, all levels and sectors have actively implemented to gradually help ethnic minorities to improve their living standards in society. Speeding up the implementation of the Decision 29/2013 / QD-TTg of the Prime Minister on a number of policies to support settlement of residential land and employment for poor ethnic minorities and disadvantaged areas Mekong Delta period from 2013 to 2015.
(Excerpt from Report No. 221 / BC-UBND of An Giang Provincial People's Committee, dated December 1, 2014)