In 2023, the city's economic growth rate (GRDP) increased by 5.75% compared to 2022, with the total economic scale reaching over VND 118 trillion; the economic structure shifted in the right direction; per capita income reached nearly VND 94.12 million/person/year. Total state budget revenue reached over VND 11 trillion; total social investment capital disbursement is estimated to reach over VND 31 trillion, up 14.41% compared to 2022. The banking system in the city developed stably, with 49 credit institution branches and 7 Credit Funds operating, total capital mobilization reached over VND 115 trillion (up 9.02% compared to the end of 2022), and total outstanding loans are estimated to reach VND 154 trillion (up 8.58% compared to the end of 2022).

The city started the construction of many projects with large investment capital, which are very important foundations for breakthroughs, spillover effects, development momentum, and attraction of investment. Economic development goes hand in hand with progressive social equity and constant improvement in people's living standards. Strengthening, and improving legal institutions, administrative procedure reform, digital transformation, enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of state management, building clean and strong authorities at all levels; and intensifying judicial, inspection, and anti-corruption work. Consolidating and strengthening national defense and security potential; ensuring political and social stability; ensuring public order and safety in the area; organizing the 2023 Regional Defense Drill as scheduled and ensuring safety according to plan. Thoroughly implementing Resolution No. 22-NQ/TW dated August 30, 2022, of the Politburo on civil defense until 2030 and the following years.

In his remarks at the conference, Chairman of the People's Committee of Can Tho City Tran Viet Truong requested departments, branches and localities to continue thoroughly implementing in an integrated and effective manner the tasks and solutions stated in resolutions of the Politburo, National Assembly and Government, with determination to create clear and practical changes for the city. Successfully and safely organizing a series of events and activities celebrating the 20th anniversary of Can Tho being a city under the Central and welcoming the Year of the Dragon 2024, especially completing on-schedule key projects, and practical tasks celebrating the 20th anniversary; paying attention to stabilizing and improving people's living standards, especially thorough preparations to serve people in celebrating the Lunar New Year of the Dragon in 2024. Proactively coordinating the effective implementation of the Can Tho City Master Plan for the 2021-2030 period with a vision to 2050 as scheduled; effectively implementing the results of the Conference on master plan announcement and investment promotion in 2023, focusing on implementing Memorandums of Understanding on investment cooperation with 44 investors; effectively implementing financial and budget mechanisms, especially issuing municipal government bonds, the Revenue Increase Plan.

Conference scene.

In addition, strengthening the management and effective use of public investment capital, speeding up site clearance of key projects in the city; continuing land recovery, compensation, support, and resettlement at new projects; effectively overcoming issues in site clearance, compensation, support, and resettlement to accelerate the completion of resettlement areas and key projects. Assigning the Construction Investment Project Management Board of Can Tho City to focus resources on implementing the Chau Doc - Can Tho - Soc Trang Expressway Project's Phase 1, Component 2 Project to meet requirements on progress and quality, ensuring strict compliance with regulations.

The Chairman of the People's Committee of Can Tho City also requested heads of sectors to strengthen fieldwork, closely following the practical situation within their management authority, especially continuing to directly work with businesses and projects to promptly address difficulties and remove obstacles; including production and business establishments and farm households. In particular, improving import-export activities and foreign currency services; creating all favorable conditions for implementing invested projects granted investment certificates and strengthening enterprise development; proactively attracting investment; ending passing of responsibilities or delays in administrative procedure settlement.

Along with this, paying attention to planning management, natural resource exploitation, and environmental protection, mobilizing resources from land. Implementing breakthrough solutions in investment attraction, daringly innovating approaches, and investment attraction activities outside the state budget, focusing on attracting truly capable businesses that can lead to participation in projects in the area. Improving education quality and vocational education to achieve and surpass 2024 education and vocational education targets.

In addition, innovating the growth model for suitability and effectiveness; speeding up the completion of digital transformation targets across the economy, society, and e-government being implemented in an integrated manner. Bringing into play exemplary roles, especially the role and responsibility of leaders at all levels and in all sectors in administrative reform; strictly implementing disciplinary rules and administrative discipline; improving civil servant ethics, sense of responsibility, and service spirit for people, businesses, and investors, including coordination. Capitalizing on the very positive results in national defense and security work, ensuring a safe living environment for people to "An cu lac nghiep" (settle down first then start working) and business, and tourism activities in the city.