Some key socio-economic indicators in the first six months of 2021 are as follows:

– Gross domestic product (GDP): + 5.64%

– Index of Industrial Production (IIP): + 9.3%

– Number of newly established enterprises: 67,081 enterprises

– Total retail sales of consumer goods and services: + 4.9%

– Investment capital realized by the whole society: + 7.2%

– Total export turnover of goods: + 28.4%

– Total import turnover of goods: + 36.1%

– Trade surplus: 1.47 billion USD

– International visitors to Vietnam: -97.6%

– Average consumer price index: + 1.47%

– Core inflation: + 0.87%

– Labor force aged 15 and over: 51 million people

– Employees aged 15 and over are working: 49.9 million people

– Unemployment rate of the labor force in the age group: 2.52%

– Underemployment rate of the labor force in the age group: 2.58%

In the context of the Covid-19 epidemic, there are still complicated developments, but the socio-economic picture of Vietnam in the first 6 months of 2021 continues to remain stable and achieve positive results in all fields due to the timely, drastic and very close direction and management of the Government, the Prime Minister and the efforts of all levels, branches, localities, business community and people nationwide. Agencies, both central and local, have performed well and effectively in epidemic prevention and control, establishing a Vaccine Fund for Covid-19 Prevention and Control to receive, manage and use aid sources. supporting the purchase and self-research, production of vaccines, and free vaccinations for people in order to be determined to achieve the highest possible socio-economic goals in 2021. The economy maintained a growth rate of 5.64%, which is quite a growth rate compared to other countries in the region and the world. The macro-economy is stable, inflation is controlled at a low level. The supply and demand of domestic goods were guaranteed, and goods procurement, consumption and export activities increased. The area of ​​agriculture, forestry and fishery has a relatively high growth rate, confirming that the restructuring of the industry has brought into play its effectiveness, ensuring the supply of food, foodstuffs and essential goods. The processing and manufacturing industry continues to play an important role in promoting economic growth in the first 6 months of 2021. The progress of disbursement of public investment capital has improved markedly, the growth rate of investment capital has been realized since State budget is high. Labor and employment in the first 6 months of the year were maintained compared to the same period last year, the unemployment rate in working age and the average income of salaried employees remained stable; social security is taken care of.

However, in addition to the achieved results, entering the third quarter, our country's economy - society still faces many difficulties and challenges, especially the Vietnamese economy has a large openness, so it is affected. interwoven in many aspects by the increasingly complex and unpredictable international economic situation. Although vaccination against Covid-19 is strongly implemented by many countries around the world, differences between vaccination rates by countries and regions lead to the risk of uneven and fragile recovery of the economy. the world economy, disrupting the global supply chain, affecting the trade, tourism and transportation industries, increasing unemployment and underemployment will affect social security. Therefore, Vietnam's economy in the last 6 months of 2021 continues to face many difficulties. The effective implementation of the "dual goals" is a big challenge, requiring the joint efforts and consensus of the Government, businesses and citizen. In the immediate future, it is necessary to perform good control of the Covid-19 epidemic, quickly deploy Covid-19 vaccination, along with research to be proactive in the source of vaccines in the long term, continue to implement preventive measures. Enterprise solutions can quickly and effectively access support packages, speeding up disbursement of public investment capital. At the same time, focus on the following key contents:

Firstly,  continue to consistently effectively implement the "dual goal", while drastically preventing and effectively combating Covid-19, protecting people's health, removing difficulties for the business community and employees, and in line with economic institutional reform. Strong, drastic and effective implementation of the vaccine strategy; have mechanisms and policies to encourage research and production of vaccines; The mechanism of contribution and use of the Vaccine Fund ensures publicity, transparency and objectivity, mobilizing all resources and contributions from the entire people, businesses, organizations and individuals at home and abroad. Striving to maximize the percentage of Vietnamese people fully vaccinated with vaccines; Particular priority is given to those who are workers in industrial parks, export processing zones, workers in retail systems of supermarkets/distribution systems in order to maintain production, business and supply activities. essential goods to serve the needs of the people.

Second, proactively implement timely support solutions for people and businesses affected by the Covid-19 epidemic, especially workers who have lost their jobs in industrial parks.

Continue to focus on removing difficulties for production and business enterprises, recovering the economy, reforming processes and procedures so that enterprises can access simple, convenient and timely support policies. Supporting the business community in finding markets to import raw materials, fuel, materials, spare parts and spare parts to overcome difficulties caused by the Covid-19 epidemic. At the same time, support and encourage newly established enterprises, start-up enterprises, and enterprises to expand investment in production and business, creating a favorable environment for enterprises to develop.

Third, manage monetary, interest rate and exchange rate policies flexibly and cautiously, in line with domestic and international market developments, and in harmony with fiscal and other macro policies. to control inflation, support production and business and promote economic growth. Control and take timely measures to ensure the supply and price of raw materials, fuel and input materials for domestic production, especially the price of animal feed for cattle, poultry, aquatic products and livestock. Construction steel; do not delay and cause difficulties for activities, especially construction and implementation of major and key investment projects in the short term. There are appropriate policies to reduce prices of materials that have increased in price recently, especially iron and steel prices; using appropriate tax policies in favor of importing raw materials and exporting finished products.

Fourth,  strengthen the disbursement of public investment capital; remove obstacles to institutional investment in public investment, construction, compensation, site clearance... Actively approach, learn and support partners and large corporations to explore investment opportunities in Vietnam, especially are in the areas that need to focus on attracting foreign investment; grasp the situation of adjusting appropriate solutions to attract FDI. Focus on training highly skilled workers, in the fields that are tending to develop, meeting the requirements of integration and attracting foreign investment.

Fifth, actively coordinate, support and guide localities in promoting and connecting agricultural product consumption in the digital environment (in the context of social distancing). Support and urge associations, industries and businesses to remove difficulties, effectively carry out trade promotion activities, promote products and categories, seek to expand the domestic market, to quickly promote the consumption of agricultural products with large output already in season or about to be harvested in the localities. Guide e-commerce trading floors to facilitate sellers and traders of agricultural products to join the floor, train skills and operate online business activities; shipping support; online payment; supporting and prioritizing agribusiness traders to participate in Online Shopping Day Programs; national online store…; mobilizing people to give priority to using domestic products, supporting enterprises to produce and consume products.

Sixth, closely monitor the weather situation, proactively plan for disaster prevention, warn of floods, landslides, the impact of drought, saline intrusion in order to minimize damage to production and life. people's lives. Effectively implement policies on social security, labor and employment. Implement well the work of unexpected assistance, ensure that people in danger or disaster receive timely support, overcome difficulties and stabilize their lives. Strengthen the work of ensuring traffic order and safety, environmental protection and fire and explosion prevention.