Industrial promotion conference of provinces and cities in the Northern region

On the afternoon of October 16, in Tuyen Quang province, the Ministry of Industry and Trade coordinated to organize the 19th Industrial Promotion Conference of Northern provinces and cities in 2025.

Overview of the conference. Photo: Hanh Nhung

According to the report of the Department of Innovation, Green Transformation and Industrial Promotion, the total industrial promotion budget implemented in 2024 by 15 provinces and cities in the Northern region is 94.3 billion VND, reaching 89.36% of the annual plan (105.5 billion VND). The national industrial promotion budget implemented is 15.1 billion VND, reaching 84.4% of the plan (17.8 billion VND). The local industrial promotion budget implemented is 79.2 billion VND, reaching 90.4% of the plan (87.7 billion VND).

Some localities have allocated funds from the local budget at a fairly high level of 8 to 11 billion VND in the region for industrial promotion activities: Bac Ninh, Ninh Binh, Phu Tho. Hanoi alone has allocated funds from the local budget at a high level of 32.6 billion VND.

In 2025, the total approved industrial promotion budget plan of 15 provinces and cities in the Northern region is 148.2 billion VND, an increase of 40% compared to the 2024 plan (105.5 billion VND). In the first 9 months of 2025, the total budget implemented in the region reached 42.6 billion VND, reaching 28.74% of the annual plan, equal to 152% compared to the same period in 2024. Of which, the national industrial promotion budget implemented 9.7 billion VND, reaching 15.47% of the annual plan; the local industrial promotion budget implemented 32.9 billion VND, reaching 38.48% of the annual plan.

The industrial promotion fund is allocated to support the construction of technical demonstration models, technology transfer and application of advanced machinery and scientific and technical advances in industrial and handicraft production, construction of pilot models on applying cleaner production, construction of environmental pollution treatment systems for rural industrial establishments...

Speaking at the Conference, Director of the Department of Innovation, Green Transformation and Industrial Promotion Nguyen Thi Lam Giang said that 2025 is the "finish" year of the Industrial Promotion Program for the period 2021 - 2025, so it is even more important to summarize, evaluate results, and draw lessons for the next period.

To continue effectively implementing industrial promotion activities, contributing to creating momentum to promote rural industrial development in the new context, Director Nguyen Thi Lam Giang asked delegates to evaluate the advantages and difficulties in organizing the apparatus and implementing industrial promotion tasks in localities after merging and implementing the 2-level local government model.

Along with that, focus on clarifying the limitations that are hindering access and enjoyment of policies, propose specific solutions to successfully complete the Industrial Promotion Plan 2025. Discuss and recommend practical contents to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of direction and administration; strengthen the close coordination mechanism between the Central and local levels in implementing industrial promotion activities...

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