HN eyes US $12,000 per capita income by 2030
VGP – Hà Nội determines to achieve seven-fold increase in per capita income in the next 20 years from US $1,700 in 2009 to US $12,000 in 2030.
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The goal is stated in the draft strategy for
socio-economic development of Hà Nội by 2030 and vision to 2050 which was
introduced at the opening session of the 20th meeting of the 13th
Municipal People’s Council on April 20.
Under the draft, the capital city targets
to become the nation’s political, administrative, cultural, economic,
international trade, education and training hub.
By 2030, Hà Nội will take the lead in such
fields as economic growth, good living standards, high per capita income, people’s
better access to high-quality services, and internationally-standardized working
and investment climate.
In economic sphere, Hà Nội aims to attain
annual average gross domestic product (GDP) of 9-10% during the 2011-2020
period, and 7.5-8.5% in 2021-2030.
Noticeably, the city looks to raise people’s
per capita income to US $5,100-5,300 in 2020 and US $$11,000-12,000 in
2030.
Service, industry-construction and
agriculture will account for 59-60%, 34-35% and 5-6% of the local economic
structure respectively.
In the next 20 years, the capital city is
expected to have a population of around 9.4-9.5 million, of which 70% will live
in urban areas.
By Kim Loan
