Focusing on projects that directly promote growth associated with sustainable development

In the afternoon of February 22, Permanent Vice Chairman of the City People’s Committee – Nguyen Xuan Binh worked with Mr. Makhtar Diop, World Bank’s Vice President for infrastructure. Attending the meeting were leaders of Departments of: Transport, Planning and Investment and Hai Phong Economic Zone Management Unit.

Permanent Vice Chairman Nguyen Xuan Binh expressed his pleasure in welcoming Mr. Makhtar Diop to visit and work in Hai Phong city. Referring to the cooperation between World Bank (WB) and Hai Phong, the Permanent Vice President expressed his thanks to the WB over the years for its active support in the city’s economic development through loan and technical assistance programs.

Up to now, the World Bank has provided Hai Phong with grants, concessional credits, and loans worth about USD 265 million to support the city’s socio-economic development. World Bank-financed projects include: 1A water supply project; Kien An water supply project; 1B drainage project; Project on upgrading infrastructure of low-income residential areas in Hai Phong city; Hai Phong city Urban transport development Project; Competition project of Husbandry and Food Safety in Hai Phong City (Liftsap); Project of Strengthening land management and land database implemented in Hai Phong City; Project of Modernizing the forestry sector and strengthening coastal resilience.

City leaders welcoming World Bank delegation.

Mr. Makhtar Diop stated that he was highly impressed, and valued highly Hai Phong city in implementing projects supported by the World Bank, as well as the city’s socio-economic development. In the opinion of Mr. Makhtar Diop, Hai Phong needed to focus on projects that directly promote growth associated with sustainable development, such as transport infrastructure projects, clean energy and smart agricultural development; projects with spillover effects such as climate change adaptation, improving the quality of environment, education, health care, technology…

During the day, the World Bank delegation visited a number of projects, businesses and production and business establishments in Hai Phong. That morning, the World Bank delegation visited the Urban Transport Development Project, VSIP Industrial Park. In the same afternoon, the Delegation continued to visit Vinfast Factory and Lach Huyen International Container Port.