Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chairs the regular Government meeting for April. Photo: VOV

The meeting reviewed the socio-economic situation in April and the first four months of 2024. Macro-economy was basically stabilized, inflation controlled, and major balances of the economy guaranteed. The consumer price index (CPI) increased by 0.07% month-on-month rose by 3.93% in the first four months over the same period.

The tourism sector recovered strongly, exceeding the same period before the pandemic. International organizations and experts were optimistic about prospects of Vietnam's economy.

The Prime Minister speaking at the meeting. Photo: VOV

Presiding over the meeting, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stressed the need to evaluate the key points of direction, administration, and leadership, as well as analyze the results, difficulties, problems, objective and subjective causes.

Causes should to be noted to learn lessons from experience, he said, emphasizing the lesson of promoting personal responsibility, especially of ministers, industry heads, and Government members, he added.

The Prime Minister urged a focus on removing difficulties, boosting production and business, creating jobs and livelihoods for people. It's imperative to operate monetary policy proactively, flexibly, promptly and effectively, disburse public investment capital, make good use of agricultural export opportunities, and get "yellow card" on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing lifted, PM Chinh said.