Chairman of Can Tho City People's Committee Tran Viet Truong informed that in 2025, the city will prioritize promoting growth, strongly promoting new growth drivers; speeding up disbursement of public investment capital from the beginning of the year, especially key programs, projects and works, determined to achieve the disbursement target of over 95% of the capital plan.
Implement well the work of planning and planning management; urban and land management; continue to implement the Can Tho City Planning for the period 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2050.
Continue to call for investment in new market construction projects according to approved planning, systems of commercial centers and supermarkets in districts such as: Aeon Mall, GO, Satra, Saigon Co.op...
As for the Aeon Mall Can Tho project in Binh Thuy district, the city is expected to start construction before Lunar New Year 2025. This can be said to be the largest commercial center in the Mekong Delta.
Aeon Mall Can Tho Commercial Center project has an investment capital of 5,400 billion VND; implemented in Binh Nhut area, Long Hoa ward, Binh Thuy district, Can Tho city; with a total construction floor area of the entire project of about 195,073 m2 (excluding the basement).
The project aims to invest, construct, manage, operate, develop a comprehensive commercial center and provide related services; lease and sublease premises, warehouses, halls and other items in the commercial center; real estate consulting and management services; installation services; invest in and construct parking lots and provide road vehicle parking services, etc.
The progress of basic construction and putting the project into operation or exploitation is divided into 2 phases. In which, phase 1 (commercial center 1), it is expected to complete related administrative procedures, start construction, complete construction and put the project into operation within 36 months from the date of issuance of the Decision approving the investment policy and approving the investor.
Phase 2 (shopping mall 2 and parking building), within 10 years after phase 1 opens and depending on the economic situation of the locality and region.
Previously, in November 2024, the People's Committee of Can Tho City issued a Decision approving the investment policy of the Aeon Mall Can Tho Trade and Service Center project for tourism and office business (Aeon Mall Can Tho Trade Center) with an investment capital of VND 5,400 billion. At the same time, the People's Committee of the City also issued a Decision approving Hoa Lam Can Tho Investment and Development Joint Stock Company as the investor to implement the project.
According to the Chairman of the People's Committee of Can Tho City, the results of disbursement of the city's public investment plan for 2024 have not yet met the requirements. Currently, the city has not fully allocated the allocated capital, and the disbursement rate is lower than the national average.
As of December 10, 2024, the disbursed capital was over VND 6,069 billion, reaching 62.64% of the capital plan assigned in detail by the City People's Council and 65.66% of the plan assigned by the Prime Minister. The estimated disbursed value by January 31, 2025 is VND 9,016 billion, reaching 95.13% of the assigned plan.
