PM issues official document to speed up ODA disbursement

Faced with slow ODA disbursement of less than 1 per cent of the annual plan in the first quarter, Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh signed an official document dated April 8 of the Prime Minister requesting that ministries, branches, and localities speed up the disbursement of ODA and foreign concessional loans. ODA disbursement is considered a key political task this year and it is necessary to coordinate with foreign investors to prepare detailed disbursement plans for each project, especially key projects.