Eight priority task groups identified to fulfil 2026 targets

Thanks to decisive leadership from the outset, the province recorded positive socio-eco performance across multiple sectors. Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) expanded by 7.84%, while budget revenue was estimated at 8.933 trillion VND, up 3.05% compared with the same period in 2025. Export turnover reached 1.577 billion US$, fulfilling 54% of the annual target. Notably, at the 2026 Provincial Planning Announcement and Investment Promotion Conference, Dak Lak granted investment policy approvals, survey approvals, alongside MoU to 103 investors covering 147 projects, with combined registered capital of approximately 1,061.159 trillion VND. Education, healthcare, culture, social welfare, national defence, together with security continued remaining firmly safeguarded.

Delegates acknowledged that, despite encouraging progress, several shortcomings remain. Economic growth has yet to meet the projected scenario, with several sectors expanding below target. Budget revenue remains insufficiently sustainability, as numerous revenue streams either underperformed or declined from a year earlier. Protracted complaints and denunciations remain unresolved, while educational facilities and teaching equipment are still inadequate in many localities, particularly remote, mountainous combined with ethnic minority areas. Concurrently, science, technology, innovation, along with digital transformation have yet to generate significant breakthroughs.

Concluding the conference, comrade Do Huu Huy, Dak Lak PPC Chairman, stressed that achieving the provincial 2026 GRDP growth target of 10.02% will require extraordinary efforts throughout the remaining months of the year. He instructed authorities at all levels, relevant departments, alongside local administrations to implement eight priority task groups in a determined and coordinated manner.

Key priorities include updating the provincial growth scenario to ensure fulfilment of the 2026 GRDP target; accelerating public investment disbursement as the primary engine of economic growth; removing bottlenecks related to land administration as well as site clearance; increasing budget revenue through more effective utilisation of public assets together with other development resources; deepening administrative reform while substantially improving the investment and business climate; unlocking social resources, fostering novel growth drivers; promoting sustainable agricultural development, proactively addressing challenges facing the durian sector, while safeguarding social welfare, national defence and security. The PPC Chairman also called for stricter administrative discipline, greater accountability among agency heads, alongside performance-based evaluation of public officials, with implementation outcomes serving as the primary benchmark for assessing their effectiveness.