(HBO) – Hoa Binh province posted 62.81 points, up 5.65 points from 2021, ranking 53rd among the 63 provinces and centrally-run cities in the Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI), moving up nine places from 2021, showing the province’s great efforts in economic management, according to the PCI 2022 report.
Public servants process administrative
procedures for businesses, locals.
The annual PCI 2022 report was released by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and
Industry (VCCI). It was compiled basing on feedback from 11,872 businesses,
including 10,590 private firms and 1,282 foreign invested enterprises operating
in Vietnam.
Specifically, among the nine component indexes, the province earned 6.49 points
in entry costs; 6.62 points in land access; 4.80 points in transparency and
access to information; 6.83 points in time costs; 6.57 points in informal
charges; 6.01 points in policy bias; 6.97 points in proactivity of provincial leadership;
5.73 points in business support services; 5.58 points in labour and training;
and 6.91 points in legal institutions.
Of the total, upturn was seen in the scores of seven indexes compared to 2021
thanks to the province’s efforts in improving the local business environment
and creating favourable conditions for production and business facilities to
operate.
However, Hoa Binh saw decreases in two important indexes of transparency and
access to information and business support services. According to experts,
transparency and access to information is an important index, a measure of how
much time firms waste on bureaucratic compliance, as well as how often and for
how long firms must shut their operations down for inspections by local
regulatory agencies. Although the drop was slight, it reflects the local
business community’s low evaluation of the province’s performance.
Overall, Hoa Binh’s PCI results have shown the province’s progress in the
quality of administrative services and favourable land access. However, experts
held that in order to attract more investors, the province should work harder
to improve its policies to support local firms and creating a smooth, safe and
effective business environment.
According to the VCCI, 2023 will be a year with numerous challenges for the
domestic business community amid decline of demand in export markets, rising
costs and difficulties in capital access. It underlined the need to speed up
the improvement of the investment and business environment, along with faster
administrative reform and more favourable conditions for businesses to access
to information and reduced informal costs./.
Playing a key role in Hoa Binh province’s economic development, Luong Son district has been focusing on science and technology development, innovation, and digital transformation.
Identifying the application of online public services as a key step in administrative procedure reform and e-government building, Kim Boi district has proactively provided services and supported residents and businesses in accessing and utilising full-process online public services promptly and efficiently. The locality aims to lift the rate of end-to-end online public services to over 90%, with all officials and civil servants handling tasks in the digital environment.
Nguyen Anh Tuyet, hailing from a family steeped in the ancient art of herbal medicine, is transforming local medicinal herbs into high-value concentrated extracts, elevating their worth and healing potential.
Nguyen Phi Long, an alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee, and head of the steering committee for the province's key projects, chaired a conference on March 25 to discuss measures for implementing the project on constructing the Hoa Lac - Hoa Binh road and upgrading the Xuan Mai - Hoa Binh section of National Highway 6 under the public-private partnership (PPP) model.
Administrative reform has been identified as a key priority in enhancing state governance, improving the business environment, and facilitating services for citizens and enterprises.
The Standing Board of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee met on March 18 to review and guide major investment projects aimed at boosting local socio-economic development.
