(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./.
The Standing Board of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee has agreed in principle on a proposal by the Standing Board of the Party Committee of Hoa Binh city to gather feedback on the city’s 1:2000 zoning plan, which forms part of its broader urban development strategy.
Hoa Binh province has made notable progress in public administration reform and digital government development, with the satisfaction index among citizens and businesses reaching over 84%, according to recent government evaluations.
Thanks to great efforts by local authorities in recent times, the governance and public administration performance of Mai Chau district has been significantly improved.
In the afternoon of June 6, the Party Committee, the People's Council, the People's Committee and the Fatherland Front of Lac Son district solemnly held a meeting to celebrate the 139th anniversary of the district's founding (1886–2025) and the 79th anniversary of the establishment of the district's Party Committee (1946–2025). There was the attendance of Mr. Bui Van Thang, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Mr. Quach Tat Liem, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Ms. Dang Bich Ngoc, the Deputy Head of the National Assembly Delegation of the province; as well as the former leaders of the province and district through various periods, who are the natives of the district.
Implementing the Politburo’s Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW on breakthroughs in science – technology, innovation, and digital transformation is a golden opportunity for the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh to renew growth model, improve competitive edge and shorten digital gap.
Resolution 57-NQ/TW, issued by the Politburo on December 22, 2024, identifies sci-tech, innovation, and digital transformation as strategic breakthroughs to build a developed and prosperous nation. In Hoa Binh province, this spirit is not just a slogan, it’s being put into action through concrete initiatives that form a "new development triangle”: digital citizenship, digital economy, and digital administration.
