The government of Dong Nai Province will spare no effort to resolve perennial problems with land access, competition and fees to obtain a higher position in the Vietnam Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI) this year.
The government of Dong Nai Province will spare no effort to resolve perennial problems with land access, competition and fees to obtain a higher position in the Vietnam Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI) this year.
Dong Nai ranked 42th out of 63 provinces and cities in the PCI announced by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) in April last year. The low ranking was attributable to difficult land access, unhealthy competition and informal fees.
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| Tran Van Vinh (R), vice chairman of Dong Nai Province, speaks at a media conference on the province’s socio-economic performance on January 13. |
Tran Van Vinh, vice chairman of Dong Nai Province, told a media conference on the province’s socio-economic performance on January 13 that the ranking was low, so provincial leaders should act to improve it.
To solve the issue of informal fees, Vinh said Dong Nai will make all administrative procedures transparent and set up phone hotlines for residents and businesses to raise concerns. The local government will attend to all their comments and take appropriate steps to solve any problems they raise.
Leaders of Dong Nai Province will conduct unexpected inspections at local agencies and units to see how their officials treat residents and businesses when it comes to paperwork processing.
Dong Nai sees the development of enterprises as one of the key drivers for its growth, so the province will focus more on removing hurdles to their operations.
“This year, we will exert greater effort to make improvements,” Vinh said.
Dong Nai has strived to woo investors to industrial zones and clusters with central wastewater treatment systems and at the same time check firms operating outside the zones to minimize the impact of their operations on the environment.
Vinh said Dong Nai posted 2015 gross regional domestic product (GRDP) of VND150 trillion (around US$6.75 billion), up 8.5% over 2014, and GRDP per capita of nearly US$3,090.
Last year, exports of Dong Nai increased by 10% year-on-year to nearly US$14.5 billion and foreign direct investment approvals rose 33.7% to almost US$2.5 billion. The province’s development investments reached around VND76.58 trillion.
The province targets 2016 GRDP growth of 8-9%, GRDP per capita of US$3,300-3,350, export revenue increase of 10-12%, and total development investments of VND75-78 trillion.
(Source:SGT)
