Conference to deploy the Project to improve and enhance the provincial competitiveness index

(Baonghean.vn) -This morning, September 21, in Vinh City, the Provincial People's Committee coordinated with the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry to organize a conference to disseminate and implement the Project to improve and enhance the Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI) of Nghe An province.

Attending the conference were comrades: Vu Tien Loc - Chairman of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Tran Dinh Thien - Director of the Vietnam Economic Institute. On the provincial side, there were comrades: Ho Duc Phoc - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Le Xuan Dai - Member of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Huynh Thanh Dien - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee;Leaders of departments, branches, districts, cities and 70 enterprises with projects implemented in the province.






Comrade Ho Duc Phoc - Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee delivered the opening speech at the conference.

Provincial Competitiveness Index PCI on Vietnam's business environmentMaleis the result of research cooperation between the Vietnam Competitiveness Enhancement Project VNCI and the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry VCCI. Although nIn 2011, Nghe An rose to the good group but was still the locality with the lowest PCI score in the North Central region and ranked 49/63 provinces and cities nationwide. The scores of some component indicators are as follows:Land access and land tenure security, informal costs, ctime cost to comply with government regulations,... are all at very low levels. These indicators have affected the investment and business environment of Nghe An as well as attracting investment projects in the province.In that situation, the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee issued an Action Program to implement the resolution, in which it assigned the Provincial People's Committee to develop a project to improve the PCI index, contributing to further improving the investment and business environment of the province. The Provincial People's Committee assigned the Department of Planning and Investment to preside over and coordinate with relevant departments, branches and localities to develop the project.

Comrade Vu Tien Loc - Chairman of Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and IndustryMalestated.

At the conference, experts from the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and IndustryMaleassessed the overall PCI of the whole country and analyzed the PCI of Nghe An in 2011, the business environment of Nghe An seen from PCI. Experts from the Vietnam Economic Institute assessed the economic situation of Nghe An. Solutions to enhance competitiveness, improve the business environment of the province in the coming time, share successful experiences of some provinces and cities in the country.

Comrade Tran Dinh Thien - Director of Vietnam Economic InstituteMalestated.

Besides, the delegates' opinions focused on analyzing the PCI index based on comparison with other provinces and cities in the country. Thereby, identifying strengths and weaknesses, paying attention to aspects that need to be improved in the business environment in the province to promote the development of the private economic sector.

Conference delegates.

Speaking at the Conference, comrade Ho Duc Phoc -Chairman of Provincial People's CommitteeHe said that although the business environment has been somewhat improved, due to the limited awareness of some managers in some sectors and localities, there is still a situation of coping with or underestimating the synchronous and correct reforms to improve the PCI index, which in fact is to improve the quality of economic management at the provincial level. He assigned the task: sectors and localities must have a deeper understanding of the index as well as the methodology of this index to identify reform issues, thereby having the right and timely solutions to contribute to improving the investment and business environment of the province in the coming time.

Thu Huyen