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Quang Ninh province tops PCI 2017

VGP – The Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI) was published on March 22 with the unprecedented highest average PCI, and Quang Ninh province rated the top performer.

March 22, 2018 2:09 PM GMT+7

A corner of Quang Ninh - the top PCI performer - Illustration photo

Improved picturesque

Chairman of the Viet Nam Chamber of Industry and Trade Vu Tien Loc assessed that the PCI picture showed abundant signs of improvements. Almost all provinces and cities earned higher marks thanks to their impressive performance under the Government leadership. 

At national level, the indexes on inofficial costs and administrative procedures improved vigoriuosly, resulting from great effort of the Party, Government, and local administrations in anti-corruption and administrative procedure reform. 

This year, the top performer in the PCI 2017 rankings is Quang Ninh, a province that has consistently ranked in the top five since 2013. In the past five years, Quang Ninh has focused on administrative reforms through the operations of its Center for Public Administration and the Investment Promotion Agency. These institutions concentrate decision-making in a single entity and streamline administrative procedures to shorten waiting periods and reduce transaction costs for investors and businesses. 

The five provinces listed as the best performers in PCI 2017 are Quang Ninh (70.7 points), Da Nang (70.1 points), Dong Thap (68.8 points), and Long An (66.7) and Ben Tre (66.7). The next five provinces in the top 10 of the 2017 PCI are Vinh Long, Quang Nam, HCMC, Hai Phong and Can Tho. 

More impetus for reform

VCCI Chairman Loc reported that business confidence in the business environment has been ignited. Up to 52% of domestic businesses and 60% of FDI enterprises revealed their plans to expand business scales over the next two years. This was the highest business confidence index of the business community since 2011. 

Noticeably, in the path of business environment improvement, provinces in the final ranking made breakthroughs to narrow the gaps with leading ones. Especially, five municipal cities namely Ha Noi, HCMC, Da Nang, Hai Pong, and Can Tho made remarkable improvements in terms of management to present at Top 15. 

However, besides various advances, there are still some shortcomings including low transparent environment, the lack of a proper settlement system for business disputes, and insufficient manpower resources. 

Over 59% of businesses complained that they had to pay inofficial costs. Up to 28% of respondents showed their dissatisfaction at poor performance of public servants. Businesses were also concerned over troublesomeness in land access and land use risks.  

Mr. Loc called for more impetus to make breakthroughs in the administrative reform at ministerial and local levels. 

He noticed the importance of streamlining at least 30-50% of administrative procedures and business lines in 2018./.

By Kim Anh