The provincial business association recently convened a conference to review its 2024 operations and outline plans for 2025. The meeting was attended by Standing Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Bui Duc Hinh along with leaders from various departments and agencies.

Chairman of the
provincial People’s Committee Bui Duc Hinh and leaders from the provincial
People’s Council, People’s Committee, departments, sectors, and business
association (Photo: HBO)
Last
year, the business association successfully maintained its crucial role as a
bridge between the business community and local authorities. The organisation
effectively represented enterprise interests while facilitating social oversight
and feedback. It consistently gathered and channeled business concerns
regarding operational challenges to relevant provincial authorities for
resolution.
Along
with joining hands with competent sides to carry out support programmes for
enterprises as well as those to improve the provincial competitiveness index
(PCI), the association paid due attention to charitable activities. It
mobilised more than 3.29 billion VND (130,600 USD) for a Tet gifting programme
for impoverished people, supported housing construction for the needy, and
sponsored various cultural and social events across the province.
Looking
ahead to 2025, the association aims to strengthen member organisations'
effectiveness, enhance business operation, and forge strongr relationships with
state management agencies. It will work to streamline administrative procedures
and engage in social welfare initiatives.

Deputy Secretary of
the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s
Committee Bui Duc Hinh speaks at the event. (Photo: HBO)
At
the event, Hinh commended the association's achievements and urged continued
efforts to support the business community in seizing new opportunities and
improving the local PCI ranking. He also underscored the need to maintain
charitable activities and contribute to the province's socio-economic
development goals in 2025.
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Hoa Binh province joined Vietnam’s national "One Commune, One Product” (OCOP) programme in 2019, not simply as a mountainous region following central policy, but with a clear vision to revive the cultural and agricultural values in its villages and crops.
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