(HBO) – Hoa Binh province saw its market entry index, one of the sub-indices of the Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI), increasing in terms of points, yet decreasing in ranking last year.
The fact requires departments and localities in Hoa Binh to
make greater efforts and take more drastic actions in order to raise the PCI,
particularly the business confidence index.

Thanks to the support from competent agencies, Cap
Global Company Limited at the Luong Son Industrial Park has been operating
fruitfully since 2020.
Last year, Hoa Binh ranked 53rd among the 63 cities and
provinces in the PCI, up nine places from 2021. The locality gained 6.49 points
in the market entry index, up 0.27 points, while its ranking in this regard
dropped one place from the previous year.
According to the provincial Department of Planning and
Investment, Hoa Binh’s market entry index, which was even lower than the
national average, was evaluated based on businesses’ dissatisfaction of some
procedures like business registration, and its publicity and transparency.
The department also pointed to limitations in the
communications work and the ability of some enterprises to carry out online
administrative procedures, as well as the lack of sense of responsibility of
officials and public servants.
Besides, agencies and businesses have not been well aware of
the 10 sub-indices of the PCI yet, leading to subjectivity in their response to
the questionnaire, it added.
To improve the market entry index, Deputy Director of the
Department of Planning and Investment Vu Duc Dung said the department has
proposed the provincial People’s Committee instruct agencies to effectively
assess administrative reform.
At the same time, it is necessary to raise the awareness of
officials and public servants about the civil service culture and step up IT
application in the administrative work, he noted.
With the solutions being rolled out concertedly, the market
entry index and other sub-indices of the PCI are expected to be improved in the
coming years, thus helping spur local socio-economic development and raise
confidence of people and businesses in local administration./.
After more than four years of implementing a project launched by the Hoa Binh Party Committee’s Standing Board on developing agriculture and promoting product consumption linked with building new-style rural areas for the 2021-2025 period, the province’s industry and trade sector has made significant strides, greatly contributing to local socio-economic development.
Luong Son district has identified 2025 as the year for the accelerated breakthrough to successfully implement the socio-economic development plan for the 5-year period from 2021 to 2025. The district has been focusing on executing the plans and trying to achieve a GRDP growth rate of approximately 15%.
Since the beginning of this year, under the direction of the Department of Agriculture and Environment, the Sub-Department of Agricultural, Forestry, and Fishery Product Quality Management has strengthened the integration of the professional activities to promote and guide the organizations and individuals in the production and trading of agricultural, forestry, and fishery products to comply with the legal regulations regarding the use of chemicals, pesticides and veterinary medicines in crop cultivation, livestock farming and aquaculture. They also provide guidance to processing and manufacturing establishments on keeping the records to trace the product origins and using food additives from the approved list according to the regulations.
Hoa Binh province saw a significant rise in state budget revenue in the first two months of 2025, heard a meeting chaired by Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Quach Tat Liem.
Ha Thi Ha Chi, a 26-year-old graduate in law, has taken an unconventional path by returning to her hometown in Mai Chau district to establish the Tong Dau Cooperative, creating stable jobs for local women and bringing Thai ethnic brocade weaving to the global market.
As the Lunar New Year 2025 approached, pork prices surged, creating a profitable season for farmers in Tan Vinh commune, Luong Son district. Taking advantage of the rising demand, Can Minh Son, a farmer from Coi hamlet, sold over 30 pigs at 69,000 VND/kg, each weighing more than 100 kg. After deducting expenses, his family earned a profit of over 50 million VND.