According to the published results, Binh Duong ranks 4th in the country with 70.16/100 points (up 2.78 points compared to 2019), belonging to the "Very good" group, up 9 levels compared to 2019. Binh Duong is also the locality that continues to top the 2020 PCI rankings in the Southeast region, followed by Ho Chi Minh City, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Dong Nai, Tay Ninh, Ninh Thuan, Binh Thuan and Binh Phuoc.
Among the 10 PCI component indexes in 2020, Binh Duong has 07 indexes increased, including: Market entry, time costs, informal charges, healthy competitiveness, proactivity of the provincial authority, business support services, legal institutions and security; 03 indexes decreased include: Land access, transparency, and labor training.
Quang Ninh leads the PCI rankings for the 4th consecutive year with the review points of 75.09, up 2.69 points compared to 2019. The next positions belong to Dong Thap and Long An thanks to positive changes in the component indexes.
Over the past time, Binh Duong has always made efforts to improve the investment and business environment in order to enhance its competitiveness. Binh Duong strived to continue to achieve and exceed the business environment targets in 2019; maintained the PCI in 2020 among the leading provinces and cities; promoted the publicity and transparency of administrative policies and procedures on their website, etc. The goal is not only to increase the PCI ranking but also to make Binh Duong an attractive destination for investors. Mr. Dau Anh Tuan - Head of the Legal Department of VCCI said that Binh Duong has been evaluated as a province with the leading infrastructure index and pioneering and proactivity of the authority in the country for many years. This is a very good condition for Binh Duong to attract investment.
Mr. Tran Van Nam (2nd from left) - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Deputies' Delegation and Mr. Nguyen Hoang Thao (2nd from right) - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee receive Crystal award from VCCI presented to provinces and cities with outstanding PCI achievements
Reported by Mai Xuan - Translated by Nguyen Trang