Addressing the meeting, he noted that thanks to due attention and resources given, administrative reform has reaped encouraging results in recent times, helping to improve the business and investment environment, reduce troubles for people and businesses, enhance investment attraction and promote the completion of socio-economic development tasks.

However, he admitted that administrative reform has yet to live up to expectations of businesses and people as administrative procedures remain cumbersome, causing troubles and frustration. In some localities, the bureaucratic apparatus does not operate effectively, while ranking officials still suffer hypengyophobia (or fear of responsibility).

Those shortcomings and limitations need to be overcome soon to quickly unlock and effectively use all resources for recovery and development of the country in the current context, stressed the PM.

He requested delegates to clarify shortcomings, identify causes and lessons drawn and introduce solutions to remove bottlenecks and improve the effectiveness of administrative reform in the coming months.

According to the Steering Committee for Administrative Reform, many of Vietnam’s relevant indexes were upgraded last year thanks to efforts to step up administrative reform and improve the business and investment environment.

Notably, the country’s business environment ranking climbed 12 notches to 106th position in the world business freedom index. The country was also ranked 46th out of 132 economies in the global innovation index, up two places compared to 2022.

Source: VOV