Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee - Nguyen Van Ut (2nd from left) and representatives of departments, branches and localities visit TVP Steel Joint Stock Company (Ben Luc district)

Timely removing difficulties and obstacles

Long An has exploited and maximized its geographical advantages in attracting enterprises to invest in the locality. In addition, the province has also mobilized resources to upgrade infrastructure, meeting development requirements along with correct policies and decisions. The locality always creates favorable conditions for enterprises to stabilize. Thereby building trust, affirming itself as an effective and profitable investment destination for investors.

Duc Hoa district, with its geographical advantages, convenient traffic connections and strong investment in infrastructure, is becoming one of the key economic, industrial and service centers of the province. The rapid development of industrial parks, clusters, urban areas and residential areas has contributed to creating a new, dynamic and modern appearance for the district. According to statistics, Duc Hoa district currently has nearly 6,200 operating enterprises with a total registered capital of more than 200,000 billion VND (accounting for 51% of registered capital and 32% of the total number of enterprises in the province). During the operation process, provincial leaders, departments, branches and localities have promptly identified difficulties and obstacles of enterprises to find solutions together.

The province proactively supports enterprises in production and business (Photo: The recommendations of Tran Anh - Tan Phu Industrial Park (Duc Hoa district) are promptly resolved, helping the enterprise to soon complete infrastructure and receive investment)

Phase 1 of Tran Anh - Tan Phu Industrial Park (Duc Hoa district) has a total area of more than 105 hectares. During the investment and business process, the locality always creates favorable conditions, timely supports, and resolves related obstacles and difficulties, etc., helping the enterprise quickly complete procedures to soon receive secondary investors. Currently, the industrial park has completed its infrastructure, initially receiving more than 20 investors, with an occupancy rate of about 50%. Representative of the Tran Anh - Tan Phu Industrial Park Management Board - Nguyen Tieu Long said: Thanks to the support of the locality, the park quickly focused on clearing the ground for infrastructure investment to receive secondary investors. This process also raised many issues related to mechanisms and preferential policies in attracting investment as well as the development of traffic infrastructure, etc., which were all coordinated to be resolved by agencies, departments and branches of Long An province. Currently, we hope that the locality will continue to pay attention to investing and upgrading a number of key routes in the area to meet the requirements of local innovation and development, as well as serving the needs of travel and trade in the area.

Ben Luc district has about 2,500 operating enterprises with a total registered capital of more than 100,000 billion VND. The operation of enterprises always has timely support from leaders at all levels, thereby helping units feel secure throughout the operation process. According to a representative of TVP Steel Joint Stock Company (Ben Luc district), although the current production and business situation is facing many challenges, the attention and encouragement of the locality has been motivation for enterprises to overcome difficulties. During the operation process, the company always receives timely support from all levels, and obstacles are resolved for stable production activities.

Continuing to accompany and support businesses

The province continues to promote administrative reform, focusing on improving the capacity and efficiency of administrative apparatus at all levels, building digital government; improving the investment and business environment

According to information from the Provincial People's Committee, with a consistent viewpoint in implementing policies, in recent times, the Provincial People's Committee has directed departments, branches and localities to actively accompany and support enterprises, creating a transparent and favorable business environment. Along with that, leaders of units have also proactively implemented many solutions to support enterprises, contributing to promoting the overall economic growth of the province. Departments, branches and localities have focused on reviewing and cutting administrative procedures, simplifying the process of handling documents to shorten the time and reduce costs for enterprises. At the same time, the application of information technology in handling investment procedures has also been promoted, ensuring transparency, smoothness and efficiency, thereby creating an attractive business environment for investors. The province has also organized many dialogue conferences to listen and find solutions to "bottlenecks" in the production and business process. This is not only a short-term support measure but also aims at a long-term goal, helping businesses stabilize and develop sustainably, because the success of businesses is an important driving force for the local economy.

In addition to resolving proposals and recommendations from businesses, the province also strengthens legal support for businesses related to the investment and business activities. The investment promotion and support agency will provide free consultation on procedures for establishing businesses, administrative procedures for investment and business. The province provides full information on planning, socio-economic development orientation of the locality, connects and introduces locations and accompanies investors in surveying investment locations suitable for planning, creating favorable conditions for investors to soon deploy projects in the province. At the same time, the locality will also study and innovate the activities of the investment promotion agency in accordance with reality to connect and coordinate more closely with functional agencies and investors, closely supporting them from learning about the investment environment to implementing projects.

Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee - Nguyen Van Ut affirmed: Long An always accompanies enterprises, creating all favorable conditions for enterprises to develop sustainably. The province requires units to proactively, seriously receive, and promptly and effectively resolve opinions and recommendations of enterprises. For issues that have not been completely resolved, relevant units need to continue to review and closely coordinate with enterprises to find optimal solutions, ensuring transparency and efficiency in the implementation process.

The province proactively contacts and invites businesses to invest in the area (Photo: Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee - Nguyen Van Ut leads the investment promotion delegation to Japan)

Mr. Ut emphasized that in the coming time, the province will continue to promote administrative reform, focusing on improving the capacity and efficiency of the administrative apparatus at all levels, building digital government; improving the investment and business environment. With the determination to build the image of Long An as a province with a potential, friendly, and equal investment environment; maintaining the Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI) in the top 10 localities nationwide every year, the province will focus on improving transport infrastructure; pay special attention to investing in developing regional transport links to take advantage of the gateway position between Ho Chi Minh City and the provinces of the Mekong Delta to attract potential investors; train human resources, especially high-quality human resources to meet the requirements of international integration.

The Provincial People's Committee has directed agencies, departments, branches and localities to focus on improving the quality of human resources such as vocational training for rural workers, sending workers to work abroad under contracts, strengthening vocational training links between vocational training institutions in the province and enterprises, vocational training institutions, universities at home and abroad; building incentive mechanisms to attract high-quality human resources, etc. Mr. Ut hopes that the business community will continue to make efforts to overcome difficulties, innovate, develop sustainably and accompany the province in the process of economic integration./.

Reported by Thanh My

Translated by NT