The central province of Binh Dinh rises from 11st to 7th position among 63 provinces and cities in the 2009 provincial competitiveness index (PCI) ranking.
The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) on January 14 released the report on provincial competitiveness index, PCI 2009. It gives the first and the second positions to Da Nang City in the central region and Binh Duong province in the south.
This is for the second consecutive year Da Nang gets the top spot. Binh Duong has topped the ranking in the first three years since VCCI first announced PCI.
The 2009 ranking shows a lot of changes in comparison with the 2008 ranking, when Binh Dinh, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Tien Giang and Bac Ninh replaced the high positions of Long An, Ben Tre, An Giang and Thua Thien-Hue in top 10 provinces.
Commenting on the 2009 ranking, VCCI said that there has been considerable improvement in the competitiveness and management work of all localities in the country.
VCCI said that other indices such as the market admission fee, land access fee, expenses on time, labor quality and legal framework, have also shown considerable improvement. However, a problem has arisen that the indexes on transparency in management and the dynamism of the local authorities has tended to decrease.
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