Posts Tagged ‘ Doing Business ’

Hanoi’s lack of playgrounds forces children to play on sidewalk 

December 20, 2011
Hanoi’s lack of playgrounds forces children to play on sidewalk 

Children sit on rocking animal toys at a pop-up playground in Hanoi. Every evening, a sidewalk in Hanoi becomes a playground where parents pay a little money to give their children a good time sitting on toy animals, playing fishing or making sand paintings. The service providers said the corner of Tran Khac Chan and [...]

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Vietnam slips in World Bank business-friendly rankings 

October 26, 2011
Vietnam slips in World Bank business-friendly rankings 

  Vietnam fell eight spots in terms of ease of doing business this year, even though the country has improved its ability to protect investors, a new World Bank survey found. The country came in at 98 out of 183 economies this year, according to Doing Business 2012, an annual survey published by the International [...]

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Focus on ‘easy’ markets first 

June 19, 2011
Focus on ‘easy’ markets first 

  No need to curb investments abroad by Vietnamese firms A tuk-tuk rides past a large advertising poster featuring investment fields by Vietnam’s group Hoang Anh Gia Lai in the Laos capital Vientiane. Laos and Cambodia are two markets that are easy for Vietnamese firms to invest in, an expert says. As of February, Vietnamese [...]

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HCM City to promote “civilized lifestyle” through fines

January 22, 2010
HCM City to promote “civilized lifestyle” through fines

LookAtVietnam – This year HCM City will impose civilized urban lifestyle standards through propaganda and heavy fines, revealed a senior official. Current sanctions are not strong enough to hinder residents from discharging rubbish in the street and doing business on the pavement, among other activities. Speaking at a meeting on January 21 to review the implementation [...]

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Vietnamese businessmen criticized for lacking of ‘cooperation culture’

October 16, 2009
Vietnamese businessmen criticized for lacking of ‘cooperation culture’

LookAtVietnam – Individualistic is the most outstanding characteristic and the biggest problem of Vietnamese businessmen, experts say. Individualistic is the most outstanding characteristic and the biggest problem of Vietnamese businessmen, experts say.Not willing to cooperate According to Dang Ngoc Thang, Chairman of Nghe Vinh Packaging Company, Vietnamese entrepreneurs can hardly cooperate with each other in doing [...]

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Resolute implementation, not nice plans, is key to administrative reform

September 23, 2009
Resolute implementation, not nice plans, is key to administrative reform

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam deserves its relatively low ‘business environment’  ranking by the World Bank, suggests prominent economist  Le Dang Doanh. Economist Le Dang DoanhOn the heels of a report that Vietnam has fallen back from 91st to 93rd in the World Bank’s annual ‘Doing Business’ survey of 183 countries, the on-line paper VnMedia interviewed Dr. [...]

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Business environment unsound despite reforms, expert says

September 13, 2009
Business environment unsound despite reforms, expert says

People waiting to have their paperwork processed at the Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Planning and Investment. Vietnam’s business environment has shown little sign of improvement despite serious reform efforts, said economist Pham Chi Lan, citing a new World Bank report. The World Bank’s 2010 Doing Business report released on Wednesday ranked Vietnam 93rd [...]

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World Bank calls Vietnam tax return burden onerous, GDT claims foul

September 11, 2009
World Bank calls Vietnam tax return burden onerous, GDT claims foul

LookAtVietnam – WB that Vietnamese businesses spend 1,050 hours every year fulfilling tax duties. However, taxation department contends that 1,050 hours is a much exaggerated figure. GDT believes that enterprises can reduce the average time they need to fulfill tax procedures The Doing Business 2010 report released by the World Bank on September 9 said [...]

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VN urged to oil wheels of commerce

September 10, 2009
VN urged to oil wheels of commerce

LookAtVietnam – Viet Nam has made two regulatory reforms in the fields of tax payment and trade across borders over the past year, but more work needs to be done Export goods are being unloaded at Chua Ve port in the northern city of Hai Phong. More works are needed to be done in order [...]

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VBF optimistic economy has turned the corner

June 14, 2009
VBF optimistic economy has turned the corner

LookAtVietnam – International agencies at the Vietnam Business Forum last week revealed their belief in Vietnam’s economic recovery. “Some primary data suggests that the economy showed signs of strengthening in April and that the construction sector, a major economic sector, has been picking up,” said Victoria Kwakwa, World Bank country director in Vietnam.Vietnam is showing [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...