Mr. Dau Anh Tuan, Deputy General Secretary of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI)

Sir, on January 8, as planned, the online conference to summarize the work of 2024 and deploy the work of 2025 of the Government and local authorities will take place. Tasks related to improving the business environment will be discussed. From the perspective of enterprises, in your opinion, what is noteworthy and different about the Vietnamese business environment in 2025 compared to previous years?

2025 is expected to be a year of prosperity and breakthrough for the Vietnamese business environment.

First of all, we have the premise of 2024 with many successes such as economic growth rate, import and export, foreign investment all returning to a high growth trajectory and promising a very successful 2025.

2025 is also the year that major laws with positive content, favorable for business have been passed and 2024 has been prepared to take effect such as the Land Law, Housing Law, Real Estate Business Law, etc.

2025 is also the first year to start implementing major public investment projects such as the North-South high-speed railway, railway projects connecting with China, nuclear power projects and many other important infrastructure projects. With the implementation method as in the 2024 period, it is forecasted that public investment disbursement in 2025 will be accelerated.

2025 is also the year that institutional reform is focused on and promoted. The law-making program of the National Assembly and the Government has a large volume and especially new ways of doing things such as proactively reviewing practical obstacles to propose one law to amend many laws. At the end of 2024, the Government proactively submitted to the National Assembly 1 law amending 4 laws in the investment sector, 1 law amending 9 laws in the financial sector...

Recently, the General Secretary and Prime Minister have issued many very important directions for amending legal policies such as absolutely saying no to the mindset of "if you can't manage, then ban" or the policy of thoroughly decentralizing and strongly delegating power...

In particular, this is a year with many strong reforms in the organization and apparatus of the government. The Party and the State are carrying out a revolution in streamlining the apparatus to make the apparatus operate more effectively and efficiently...

If we take a look at the first work, 2025 is facing many changes, both in terms of organizational structure, changes in mechanisms, policies, etc. For a long time, businesses have been expecting positive changes, but there are also concerns that some work may be slowed down. What do you think about this?

The restructuring of the organizational structure will inevitably encounter difficulties and problems in the operation of the structure in the early stages.

It must also be said that 2025 is the last year of the term. Compared to the norm, the last year of the term is the year of holding party congresses at all levels, which often has a slow and quiet atmosphere in the operation of the government apparatus.

Therefore, the business community hopes that changes in the structure must create motivation for the government to operate actively. In other words, practical effectiveness and active operation this year must be taken as important criteria for evaluating leaders and appointing officials.

After the online conference to summarize the work in 2024 and deploy the work in 2025 of the Government and local authorities, the Government will issue Resolution 02 on improving the business environment. What do you expect from this Resolution this year?

The Government's Resolution 02 is a brand on prioritizing the improvement of the business environment and enhancing national competitiveness. The goal here is not only that Vietnam's business environment next year is more favorable than the previous year, but that Vietnam needs to be comparable to the best countries in the ASEAN region and in the world.

Resolution 02 needs to be an important support to promote the strong development of the private enterprise sector. This sector has recently shown worrying signs such as poor business performance, high rate of exiting the market, etc.

Therefore, more superior and breakthrough policies are needed to promote the strong development of the domestic private sector.

Along with that, Vietnam's orientation in the coming period is to attract foreign investment projects in the fields of innovation, high technology, and strategy. Therefore, policies to improve the business environment must aim to carry out this task.

In 2024, the Government - specifically the Ministry of Planning and Investment - made a breakthrough when it proactively submitted to the National Assembly a law amending the Investment Law, in which the content on investment procedures is specifically aimed at this important group of investors. Resolution 02 needs to have more similar policies.

This year, the difference is that the Government is aiming for double-digit growth? What do you feel from this very ambitious target?

This is a very important message! The double-digit growth target is a very ambitious and determined target in the context of a volatile global economy.

To achieve this target, the action program must certainly be different from before. It requires more determination, no hesitation, no hesitation in implementation! It requires synchronous coordination between state agencies!

Vietnam's growth needs to shift to growth based on increased productivity, encouraging and motivating the strong application of technology in production, business and state management. This is also an important orientation in Resolution 57 that the Politburo has just signed and issued.

Growth resources also need to be strongly attracted and unleashed, both domestic private and foreign investment. There must be special policies to attract foreign investment in high-tech, renewable energy, etc.

It is necessary to promote and increase public investment strongly, focusing on transport infrastructure, energy and digital infrastructure projects to support growth.