New driving force for the business community

​(News Portal – Dong Nai) -   Recently, the Politburo issued Resolution 41 on building and promoting the role of Vietnamese businessmen in the new era. With the intend of supporting, helping and serving as a fulcrum for the Vietnamese business community, this is expected to create motivation and a breath of fresh air to help Vietnamese businesses and entrepreneurs develop and reach out to the world. 

Manufacturing activity at a supporting industry factory in Bien Hoa 

The Politburo's new resolution is highly anticipated by the business community due to its new content on development perspectives, orientations and solutions, meeting practical problems of businessmen and society.

Multiple positive changes in policy

On December 9, 2011, for the first time, the Politburo issued Resolution No. 09 - NQ/TW on building and promoting the role of Vietnamese businessmen. Resolution 09 created a huge step forward for the development of Vietnamese entrepreneurs and businesses. However, up to now, there has been many changes. After more than a decade, the situation in the country and the world has changed a lot, especially the economic, production and business scale of Vietnam has increased rapidly, requiring a new policy and strategy to develop businesses and entrepreneurs.

Compared to Resolution No. 09 from 12 years ago, Resolution 41 introduces multiple new points. Among them, the important task is "Urgently review and institutionalize promptly, fully, and synchronously the Party's guidelines and policies on the development of entrepreneurs and businesses. Continue to improve socialist-oriented market economic institutions, laws on ownership, freedom of business, protection of legal property rights, and start-ups. Economic sanctions are appropriate to handle violations in business, without criminalizing economic relationships."

According to Chairman of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) Pham Tan Cong, this is a huge step forward in perspective and will leave positive impacts in society for years to come. Resolution 41's visions was not just for 1 or 2 years, but for the next 10 or 20 years to create profound changes in society and business community of Vietnam.

Businesses expect a new approach

For the locality, specifically Dong Nai, with Resolution 41, businesses hope that their advantages and potential will be truly supported. According to Chairman of Dong Nai Young Entrepreneurs Association Le Bach Long, the province has many opportunities for the business community and entrepreneurs to develop. In particular, with investment in infrastructure, large projects such as airports, highways, seaports, new industrial parks, residential and urban projects... will create great demand for products, raw materials, and services have been and are being created by businesses in the area. Therefore, the business community, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, and enterprises belonging to the Dong Nai Young Entrepreneurs Association are eager to create conditions and support connections to be able to provide services and products to partners and investors in the area. ​

In a world full of challenges caused by epidemics, war, and world fluctuations, the current requirement of localities is to proactively find solutions to problems and not wait for responds from businesses. From 2022, the Provincial Party Committee has also directed the establishing of a working group to resolve obstacles for businesses and set up a hotline to receive problems. The Provincial People's Committee and departments have also implemented many different solutions to support businesses. According to Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Hong Linh, the success of businesses is also the success of local governments. Dong Nai province always accompanies businesses through increasingly transparent state management, building a fair, objective and law-abiding environment to jointly create a better business environment.​