Vietnam is creating favorable conditions for private sector’s development
17/1/15
Vietnamese economy is on the rise
In recent time there have been some
rumors that the private sector is being treated unfairly so now they have been shrunken and gone bankrupt massively. Is this the truth?
How could we figure this issue out?
A lot of businessmen have become rich
quickly
Given that the private sector has been increasingly
shrunken, private enterprises have been increasingly exhausted and "drown", then that is one-sided and too pessimistic
assessments. According to the Stock
Corporation VNDIRECT, in 2014 (by the end of the
day 25/12/2014) on Vietnam
stock market has appeared more 80 "dollar
millionaires". And the number of people who have personal assets on the
stock market equivalent value
of $ 1 million or more was 395 people.
Statistics also
show that the richest people in Vietnam stock market
in 2014 was richer
than the richest people on the stock market in Vietnam in
2006 more than 8 times
(19.722 billion compared to 2.354 billion VND). The
last stand of
the top 100 richest
people on the stock market in
2014 is richer than the last stand in the top 100 in 2006
nearly 3 times
(more than 122
billion compared with 43 billion). The total
value of the assets of the top
100 richest people in the stock market in 2014 reached
81.680 billion, rising by 15% compared to 2013,
more than the value of the assets of the top 100
in 2006 to nearly
2.4 times. Thus, we can see businessmen in Vietnam have become richer
and richer very fast.
It can be seen, in the
period of 2012-2014, the
country's economy had faced a lot
of challenges from the downturn of the global
economy. During that period, each
year tens of thousands company had gone bankrupt,
mostly private enterprises which
were small and medium.
Along with the
recovery of the economy,
the private sector is now in the recovery phase.
Promoting institutional reforms to support private sector
The economic development policy has
been raised by Party, in which there are
many sectors, the Party has also allowed the Party members to do business as the private sector. This reflects that the
Party highly appreciated role and contribution
of the private sector, rightly recognized the key tasks of the Vietnamese revolution in the current stage is
to develop the economy and to build "rich people, strong country ". This also opened up the opportunity for the leaders of the private sector to become members of the Communist Party of Vietnam.
In view of the
Party, the private sector or
any other economic sectors are equal before
the law: "The economic
sectors, which are operating under the law, are important
integral parts of the economy, equal before
the law with long development
and cooperation and fair competition".
The Party’s policy for encouraging
private sector have been detailed
by a lot of
reformed law, which had been recently passed by Parliament
such as Investment Law and Enterprise Law, Bankruptcy
Law, Procurement Law, Investment
Law...
Probably never
before, the economic institution in Vietnam
is now at the most favorable for production
and business. Citizens can do business in all sectors that the law does not prohibit. The procedure also has been reduced maximum, for instance registration documents for establishing
private businesses just requires
a request to register, a copy of citizen identification card,
passport or lawful certificates personal members.
Many economists
recognize that the passed bills might create a new wave of investment
and business establishment
in Vietnam in
the coming time. Victoria Kwakwa, Director of the World Bank (WB) in Vietnam,
said that the laws
are a big
improvement in improving the legal framework for businesses, reducing administrative
burdens and licensing,
opening many more
business opportunities for the private sector. "Vietnam
is doing its utmost to create an attractive investing environment compared to other countries which has similar
level of development," she acknowledged.
Creating a fair competitive environment
International experts
estimate that the Government’s issue
Resolution No. 19/NQ-CP on improving
the business environment, enhancing
national competitiveness, taking ASEAN 6 as comparable
standards to improve administrative procedures is a turning point in thinking and approach. Fields
which were chosen to implement drastic administrative reform are the tax,
customs, business registration, land management.
The issue, which
repeatedly referred, is the correlated imbalance between private
enterprises and state-owned
enterprises. This issue is being actively addressed by the equitization of state-owned
enterprises, put these enterprises
in fair competition with private enterprise. The equitization process has
reduced the number of state-owned
enterprises. The Government is
making policies that give private
enterprises equal opportunities with
the State-owned enterprises, focusing
on the access to credit, land and the access to state’s
projects.
To help private
enterprises have more opportunities to access bank loans, the Government has established
Guarantee Fund for small and medium enterprises. This fund is not only
for guarantee but also direct lending with simple
and friendly mechanism for small and medium-sized enterprises.
Thus, we can see the
support and promote the development of private economy is in strategic direction and
has been shown
by the legal framework and the specific
policies in Vietnam. Due to the historical features and present circumstances, the private
enterprise has not yet developed
strongly as expected. But for sure, the rise
of the private sector is associated with prosperous
future of Vietnam. /.
All comments [ 10 ]
Thanks to the comprehensive economic reform, the transformation from acentrally planned economy into a market economy and the implementation of opendoor policies, Vietnam has gained remarkable achievements in economicdevelopment
Vietnam is aiming for an economic growth of 5.8% this year, compared with growth of 5.42% last year
The private sector have increasingly influenced economic development
The Vietnamese Government should control the integration process to take more advantages of opportunities brought by globalization process and reduce the cost for internal and external challenges
expand and strengthen the relationship between distributors, manufacturers, and suppliers in the value chain
Vietnam has gained miraculous economic achievements with annual GDP growth rate of 7.46%, the reduction of inflation from three digits to one digit, the increase of aggregated social investment to 35.9% GDP,and the expansion and diversification of foreign trade
Together with economic growth, Vietnam economy has witnessed a fundamental change in its structure
Strong development of the private sector has resulted in a downward trend in unemployment rate in both urban and rural areas
From a less developed country that used to have serious shortage in all kinds of commodities, Vietnam is now assessed as a rapidly developing economy.
The private sector has been remarkably improved
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