Tuyen Quang Business Association Playing a Bridging Role Between Businesses and Authorities at All Levels

DNHN - Tuyen Quang Business Association has affirmed its prestige and role as a bridge between businesses and authorities, supporting businesses in developing and enhancing their competitiveness, and actively integrating into the international market.

Tuyen Quang Business Association is a socio-professional organisation representing the business community in the province. It has affirmed its prestige and role as a bridge between businesses and authorities, supporting businesses in developing and enhancing their competitiveness, and actively integrating into the international market. At the same time, it actively participates in significantly improving the investment and business environment in the province.

Currently, the Provincial Business Association has 508 member businesses operating in 07 District and City Business Associations. Of which, Tuyen Quang City has nearly 186 member businesses operating in 08 Business Sub-associations in the wards of Tan Quang, Phan Thiet, Y La, Minh Xuan, Tan Ha, Trang Đa, Nong Tien, and Hung Thanh; the rest operate in district-level associations. In addition, the Association also has 01 Legal Aid and Business Support Centre; and 03 Clubs (Business Succession Club, Tuyen Quang Tunnel Brick Club, Building Material Stone Club).

Mr Nguyen Huu Thap, Chairman of the Provincial Business Association, said: Implementing the Resolution of the Association’s Executive Committee and the annual work programme, the Provincial Business Association has focused on consolidating, building, and developing the association’s organisation; representing the business community, protecting the legitimate rights and interests of businesses; consulting, providing information to support businesses in accessing the State’s policies and laws; summarising difficulties and obstacles, promptly making recommendations and proposals to state agencies for consideration and removal for businesses.

In particular, Tuyen Quang Business Association is the pioneering business association in the country to organise the programme “Businessman’s Coffee”, a direct dialogue programme between provincial leaders and the business community. From this programme, the recommendations of the members are sent directly to the heads of relevant departments and agencies and are immediately answered regarding land policies, administrative procedures, bank loans, etc. From the beginning of 2023 to the present, through grasping the difficulties and obstacles of businesses, the Association has received nearly 50 suggestions from businesses and forwarded them to relevant agencies and units for consideration and resolution following regulations.

Besides the program “Businessman’s Coffee”, the Provincial Business Association also takes the lead in developing and implementing a survey to assess the Department and District Competitiveness Index in the province (DDCI). Thereby, it explores the satisfaction level of investors, businesses, individual business households, and cooperatives investing and operating in production and business activities in the province to study solutions to improve the Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI). Building and updating information on the Association’s website; specifying the daily work of the Association on the electronic information portal and social networking groups such as Zalo, and Facebook helps leaders and members access, exchange, and process information promptly and effectively. Notably, the Association has successfully operated the first Business Advisory and Support Centre in the country and is also a unit that plays its role quite well in participating in policy mechanism discussions with the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI).

Currently, in the context of increasingly deep international integration, Tuyen Quang Province has received the attention of many potential investors domestically and internationally. The increase and formation of new businesses will contribute to building a Tuyen Quang business system that is increasingly strong and create many opportunities for businesses and entrepreneurs in the province to access and expand the market, and link up to build product consumption chains.

According to Mr Nguyen Huu Thap, Chairman of the Provincial Business Association: In the coming time, the Association will continue to expand the connectivity, gather businesses and entrepreneurs, support businesses in the province to participate in product consumption chains, exchange business management experiences, promote trade, build brands and industrial working styles of developed countries, enhance competitiveness, and integrate into the international economy. Actively support businesses in terms of law, expertise, management skills, training, and human resource development, especially training and developing a team of business leaders in management, operation, and organisation of production and business in a systematic, effective, and lawful manner. Encourage businesses to invest in areas with the province’s potential and strengths, produce products with high value, bearing the Tuyen Quang brand to serve the domestic market and export. Actively participate with the province in improving the investment and business environment, promoting investment attraction, developing businesses, and contributing to boosting the local economy.

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