Oiling wheels of a slow moving machine

Oiling wheels of a slow moving machine

Vietnam improved its ranking in respect to tax facilitation as seen in the recent World Bank and International Finance Corporation (IFC)’s Doing Business 2013 Report, but it remains near the bottom among ASEAN countries. Hoang Thi Lan Anh, deputy head of General Department of Taxation (GDT)’s Reform and Modernisation Department, sheds some light on the matter.
Administering timely reforms to continue

Administering timely reforms to continue

The new government for 2011-2016 will continue to make administrative reforms a key task. The newly-elected Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc tells VIR why.
Level playing field key for business sector

Level playing field key for business sector

Global perceptions of Vietnam’s business environment improved significantly with the development of the Master Plan of Administrative Procedure Simplification in the field of state management for 2007-2010 (Project 30).
Project 30 releases businesses from complex tangle of red tape

Project 30 releases businesses from complex tangle of red tape

“Personally, Project 30 is an unforgettable memory not only for me, but also to hundreds of governmental staff, lawyers, businessmen, researchers and reporters who have directly and indirectly taken part in the project”
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