Prime Minister suggests businesses participate in the country's "big things"

(NLDO) - According to the Prime Minister, the Government sympathizes with businesses facing difficulties and is determined to always accompany and help remove obstacles for businesses.

On February 10, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a meeting of the Government Standing Committee with businesses on tasks and solutions for private enterprises to accelerate, make breakthroughs, and contribute to the country's rapid and sustainable development in the new era.

Thủ tướng đề nghị doanh nghiệp tham gia vào các — Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh delivered the opening speech at the conference. Photo: Nhat Bac

Also attending were leaders of ministries, branches, representatives of the Vietnam Federation of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), the Association of Small and Medium Enterprises, 26 large corporations and state-owned and private enterprises.

Speaking at the opening of the conference, on behalf of General Secretary To Lam, Party and State leaders, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh sent respectful greetings, warm regards, and best wishes to businesses.

The Prime Minister reviewed the country's positive results in socio-economic development in 2024. The Prime Minister affirmed that the country's overall achievements include important contributions from businesses, especially large businesses. Businesses have actively participated in preventing and fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, overcoming the consequences of the pandemic, and helping the country overcome current difficulties...

According to the Prime Minister, the Government sympathizes with businesses in the face of difficulties and is determined to always accompany and remove obstacles for businesses, especially institutional obstacles that are "bottlenecks of bottlenecks" but also "breakthroughs of breakthroughs".

With the target of GDP growth of at least 8% by 2025, the Prime Minister said that the contribution of the business community, especially large enterprises, is needed. Meeting with businesses is to share and resolve difficulties and problems in institutions, mechanisms, policies, and to give suggestions to the Government, ministries, branches, and localities; and to listen to the opinions of businesses on what needs to be done in the immediate future to continue developing.

The Head of Government stated that we are vigorously implementing a number of very large projects such as the North-South high-speed railway, three standard gauge railway lines connecting with China, nuclear power plants...

The Prime Minister suggested that in the above major tasks, businesses should consider the jobs that can be done, participate in registering to do them and propose policy mechanisms to do them, as long as they do not seek personal gain and prevent corruption and negativity.

The Government leader recently proposed that Truong Hai Group (THACO) research, transfer technology, produce train cars and move towards producing locomotives for high-speed railways, Hoa Phat Group make high-speed railway rails, FPT Group focus on training high-quality human resources, design semiconductor chips, etc.

Reporting at the conference, Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung said that after nearly 40 years of Innovation, Vietnamese enterprises have grown strongly in both quantity and quality with more than 940 thousand operating enterprises, more than 30 thousand cooperatives and over 5 million business households.

In 2024 alone, over 233,000 businesses were newly established and returned to operation, the highest number ever. Some businesses have developed to regional and world levels; proactively participated and affirmed their position and role in global supply chains, contributing to enhancing Vietnam's position and prestige in the international arena.

The business force has increasingly affirmed its important position and role in socio-economic development, industrialization and modernization of the country; contributing about 60% of GDP, 98% of total export turnover and creating jobs for about 85% of the country's workforce.

In addition to the positive results, Minister Nguyen Chi Dung said that it is necessary to frankly acknowledge that the economy still faces many difficulties and challenges. The development of the business community and enterprises still has many limitations and shortcomings; the potential and room for development have not been effectively exploited.

Most businesses are small in scale, with limited competitiveness, operational efficiency, and management skills; business thinking is still "seasonal" and lacks strategic vision. The production and business situation in some areas is still difficult, market purchasing power is weak, and recovery is slow.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/thu-tuong-de-nghi-doanh-nghiep-tham-gia-vao-cac-viec-lon-cua-dat-nuoc-196250210092723197.htm