Binh Duong (VNA) - A ceremony to announce the establishment of a business support centre in the southern province of Binh Duong was held on November 11.
At the event, Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Planning and Investment Trinh Hoang Tuan Anh said the centre is expected to improve quality and efficiency of consultation, support, training and development of firms, as well as promot𓃲e investment, upgrade business and investment climate in Binh Duong, thereby raising comp🐲etitive edge and access to resources for organisations and firms.
The centre will also provide the provincial Department of Planning and Investment with consultations in State management of firms, he added. Binh Duong currently has about 50,000 businesses with more than 1.2 million workers from almost all localities nationwide.
Over the time, particularly during waves of COVID-19 outbreaks, local authorities have promptly carried out policies aiding firms and curbing the spread of the pandemic.
The establishment of the centre is also hoped to improve Binh Duong's provincial competitiveness index (PCI).
On the occasion, the centre signed cooperation agreements with various partners, inc🎉luding those at the provincial Department of Foreign Affairs and Department of Industry and Trade, in a bid to realise objectives and cooperation f🅘ields./.
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At the ceremony (Photo: VNA) 
