Minister requests saving time, costs for businesses
Minister and Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung requested saving time and costs for businesses, during a meeting with ministries and agencies in Hanoi on January 6.
Minister and Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Minister and Chairman of theGovernment Office Mai Tien Dung requested saving time and costs for businesses,during a meeting with ministries and agencies in Hanoi on January 6.
The meeting aimed to seek ways to improve doing business andaccess-to-electricity indexes under the World Bank’s Business EnvironmentReport 2020.
Dung highlighted the need to improve the businessenvironment by stepping up electronic payment and cutting business procedures.
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Minister and Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung (Photo: VNA) 
