Government agencies must be mindful in a situation where regional countries are accelerating efforts to improve their business environment, but Vietnam is still sluggish.

This would result in total accumulated foreign capital to Hanoi at US$42 billion in 5,300 ongoing projects.

The rights of doing business have mainly been in the area of “what”, while “how” and “how much”, among others, still have much to be discussed, said an expert.

The public capital must be allocated based on market principles, said an expert.

The progress of reform in the labor market remains slow, in some cases, new laws are causing difficulties for enterprises, instead of simplifying business conditions, said an expert.