Hanoi, May 15 -- The VCCI on May 15 released the 2025 Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI 2025), unveiling a new-generation assessment framework at a pivotal moment in the country's economic reform process.

First introduced in 2005, the PCI report conducts an annual business survey, assessment and ranking of the economic governance quality of provincial authorities in creating a favorable business environment for development of the private sector.

PCI 2025 features a new structure comprising nine component index groups and 98 evaluation criteria. Rather than continuing to publish a single comprehensive ranking, PCI 2025 shifts toward governance-quality groupings designed to better reflect differences among localities during Viet Nam's...