On May 16, the Department of Finance of Dak Lak province informed that at the end of the first quarter of 2026, production and business activities in the area continued to record many positive signs.
From the beginning of the year to now, the whole province has about 1,000 newly registered businesses, reaching about 31% of the 2026 plan, with a total registered capital of more than 6,020 billion VND.
In the same period, 200 businesses dissolved, 900 businesses temporarily suspended business and 300 businesses resumed operations.
Accumulated to date, the whole province is estimated to have 20,567 businesses and branches operating. Of which, there are 18,937 businesses and 1,630 branches of businesses outside the province.
Deputy Director of Dak Lak Provincial Department of Finance Le Danh Thang assessed that the results of the Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI) show that Dak Lak's investment and business environment has had positive changes.
However, localities still need to continue to improve management quality, strengthen support for businesses and improve access to resources to improve competitiveness in the coming time.
Currently, the Department of Finance is focusing on reviewing and advising the Provincial People's Committee to develop a plan to improve provincial competitiveness in 2026, striving to rank Dak Lak 15th/34 provinces and cities nationwide.
Mr. Pham Dong Thanh - Chairman of Dak Lak Provincial Business Association said that most businesses in the area are small and medium-sized. Over the past time, the business community has faced many difficulties and challenges in production and business activities.
According to Mr. Thanh, businesses want to continue to be facilitated in accessing capital, land funds and policies to support production and business development.
In addition, the business community also expects local authorities to continue to promote administrative procedure reform, shorten the time to process dossiers, and improve the service quality of functional agencies in order to build a transparent and open investment environment.
Improving the investment environment, removing difficulties in capital and production premises will contribute to helping businesses develop stably and sustainably, thereby making positive contributions to the socio-economic growth of the province in the coming time," Mr. Thanh emphasized.
