The World Bank (WB) on Wednesday approved a 150-million-U.S. dollar credit for the Vietnam Improved Land Governance and Database Project.

The project will develop a national multi-purpose land information system and make a national land database available to the government and the public, said the WB in Vietnam.

The project is designed with an emphasis on building sustainable databases that are accurate, user-friendly, and accessible through a gradual approach to developing land information systems and land databases.

The project will also help the government simplify procedures and business processes for land registration offices operating at sub-national levels, provide better-quality land services, and increase public awareness of land information and land services.