Vietnam's Finance Ministry explained its public-investment disbursement KPI system at an October 6 briefing, VietnamPlus reported. Following a June-to-September trial period, the system is designed to score units automatically using allocated plans, actual disbursements and reporting compliance. Monthly and quarterly assessments help identify progress and prompt corrective action, while the decisive annual assessment takes place after February 28 of the following year. The KPI is one input in evaluating management effectiveness; introducing the system does not establish that every unit has met its spending target.