Enterprises from Vietnam and the Netherlands met and discussed investment and business opportunities during the post-pandemic recovery period at the Vietnam-Netherlands Business Forum on December 12, held within the framework of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s official visit to the country.
Dutch enterprises rank first in Europe in terms of investment in Vietnam, and all report effective operations. Vietnam boasts political stability and social safety and order, and has to date signed 15 free trade agreements with over 60 countries and territories around the world, the Prime Minister told those in attendance.
These offer solid foundations for Dutch firms to continue investing in Vietnam, he emphasized.
Vietnam is striving to become a developing country with modern industry and high-middle incomes by 2030 and a developed, high-income country by 2045. To achieve its goals, it has identified three strategic breakthroughs: institutions, human resources, and strategic infrastructure.
The Prime Minister suggested that foreign businesses and partners, including those from the Netherlands, help Vietnam with capital for development investment, technology transfer and experience sharing, and high-quality human resources training.
He asked Dutch investors to understand the Party and State’s policies for investing or expanding investment in Vietnam, especially in the fields of agriculture, logistics, and green and digital transformation.
The Vietnamese Government is willing to work with enterprises, especially in difficult times, and will continue to reform administrative procedures, improve the investment environment, and perfect institutions and policies to suit the conditions and interests of all parties, he added.
As part of the forum, Prime Minister Chinh and delegates witnessed the signing of cooperation documents between Vietnamese and Dutch businesses and partners.
He also had a working session with representatives from the Dutch Business Association Vietnam (DBAV) and the Netherlands-Vietnam Chamber of Commerce (NVCC), and received leaders from several leading Dutch groups later on the same day.
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