Gov’t pledges to facilitate US investment

VGP – The Vietnamese Government pledges to create favorable conditions for foreign investors, including those from the US for mutual interests, affirmed PM Nguyễn Tấn Dũng.

February 23, 2012 5:56 PM GMT+7

PM Nguyễn Tấn Dũng (R) and President of the US-ASEAN Business Council Alexander Feldman, Hà Nội, Feb. 2012 - Photo; VGP

The Government chief made the statement while receiving a US business delegation led by Mr. Alexander Feldman, President of the US-ASEAN Business Council.

PM Dũng hoped investors would exchange directly and frankly with competent agencies of Việt Nam to remove unnecessary obstacles against them in order to make sure that they make maximum profits here.

Regarding the relations between Việt Nam and the US, PM Dũng noted that the bilateral ties have made tremendous progress, particularly in the fields of economics, trade and investment over the past time.

Currently, the US is one of Việt Nam’s top trade partners and investors. Many of the American enterprises are gaining success in Việt Nam.

Meanwhile, representatives of the US-based Federal Express, Intel, Time Warner, Chartis spoke highly of Việt Nam’s dynamic economy as well as open policy of attracting foreign investment.

US businesses showed their interests in energy, infrastructure development, banking, insurance, and informatics in Việt Nam and asked Vietnamese competent agencies to expand information exchange of investment projects and prioritized fields.

By Hải Minh