VN, UK discuss business, investment opportunities in post-COVID-19
VGP - Post-Coronavirus Business and investment opportunities in Viet Nam were discussed at a video talk held on May 29 by the Foreign Ministry, the Vietnamese Embassy in the UK and Asia House - a UK centre of expertise on trade, investment and public policy in Asia.
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Business and investment opportunities in Viet Nam after the COVID-19 pandemic are discussed at a video talk held by the Foreign Ministry, the Vietnamese Embassy in the UK and Asia House - a UK centre of expertise on trade, investment and public policy in Asia, May 29, 2020. - Photo: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs. |
The talk is a valuable chance to connect UK businesses and Vietnamese Government agencies, said Son, adding that it helps popularize information about policies and increase cooperation opportunities in the context of the two countries taking drastic measures to control the COVID-19 and recover their economies.
He told participants that Viet Nam is working on a “dual target” of disease prevention and economic recovery and development, with a hope for a 5-percent economic growth this year.
The Government has taken urgent measures to boost production and business, and improve the investment environment, especially Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s decision to set up a special working group on post-COVID-19 investment promotion, he stated.
The Government official stressed that Viet Nam and the UK can further develop their strategic partnership, particularly in economics and trade, given opportunities brought by Brexit.
He also suggested UK investors seize opportunities brought about by Viet Nam’s post-COVID-19 economic and trade incentives, the shifting of the supply chain from other countries to Viet Nam, and the enforcement of new-generation free trade agreements such as the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA).
At the talk, UK businesses showed their interest in the bilateral cooperation, investment opportunities, and Viet Nam’s new trade and investment promotion policies.
By Hoang Ha
