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About 500 policy makers and businessmen are to discuss investment opportunities in Vietnam at the “Investing in Vietnam: Insights, Strategies, and Prospects” conference to be held in Hanoi August 17-18.
The conference, co-organised by Keppel Corporation, Temasek Holdings, the Ministry of Planning and Investment of Vietnam (MPI) and the International Enterprise Singapore, promises to be one of the biggest events of its kind in Vietnam. It will assemble a large number of experts, government officials, CEOs and managing directors from major corporations and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in South East Asia and Vietnam.
The goal of the conference is to introduce the foreign investment climate in Vietnam in the context of integration into the regional and global economies with policies aimed at attracting more foreign investment to the country, said Nguyen Bich Dat, Deputy Minister of MPI.
“We will focus on presenting changes in the business climate of late, coupled with the issuance of legal documents that combine to create a ripe environment for investors, “ Phan Huu Thang, Head of the Foreign Investment Agency under MPI added.
According to Pham Gia Tuc, Secretary General of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), on the first day, August 17, there will be 150 of Vietnam’s biggest corporations and 60 foreign direct-invested enterprises attending the conference. The second day will host 150 more of Vietnam’s businesses. To date, 200 enterprises have confirmed their attendance.
Prime Minister of Vietnam Phan Van Khai will deliver the keynote address at the conference. Vietnamese ministers and deputy ministers of planning and investment, finance and trade will also speak at the conference. On the Singaporean side, Acting Second Minister for Finance and Senior Minister of Foreign Affairs Raymond Lim will officiate the conference, while Minister for National Development Mah Bow Tan will be sharing Singapore’s experience in public housing at a ministerial panel.
Keppel, a Singapore-based global company has been in Vietnam for nearly two decades. It is a successful investor in Vietnam with total projects valued at S$250mil as of December 2003 and S$217mil worth of projects under study.
Vietnam Net - (16/08/2004)
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