(Haiphong.gov.vn) - On the morning of September 18, Chairman of the City People's Committee Nguyen Van Tung received and worked with the delegation of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and other […]
(Haiphong.gov.vn) - On the morning of September 18, Chairman of the City People's Committee Nguyen Van Tung received and worked with a delegation of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and Korean businesses on the occasion of the delegation's visit to seek investment promotion opportunities in Hai Phong. Also attending were comrades: Pham Van Moi, Member of the Standing Committee of the City Party Committee, Head of the Hai Phong Economic Zone Management Board; Nguyen Van Thanh, Member of the City Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee and representatives of city departments and branches.
Chairman of the City People's Committee Nguyen Van Tung spoke.
Welcoming the visit of the VCCI delegation and Korean businesses to Hai Phong, Chairman of the City People's Committee Nguyen Van Tung affirmed: city leaders always create favorable conditions and an open business investment environment to attract foreign investors, including Korean businesses, and pledged to continue building preferential policies for businesses to successfully cooperate and invest in Hai Phong.
Vice Chairman Nguyen Van Thanh introduced Hai Phong's socio-economic development achievements in recent times.
Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee Nguyen Van Thanh and representatives of the Center for Investment, Trade and Tourism Promotion introduced to the delegation the achievements in socio-economic development of Hai Phong. Accordingly, the city's economic growth reached 16.3% in the first 8 months of 2019; The industrial growth index (IIP) grew by 25.64% compared to 2018. In recent years, the city has paid special attention to investing in transport infrastructure and seaports to attract foreign investors. In the last 3 years alone, there have been 673 projects with a total investment capital of more than 17.5 billion USD. Among them, Korea ranks first with the number of projects and investment capital in Hai Phong.
At the meeting, more than 20 Korean businesses, organizations and corporations currently investing and operating production and business activities in Vietnam exchanged and discussed information about the investment and business environment. Mr. Kim Dong Bae - Minister Counselor, Korean Embassy in Vietnam commented: with a strategic geographical position in Vietnam's economic development, Hai Phong has great attraction for foreign investors, especially investors from Korea. We hope that city leaders will continue to pay attention, maintain and develop preferential policies so that Korean businesses can continue to have opportunities to invest successfully in Hai Phong.
Mr. Kim Dong Bae, Minister Counselor, Korean Embassy in Vietnam highly appreciated Hai Phong's investment attraction.
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