APEC 2017 offers opportunities for Vietnamese enterprises
Khanh Hoa (VNA) –
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum (APEC) 2017 in Vietnam is a golden
opportunity for local enterprises to promote trade and investment, according to
Hoang Van Dung, Chairman of the APEC 2017 Business Advisory Council.
Dung said APEC is a leading
economic forum and drives growth, trade and investment in the region.
The forum, which includes the
world’s economic largest economies like the United States, Japan and China,
contributes 50 percent of global GDP and 50 percent of global trade.
For Vietnam, APEC member economies
contribute up to 70 percent of investment and tourism growth with 20,000
enterprises registering a total capital of 300 billion USD, contributing 25
percent of GDP, 35 percent of industrial output and 70 percent of export value.
They also provide one million direct
and indirect jobs in Vietnam and are turning Vietnam from an agricultural economy
into an export-oriented and manufacturing economy.
Dung said at the forum,
Vietnamese enterprises can contact leading enterprises in technology to seek
technologies suitable for their development.
Vietnamese enterprises can also
participate, contribute and raise issues at the APEC Business Summit, the
APEC Economic Leader's Meeting, the APEC Business Advisory Council, and public-private dialogues between
APEC working groups and businesses.
According to Dung, micro-,
small- and medium-sized enterprises must improve their capability by
restructuring business and taking advantage of technology to boost productivity
and competitiveness if they are to go global.-VNA