Da Nang eager to attract NZ investors
The workshop was jointly organised by the municipal
People’s Committee, the NZ Embassy in Vietnam , the NZ Trade Commission
and the joint ASEAN-NZ Business Council, attracting almost 40 firms
from Da Nang and representatives from eight NZ companies operating
in construction, food and beverages, civil aviation and food processing.
Graham
Sims, NZ Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City, stressed that one of the
NZ trade Commission’s strategies in 2011 focused on investment for
development in central Vietnam, particularly in Da Nang City, in civil
aviation, food and beverages, construction and the plan to make the city
clean and green by 2020.
NZ businesses are aware of the region’s potential and are impressed with the city’s growth in recent years, Sims added.
With
a target of building Da Nang into one of the country’s big urban
centres, socio-economic hubs in the central region, the municipal
authorities have paid a lot of attention to attracting investment ,
business and making appropriate policies, creating favourable conditions
for businesses, especially foreign firms to Da Nang, said Van Huu
Chien, Vice Chairman of the Da Nang People’s Committee.
The
workshop was a chance for the municipal leaders to introduce NZ firms to
the city’s investment climate, socio-economic development and
potential, incentives for foreign investment and regulations, he added.
It was also an opportunity for firms in Da Nang to meet and set up initial ties with potential partners from New Zealand .
Cooperation
between Da Nang and New Zealand has been in mainly
non-governmental assistance. However from July, 2004, New Zealand’s
Global Voluntary Network (GVN) has sent volunteers from different
countries to the city to take part in social activities such as
caring for children in need, orphans and disabled children as well as
teaching English./.