Logistics company representatives network at a meeting. (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) - Vietnam needs tosimplify its visa applications and procedures for foreign companies to enterthe country so the logistics industry can attract more foreign businesspartners, representatives of logistics companies have said.
At a networking event organised in Ho Chi MinhCity on May 7 by the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency and World FreightOrganisation (WFO), a network of international logistic companies, around 44members from 30 countries of the WFO met with their Vietnamese counterparts todiscuss potential collaboration.
WFO Chairman Leandro Harari said the Vietnameseeconomy is becoming more attractive to foreign companies, and HCM City is agreat place for logistics development. Three members of the WFO are from HCMCity, he added.
Luis Monteiro of Sunvilog Logistic and Transitssaid that while the company finds Vietnam’s logistics market to be good andwith a lot of growth potential, acquiring a visa for gaining entry to Vietnamremains very bureaucratic.
He said that Vietnam should open up more andmake it easier for countries to enter.
Michael Traute of Belgium’s Allround Forwarding& Logistics agreed that Vietnam has huge growth potential in logistics, as Vietnam’sexports are on the rise.
However, the country should pay more attentionto its infrastructure, especially roads and highways, he said.-VNA
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