HCM City wishes to see more investment activities from Austrian firms: official

Ho Chi Minh City wants to see more investment promotion activities from Austrian enterprises to tap on the sides’ cooperation potential, said Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Vo Van Hoan while receiving a business delegation from Austria on May 16.
HCM City wishes to see more investment activities from Austrian firms: official ảnh 1At the event (Source: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City wants to see moreinvestment promotion activities from Austrian enterprises to tap on the sides’cooperation potential, said Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee VoVan Hoan while receiving a business delegation from Austria on May 16.

Taking into account Austrian firms’ opinions, the city official statedthat their concerns are also what the city is working to address and their recommended solutions should soon be studied for real-life implementation.

Highlighting challenges facing the city in waste and wastewater treatment, Hoan hoped that Austrian enterprises with interest in the field to offer consultations and transfer technologies to the city, and invest in building treatmentplans here.

He said the firms can also share their experience anddirectly participate in the city’s smart city development projects.

For his part, Austrian Ambassador to Vietnam Hans-PeterGlanzer, who led the delegation, said the delegation, the first from hiscountry to Vietnam after two years of hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, looks to seek collaboration chanceswith the city and southern localities in green infrastructure development.

The diplomat said as both nations are stepping up the use ofclean and renewable energies, room remains tremendous for their businesses towork together in green energy, green technology, green transport, and wastewater treatment./.
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