Localities roll out red carpet for French enterprises

Leaders of the northern province of Nam Dinh, the central province of Quang Binh, and the Mekong Delta province of An Giang expressed their wish to bolster economic cooperation with France while meeting with Vice President of the French Business Confederation (MEDEF) International François Corbin in Paris on December 6.
Localities roll out red carpet for French enterprises ảnh 1At the working session between leaders of Vietnamese localities and Vice President of the French Business Confederation (MEDEF) International François Corbin (Photo: VNA)
Paris (VNA) – Leaders of the northern province of Nam Dinh, thecentral province of Quang Binh, and the Mekong Delta province of An Giang expressedtheir wish to bolster economic cooperation with France while meeting with VicePresident of the French Business Confederation (MEDEF) International FrançoisCorbin in Paris on December 6.

At the event, they called on MEDEF International to promote investment and tradepromotion activities so that French enterprises will land more investment in those localities and Vietnam as a whole.

Secretary of the Quang Binh provincial Party Committee Vu Dai Thanghighlighted that the locality, bestowed with breathtaking landscapes,impressive heritage, and large space to develop the energy industry, has been apotential and safe destination for both domestic and foreign enterprises.

Meanwhile, Secretary of the Party Committee of Nam Dinh province Pham Gia Tuclaid a stress on the cooperation potential between Nam Dinh and France, with theVietnamese locality becoming increasingly attractive to foreign firms thanks toits incentive to speed up the granting of investment licenses.

For his part, Secretary of Party Committee of An Giang province Le Hong Quangsaid that besides a sound infrastructure system and high-quality humanresources, An Giang has flexibly applied the Government’s mechanisms andpolicies to create favourable conditions for investors, including incentives in taxes and land rental, credit support, and post-investment supportin the fields of tourism, agriculture and rural development.

Corbin, who is also Chairman of the MEDEF’s France –Vietnam Business Council, said MEDEF International, with more than 750,000member enterprises, has given priority to the Vietnamese market.

There is ample room for both sides to bolstercollaboration in all fields, from economy to education, health care and culture,he said, adding the meeting helped MEDEF International have a better insightinto the Vietnamese localities’ advantages and potential as well as theirleaders’ resolve to lure foreign direct investment.

He expressed his belief that both sides will have more investment opportunitiesin the future, adding it is necessary for competent authorities to identifypotential cooperation fields as well as specific cooperation projects./.
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