More than 300 overseas Vietnamese (OV) businesses and diplomaticmissions in Europe, as well as trade counselors from various countriesin the region gathered in Rome, Italy for the eighth VietnamBusiness Forum from August 22-24.
According to thehead of the organising board of the business forum, Pham Van Hong theevent aimed to draw orientation outline for Vietnamese businesscommunity in Europe to overcome challenges left by the regionalfinancial and economic crisis.
Through variousactivities at the event, businesses had opportunities to meet anddiscuss measures to boost their stable and sustainable development, hesaid.
At the same time, they also shared experiencein grasping opportunities for expanding their operations in Europeancountries, said Hong.
Meanwhile, VietnameseAmbassador to Italy Nguyen Hoang Long said supporting the strongerconnectivity of the Vietnamese business community abroad is one of thecountry’s focuses.
He said he hopes the developmentof OV businesses in the region will help promote Vietnam’strademarks and fuel economic growth at home.
Theevent took place in a context where the European economy is experiencinga recession, which dramatically affected the operation of Vietnamesebusiness community there.
Hoang Manh Hue, abusinessman from Poland , pointed to the need for the Vietnamesebusiness community to further consolidate their solidarity in thecontext of the gloomy global economy.
Participantsat the event also voiced difficulties facing them currently, includingthe tension in the Russia-Ukraine relations, as well as a poor linkageamong Vietnamese business community abroad.
Theyalso discussed opportunities and challenges generated by the Vietnam-EUfree trade agreement, which is expected to be reached within this year.
The next forum is slated to be held in Bulgaria next year.-VNA
According to thehead of the organising board of the business forum, Pham Van Hong theevent aimed to draw orientation outline for Vietnamese businesscommunity in Europe to overcome challenges left by the regionalfinancial and economic crisis.
Through variousactivities at the event, businesses had opportunities to meet anddiscuss measures to boost their stable and sustainable development, hesaid.
At the same time, they also shared experiencein grasping opportunities for expanding their operations in Europeancountries, said Hong.
Meanwhile, VietnameseAmbassador to Italy Nguyen Hoang Long said supporting the strongerconnectivity of the Vietnamese business community abroad is one of thecountry’s focuses.
He said he hopes the developmentof OV businesses in the region will help promote Vietnam’strademarks and fuel economic growth at home.
Theevent took place in a context where the European economy is experiencinga recession, which dramatically affected the operation of Vietnamesebusiness community there.
Hoang Manh Hue, abusinessman from Poland , pointed to the need for the Vietnamesebusiness community to further consolidate their solidarity in thecontext of the gloomy global economy.
Participantsat the event also voiced difficulties facing them currently, includingthe tension in the Russia-Ukraine relations, as well as a poor linkageamong Vietnamese business community abroad.
Theyalso discussed opportunities and challenges generated by the Vietnam-EUfree trade agreement, which is expected to be reached within this year.
The next forum is slated to be held in Bulgaria next year.-VNA
