Paris seminar highlights VN’s reform for sustainable growth

New policies implemented by the Vietnamese Government to manage challenges and ensure sustainable growth were introduced at a seminar in Paris, France on February 10.
New policies implemented by the Vietnamese Government to managechallenges and ensure sustainable growth were introduced at a seminar inParis, France on February 10.

The event, co-organised by theVietnamese Embassy in France and the Centre for Asian Studies under theFrench Institute of International Relations, aims to update Frenchscholars, economic experts and the business community of Vietnam’srecent economic reforms to maximise its strengths and overcomechallenges to sustainable growth.

It also advisedparticipants of the new regulations of the Law on Investment and the Lawon Enterprises, as well as information on the European Union-VietnamFree Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and the Trans-Pacific PartnershipAgreement, both of which Vietnam is currently negotiating.

Inhis presentation at the seminar, Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen DucKhuong from the IPAG Business School in Paris noted that Vietnam hascarried out reforms in its legal and education systems, businessclimate, and tax structure to ensure smooth integration in the regionand the world.

He also pointed out the current difficulties andchallenges facing the country and stressed the need to optimize theeffectiveness of strategic partnership agreements signed between Vietnamand 13 of its counterpart nations.

Oliver Massmann, GeneralDirector of Duane Morris Vietnam LCC, delivered a speech highlightingVietnam’s efforts to implement strong development reforms, including anoverview of Vietnam’s economy and its remarkable results in 2014.
The event offered a valuable opportunity for French businesses to getan insight into Vietnam, encouraging them to partner with and expandtheir investment in Vietnam in the future.-VNA

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