Vietnam expands trade, investment with US: PM

The Vietnamese Government attaches special importance to extending trade and investment ties with the US, particularly exchanges and partnerships between the two countries’ businesses, said the PM.
Vietnam expands trade, investment with US: PM ảnh 1At the reception (Source: VNA)  
Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnamese Government attachesspecial importance to extending trade and investment ties with the US,particularly exchanges and partnerships between the two countries’ businesses,Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has affirmed. 

During a reception in Hanoi on March 28 for a delegation ofthe US – ASEAN Business Council (USABC) led by its President Alexander Feldman,the PM spoke highly of the contributions of the US, including its businesscommunity, to the success of the APEC Year 2017 and particularly the APEC CEO Summit.

He said the government advocates building policies inservice of businesses and people so that attention is given to regular,transparent and open consultation with business community, including foreign-investedenterprises, towards refining policies and improving enforcement.

The Vietnamese government is determined to restructureeconomy in combination with renewing growth model, facilitating start-ups andrenovation, grasping opportunities arising from the fourth industrialrevolution, and stepping up administrative reform to create a favourablebusiness environment, he said.

In order to achieve such goals, he said Vietnam needssupport of enterprises, including those from the US.

The host asserted that the US business community always plays an important rolein the development of bilateral ties as well as the growth of Vietnam.

He asked USABC and US firms to continue expanding businessoperations in Vietnam and serve as a bridge connecting new US firms with thecountry.

The US delegation lauded Vietnam’s economic growth last yearand its improving business climate.

They wished that the PM and agencies concerned would clearobstacles facing the US’s projects in Vietnam in the fields of renewableenergy, machinery engineering, electricity, beverages, information technologyand cyber security.-VNA
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