Vietnam industry investor survey launched

The Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) launched the Vietnam Industry Investor Survey 2010 in Hanoi on October 19.
The Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) under the Ministry of Planning andInvestment (MPI) and the United Nations Industrial DevelopmentOrganisation (UNIDO) launched the Vietnam Industry Investor Survey 2010in Hanoi on October 19.

Surveys will be conducted in the nine cities and provinces in Vietnamwhere most foreign direct investment and domestic enterprises arelocated.

The sample surveys will be carried out at1,644 manufacturing, utility and construction enterprises randomlyselected from Hanoi city, Hai Phong city, Vinh Phuc, Bac Ninh, Da Nangcity, Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai, Binh Duong and Ba Ria-Vung Tau.

The survey findings will be consolidated on the web-based interactive“Vietnam Investment Monitoring Platform” which allows relevantenterprises and individuals to make enquiries to better understand thecharacteristics of Vietnam’s investment environment.

Do Nhat Hoang, General Director of FIA emphasised that through theprogramme, enterprises would have the opportunity to get free access tobusiness partners, suppliers and potential customers who have beentaking part in the UNIDO international network of Investment andTechnology Promotion Offices.

According to arepresentative of UNIDO, the survey will help policy makers generatesystematic evidence in assessing the impact of foreign investment sectoron the development of Vietnamese economy, especially in the industrysector.

The survey also provides an analysis of thedynamics of enterprises’ performance and enhances the Stateinstitutions’s capacity in investment promotion and investment climateimprovement.

Over the next two years, similarsurveys will focus more broadly on other sectors of the economy, aimingto design more efficient policies in investment attraction through MPI./.

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