The Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Enterprises Club has been introduced in Hue city to boost connection, cooperation and investment among FDI-operated businesses in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue and to help attract new investors in the future.
Members of the FDI Enterprises Club (Photo: FDI Club)
Thua Thien-Hue (VNS/VNA) - The Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Enterprises Club has been introduced in Hue city to boost connection, cooperation and investment among FDI-operated businesses in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue and to help attract new investors in the future.
The FDI Club, which currently has 15 members, is located at the downtown Vietinbank Building on Le Quy Don street. It offers an open workspace and convenient facilities as well as an ideal environment for networking and cooperation between club members and FDI businesses coming to the province.
Chairman of the club Tran Van My emphasised the importance of the club’s office as a space for FDI enterprises to share investment opportunities, connect with and support their foreign peers.
He said the club will serve as a location for businesses exchanging proposals, discussing policies or legal advice and seeking government support.
“The club is also a platform for FDI enterprises sharing successes, experiences and risks in the investment environment. It also helps businesses discuss action plans and effective investment decisions in making businesses stronger and contributing to the overall development in the region,” he said.
“New ideas, cooperation opportunities and investment plans will be born from regular meetings among members at the club, which fosters a positive networking space for all foreign investors in the province,” he added.
“The club will offer supportive measures for all businesses in the province in approaching sustainable development and ‘green’ growth.”
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