Programme enhances business linkages with European partners
The “Meeting with Partners from Europe 2019” programme was held in Hanoi on March 4 as part of the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s efforts to promote trade and investment between Vietnamese businesses and European partners.
At the “Meeting with Partners from Europe 2019” programme (Photo: congthuong.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – The “Meeting with Partners from Europe 2019” programmewas held in Hanoi on March 4 as part of the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s effortsto promote trade and investment between Vietnamese businesses and Europeanpartners.
The event drew more than 100 representatives from Vietnamese ministries, sectors and localities, ambassadors and trade counsellors from the delegationof the European Commission to Vietnam and Russia, the UK, Sweden, Denmark,Ireland, Spain and Italy. More than 100 Vietnamese and European businesses werealso represented at the programme.
In his remarks, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Hoang Quoc Vuong notedthe thriving economic, trade and investment ties between Vietnam and the 40European nations the country has has trade relations with.
Last year, two-way trade reached 62.11 billion USD, with Vietnam’s exportsworth 44.93 billion USD, or 20 percent of the country’s total shipments.
In addition, European investors registered nearly 50 billion USD in 3,300projects in Vietnam, he added.
Vuong expressed his hope that the programme will help enhance connectivity, andopen opportunities for both sides to develop trade ties.
In the framework of the programme, a special zone was arranged to exhibitVietnam’s standout products like coffee, leather shoes and household goods.-VNA
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At the “Meeting with Partners from Europe 2019” programme (Photo: congthuong.vn) 
