SAPA Thale promotes trade between Vietnam and Europe
Srpska President Željka Cvijanović had a meeting with Mai Vu Minh, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Germany-based SAPA Thale group, on investment cooperation between Vietnam, Germany and Srpska.
Billionaire Mai Vu Minh in a meeting with the President of the Republic of Srpska Željka Cvijanović at her office. (Source: President of the Republic of Srpska)
Hanoi (VNA) - Srpska President Željka Cvijanović has had a meeting with Vietnamese-origin billionaire Mai Vu Minh, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Germany-based SAPA Thale group, together with other leaders of the group on investment cooperation between Vietnam, Germany and the Republic of Srpska, according to the Office of the President of the Republic of Srpska.
A few days earlier, billionaire Mai Vu Minh met with Bosnia - Herzegovina President Milorad Dodik, Srpska President Željka Cvijanović and Serbia First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić.
These trips were within the framework of the programme of "the bilateral investment cooperation between SAPA Thale group and the government and leading businesses of Bosnia and Herzegovina."
The potential areas for the investment cooperation in the programme include finance - banking, high technology development, infrastructure development, transportation, real estate, hotels - tourism, and agriculture.
Srpska President Željka Cvijanović said: "Srpska is a stable country and located near major markets and all partners are welcome. Partners always receive the full support from the government of Srpska ".
Bosnia - Herzegovina President Milorad Dodik highly appreciated SAPA Thale group's efforts in promoting the trade and economic relations between Vietnam, Germany and Bosnia - Herzegovina. He pledged to work closely to bring the trade and economic relations among Bosnia – Herzegovina, Vietnam and Germany to new heights.
On this working visit, billionaire Mai Vu Minh said that the commercial potential of Southwestern European countries such as Bosnia - Herzegovina is great and this investment cooperation program will contribute to boosting the trade and investment cooperation among not only Vietnam, Bosnia – Herzegovina and Germany but also many other countries.
Recently, the International Business Times has published an article about Mai Vu Minh, judging that he is a great investor and a billionaire has an influence on the global financial world and governments.
🍸 Mai Vu Minh also met and worked with more than 30 top leaders in the world such as Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Russian President Vladimir Putin, US President Donald Trump, and Chinese President Xi Jinping. - VNA
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Mai Vu Minh is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of SAPA Thale Group headquartered in Germany. He is listed as a great investor, a billionaire having a strong influence on the financial world and
Billionaire Mai Vu Minh - chairman of SAPA Thale group, Nguyen Dac Nghiep - CEO of SAPA Thale and German congressman, and other leaders of the group have a working visit to Serbia in early June.
Billionaire Mai Vu Minh - Chairman of the Board of Directors of Germany-based SAPA Thale group, and other leaders of the group paid a working visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina on June 10.
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Billionaire Mai Vu Minh in a meeting with the President of the Republic of Srpska Željka Cvijanović at her office. (Source: President of the Republic of Srpska)
