PM attends business roundtable in Tokyo

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The event was jointly held by the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the Viet Nam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade (Vietinbank) and the Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ (BTMU) and the Japanese side.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc (1st from R) at the roundtable with Japanese big groups, enterprises, and venture funds, Tokyo, June 5, 2017. (Photo: VGP)

It also drew the attendance of Japanese leading groups and corporations in high-tech, electronics, petro, finance-banking, trade, and retail sales including Canon, Panasonic, Nipro Corporation, Taisei Corp, Tokyo Gas, Idemitsu, Taiyo Nippon Sanso, Hitachi Zosen, Aeon, Fast Retail, Mitsubishi UFJ Leasing.

PM Phuc highlighted the significance of the event as offering a good opportunity for Vietnamese ministries and agencies to listen to comments and proposals of Japanese investors in order to compose solutions to hindrances in the investment environment and policy making in Viet Nam.

He applauded recommendations on raising localization rate; developing auxiliary industry; promoting infrastructure; expanding retail sales in the 100 million population of Viet Nam.

According to PM Phuc, Japan was the second largest FDI provider in Viet Nam. However, the amount of FDI inflow was not much higher than that of the third provider.

The PM also called on Japanese investors to speed up disbursement rate of investment projects in Viet Nam, pledging that  the Government is proactively reforming and perfecting policies.

On the basis of agreements, Viet Nam will spare no effort to resolve weaknesses in policies; share strategic benefits with foreign investors; and harmonize interests of the State, investors, and people.

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