Lekarnici95 pharmaceuticals company, which owns a network of pharmacies in Karlovy Varyand Plzen provinces, plans to expand operations to Southeast Asia, includingVietnam.
Director ofLekarnici 95’s regional pharmacy network Petr Koudelka said the firm beganstudying Vietnamese pharmacies and hospitals’ demand for pharmaceuticals. Itplans to import products from other countries besides its existing stocks tosell in Vietnam.
LastNovember, the Vietnamese embassy partnered with the Czech ManagementAssociation to hold a seminar on trade and investment in Vietnam.
Two-waytrade currently accounts for nearly 1 billion USD but bilateral investmentremains limited due to a lack of information about Vietnam’s business climate.
Ivo Gajdos,Executive Director of the Czech Management Association hailed Vietnam as apromising market with a population of 90 million.-VNA