HCM City Economic Forum to take place in September

The Ho Chi Minh City Economic Forum (HEF) 2023 will be held from September 13-17 under the theme “Green growth - the journey to zero emissions,” the municipal People’s Committee announced at a press conference on May 11.
HCM City Economic Forum to take place in September ảnh 1At the press conference. (Photo: kinhtedothi.vn)
HCM City (VNA) – The Ho Chi Minh City EconomicForum (HEF) 2023 will be held from September 13-17 under the theme “Greengrowth - the journey to zero emissions,” the municipal People’s Committee announced at a press conference on May 11.

Nguyen Ngoc Hoa, a representative from the forum's organising boardand Chairman of the HCM City Union of Business Associations (HUBA), said theforum, in its fourth edition, will see the attendance of the Prime Minister, andleaders of ministries and agencies.

The event will bring together more than 1,000 delegatesfrom international financial institutions like the World Bank (WB), theInternational Monetary Fund (IMF), the International Finance Corporation (IFC)and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and international organisations, alongwith managers and leaders of localities of 21 countries, representatives fromdiplomatic and consular agencies, and domestic and foreign enterprises, and experts.

The forum is expected to provide an insight into the global situation and the trend of green growth towards sustainable development, especially lessonsand proposals applicable in HCM City, Hoa continued.

Apart from workshops prior to the forum, there will bediscussions during the event, sidelines meetings, exhibitions and dialogueswith domestic and foreign experts, according to Le Truong Duy, from the municipalDepartment of External Affairs.

Hosted by the People’s Committee, the annualinternational event, first held in 2018, is intended to acquire opinions of expertson issues regarding the city’s socio-economic development, as well as its keyprojects, targets and programmes. /.
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