HCM City honours 100 outstanding businessmen

A list of 100 outstanding entrepreneurs of Ho Chi Minh City was announced at a ceremony on October 11 as part of activities celebrating the 10th Vietnam Entrepreneurs’ Day (October 13).
A list of 100 outstanding entrepreneurs of Ho Chi Minh City wasannounced at a ceremony on October 11 as part of activities celebratingthe 10th Vietnam Entrepreneurs’ Day (October 13).

Themunicipal People’s Committee also plans to award certificates of meritto ten individuals who have won the title for many consecutive years.

According to Vice Chairman of the Committee Tat Thanh Cang,thanks to their active contributions, the city’s economic growth reached9.6 percent in the 2011-2013 period and 8.9 percent in the first ninemonths of 2014.

In 2013 and the first six months of this year,the 100 outstanding businesspeople created a total revenue of 465trillion VND (22.1 billion USD), accounting for 26.53 percent of thecity’s figure. They contributed more than 28 trillion VND to the localbudget.

As Vietnam is in the intensive and extensiveinternational economic integration, entrepreneurs should make moreefforts to improve their management capacity and apply measures to bringtheir products and trademarks to the world, Cang noted.-VNA

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