Investment forum arouses great interest

The Vietnam Investment Forum 2014 (VIF 2014) slated for June 19 in Ho Chi Minh City has intrigued both international investors and the local business community, the Vietnam Investment Review (VIR) reported on June 4.
The Vietnam Investment Forum 2014 (VIF 2014) slated for June 19 in HoChi Minh City has intrigued both international investors and the localbusiness community, the Vietnam Investment Review (VIR) reported on June4.

Nguyen Huu Thanh, Deputy General Director of AsiaInvest Group, is eager for the coming event.

“Weare all agog with Marc Faber as the keynote speaker will attractspecial interest from international investors and Vietnamese businessleaders,” he told the VIR.

He said that AsiaInvest, a member ofthe Alliance of International Corporate Advisors (AICA), has informedall its members around the globe and more than 5,000 partners about theevent. In Vietnam, VIF 2014 information has also been sent to members ofthose associations where AsiaInvest is a key consultant or a strategicpartner.

“We expect VIF 2014 to be a good venue forinternational investors to better understand the Vietnamese stock marketand provide an opportunity for local business leaders to seek strategicpartners,” Thanh added.

Pham Ngoc Hung, Vice President of the HoChi Minh City Business Association (HBA), shared the same sentiment.“We think both investors and local businesses are eager to know howVietnam’s economic outlook will be, given current tensions in the EastSea. The presence of Marc Faber, a renowned figure in the investmentworld with his legendary predictions on global financial bubbles andbursts and what he is going to share at the event, will help strengtheninvestor confidence in the country.”

Hung said he had sent information about the gathering to more than 12,000 HBA members and posted it on HBA’s website.

Foodsand foodstuffs are among the most favoured by international investors.“VIF 2014 will be a good chance for our members to find foreign partnersto help them with capital, technological innovation and marketexpansion,” said Nguyen Lam Xuan Thuy, General Secretary of the Food andFoodstuff Association of Ho Chi Minh City (FTA).

“We’ve informed our more than 200 members about this event and we hope they will join,” the FTA chief added.

VIF2014, co-organised by VIR, HVS Vietnam Securities Co. and HongKong-based Asia Frontier Capital (AFC), has seen many major namesregister to join, including Carlyle Group, Sniper Capital, DragonCapital, VietCapital Asset Management, VinaFund, Vietcombank FundManagement, and SSI Asset Management.-VNA

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