NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan at the reception for NVCC delegation (Source: VNA)TheHague (VNA) – The Vietnamese National Assembly will create afavourable, transparent and equal legal environment for foreign investors ingeneral and those from the Netherlands in particular to do business in Vietnam.
NAChairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan made the pledge at a reception for leaders ofthe Netherlands-Vietnam Chamber of Commerce (NVCC) in The Hague onMarch 26 during her ongoing official visit to the country.
Thelegislation leader said her visit to the country aims to deepen ties betweenVietnam and the Netherlands and between the two parliaments.
Shehailed the NVCC’s role in helping Dutch enterprises explore and invest inVietnam’s market, believing that with its experience and knowledge of Vietnam,as well as its close-knit ties with the Dutch Government, the EU, the Embassyand other organisations of Vietnam in the country, the NVCC will provide moresupport for local enterprises to do business in Vietnam.
Shehoped that the NVCC would continue serving as a bridge connecting Dutch investorswith Vietnam.
Forhis part, NVCC President Erik Mattyssen briefed Ngan on the organisation’s structureand operation, saying it was established in 1995 after a Dutch businessdelegation visited Vietnam to explore the country’s investment environment.
TheNVCC aims to promote investment and trade between the two countries, Mattyssensaid, adding that all NVCCC management board members are leaders of enterprisesand groups that are operating successfully in Vietnam.
Helauded Vietnam’s investment environment, expressing his belief in the country’shuge potential for economic development as well as investment opportunities forDutch enterprises.
Moreand more enterprises from the Netherlands invest in Vietnam nowadays, he said,affirming that this shows the increasingly effective cooperation between thetwo nations’ enterprises.
Heextended thanks to the Vietnamese top legislator for her commitment to afavourable, transparent and equal legal environment to foreign investors,pledging that the NVCC will do its utmost to connect the two countries’ firms.
Currently,Vietnam and the Netherlands are important trade and investment partners, withthe latter Vietnam’s biggest export market in the EU.
In2017, two-way trade between the two countries exceeded 7.77 billion USD. The Netherlandsranked 11 out of 126 nations and territories investing in Vietnam, with 305projects worth nearly 8.2 billion USD.-VNA
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