Yesterday, June 30, with the collaboration from the Vietnamese Embassy in Italy, the People’s Committee of Vinh Phuc Province and with the support of PromoFrirenze and the European support network, ICHAM organized the webinar “Vietnam: a race, a dream, a challenge – The opportunities of the Asian country in the light of recent free trade agreements with the EU” with Italian companies in Tuscany region.
The webinar welcomed H.E. Nguyen Thi Bich Hue – Ambassador of Vietnam in Italy, Mr. Vo Chi Giang – Vice Chairman of Vinh Phuc Provincial People’s Committee together with the participation of representatives from ICHAM, Federalberghi Florence & Confturismo Tuscany, CIAA of Florence, Municipality of Florence, Vietnam Trade Agency in Italy.
The meeting provided insights of the Vietnam economic outlook of recent years, and helped sketch up the big picture of the country’s economic trends. Among Vietnam’s Free Trade Agreements with other countries and supranational organization, the EVFTA is the most influential agreement and is expected to create great investment and cooperation opportunities between companies of Vinh Phuc province and of Italy, especially those in the Tuscany region in key industries such as Textiles, Mechanics, Agri-food production and Technology.
Aside from the key industries of the Tuscany region, representatives of Vinh Phuc province and representatives of Italian businesses also expressed their interest in expanding cooperation in other fields such as Fashion, Tourism, Urban planning, and High-tech Agriculture, Beverage processing, Architecture,…
ICHAM has cultivated a long-term cooperation relationship with Tuscany and is highlighted by the establishment of ICHAM Desk in the region. ICHAM together with the Vietnam Embassy in Italy will be the bridge to strengthen cooperation between Italian companies in Tuscany and Vietnamese companies in Vinh Phuc province.