Council for business cooperation in response to COVID-19 set up
The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) has signed a decision to officially establish a council for business cooperation in response to COVID-19, a special mechanism to connect companies and business associations with agencies and organisations both in and outside the country in the fight against the pandemic.
VCCI Chairman Pham Tan Cong holds the post of chairman of the council for business cooperation in response to COVID-19. (Photo: baochinhphu.vn)
Hanoi (VNA)– The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) has signed a decisionto officially establish a council for business cooperation in response toCOVID-19, a special mechanism to connect companies and business associations with agencies and organisations both in and outside the country in the fight against the pandemic.
VCCI Chairman Pham Tan Cong holds the post of chairman of thecouncil.
The council aims to promptly update and reflect arising issuesand difficulties facing the business community and to collect the community’srecommendations and suggest related policies and solutions to coping with COVID-19 to the Governmentand relevant agencies. It will create links among firms for information andexperience exchanges to combat COVID-19 and sustain production and business operations.
The council’s missions are also to help enterprises learnabout new regulations and supporting policies; conduct surveys on real-lifeimplementation of such policies in localities; and mobilise domestic andinternational resources to aid COVID-19 prevention and control in Vietnamand within the business community.
Cong said Vietnam is switching to the period of living withCOVID-19 so that the maintenance and development of business and production activities in new normal conditions,in addition to pandemic prevention and control, is a big challenge that firms need to besupported.
Next week, the council will debut a virtual workplaceplatform that works around the clock to collect enterprises’ feedback on theirissues and proposals to the government and to provide them with consultancy. The platform will alsohelp connect participating enterprises for experience sharing, mutual support, and tradepromotion./.
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VCCI Chairman Pham Tan Cong holds the post of chairman of the council for business cooperation in response to COVID-19. (Photo: baochinhphu.vn) 
