Swiss investors keen on exploring investment opportunities in Nam Dinh province: workshop

Swiss enterprises have expressed their interest in exploring investment opportunities in the northern province of Nam Dinh while attending a workshop recently co-organised by the Swiss-Viet Economic Forum (SVEF) and the Vietnamese Embassy in the European country.

Monday, September 16, 2024 18:14

Geneva (VNA) – Swiss enterprises have expressed their interest in exploring investment opp𓆉ortunities in the northern province of Nam Dinh while attending a workshop recently co-organise𓄧d by the Swiss-Viet Economic Forum (SVEF) and the Vietnamese Embassy in the European country.

At the event, which drew the participation of leaders of enterprises from Switzerland and Europe, strategic advantages of Nam Dinh were spotlighted, including competitive rental prices for industrial land, and abundant workforce with better skills and productivity. Director of the provincial Department of Planning and Investment Mai Van Quyet provided delegates with detials about the locality’s investment incentives, and plans to lure foreign firms.Petra Keil of Syngenta Group, which has landed investment in Nam Dinh for years, told the Vietnam News Agency's resident reporter that competitive costs and talented labour force have made Nam Dinh a strategic choice of the corporation, adding it has set up a strong partnership with the province, and had suitable human resources for development.

Meanwhile, Jing Lu, a representative of Energy Depot, said the firm is keen on the wind energy sector that Nam Dinh is planning to develop. The technology and energy industries that the province is focusing on are in accordance with Energy Depot’s development target in the coming time.

The company is hoping for cooperation with Nam Dinh to explore new areas so as to expand operation in the locality, and Vietnam as a whole, she stated. Laying stress on the Vietnam – Switzerland cooperation, Vietnamese Ambassador to Switzerland Phung The Long, who is also Vice Chairman of the SVEF, affirmed that Nam Dinh province and the Vietnamese Government always have priority policies for foreign enterprises. Switzerland has been a time-tested partner of Vietnam, and the former’s investment in Nam Dinh is an important step to consolidate the traditional relationship, he underscored, saying Vietnam encourages more Swiss companies to explore investment opportunities in the province, and other localities in the nation, and the SVEF pledges to accompany them in their development journey./.

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