Vice Minister Schuiling’s visit to Vietnam: Strengthening Vietnam – Netherlands sustainable trade and investment | News item

Information item | 25-04-2022 | 08:55

The aim of Vice Minister Schuiling’s visit to Vietnam is to promote economic cooperation concerning Vietnam and the Netherlands particularly in the areas of Agriculture, H2o, Logistics, Electrical power and Large Tech.

Vietnam and the Netherlands share formidable local weather and environmentally friendly economic expansion targets. The Netherlands is the second premier EU trade lover and the biggest EU direct trader in Vietnam (and the 5^th foreign trader in Vietnam on a world-wide scale). It is in the fascination of equally nations to fully use the probable of the EU-Vietnam Totally free Trade Agreement. The Netherlands is completely ready to cooperate with Vietnam in strengthening logistics, improve sustainable trade, deal with weather improve and help in agricultural reform. At the identical time, urban and weather issues as nicely as pandemics like Covid-19 pose a want for closer cooperation for innovative and sustainable methods.

Dialogue with ministerial leaders to progress the trade and financial commitment relationship

Vice Minister Schuiling had a conference with Vietnam’s Vice Minister of Industry and Trade Dang Hoang An to discuss the bilateral trade and expense agenda and the implementation of the EVFTA. The Netherlands supports Vietrade and the Dutch Business enterprise Association in Vietnam to employ the “Ready to Export” programme, which fosters the cooperation in between Vietnamese and Dutch SMEs in the world value chains.

Vice Minister Schuiling available further more aid to facilitate the implementation of the EVFTA in Vietnam, particularly with the SMEs and multimodal logistics options. Vice Minister Schuiling compliments Vietnam on its dedication to the inexperienced transformation of the overall economy and to web zero emissions in 2050. The Netherlands stands ready to help Vietnam in establishing the required legislative environment, in specific, the framework to aid offshore wind and direct electricity obtaining agreements by private providers.

Vice Minister Schuiling and Vice Minister An also discussed the importance of the Cai Mep Ha logistic center and deep seaport in boosting intercontinental trade, for which an EU-Vietnam consortium presents a reliable business scenario involving 1 billion USD of investments in the country. The Netherlands seems to be ahead to the final approvals of Vietnam to start out the challenge. Other points of dialogue of the conference provided Round Economic system and enabling enterprise journey from the Netherlands with the Visa Waiver program.

On the identical working day, Vice Minister Schuiling also had a conference with Vietnam’s Vice Minister of Preparing and Expenditure Tran Quoc Phuong. The Dutch Vice Minister congratulated MPI on the acceptance of the Mekong Delta Integrated Regional Masterplan, the 1st of its kind in Vietnam. The Netherlands has invested 50 million Euro equally non-public and public funded jobs in the Mekong Delta, and there is room for a sizeable increase in climate funding for Vietnam.

The achievement of the Mekong Delta Organization Discussion board in Can Tho in early April proved the strong existence of the Netherlands in the Mekong Delta and the primary purpose for the environmentally friendly transformation of the company sector. Both equally governments hence really should facilitate and allow a great organization local climate. In addition, the Dutch Vice Minister provides the Netherlands’ supports for the modernization of Vietnam’s procurement laws, in conditions of funding and specialized advises. Vice Minister Schuiling introduced to her counterpart’s notice a scoping analyze that the Netherlands is at this time conducting to acquire Agro Business Hubs in the Mekong Delta. The Netherlands is eager to perform with Vietnam and the Worldbank on the improvement of Agro Organization Hubs.

In the assembly with the Chairman of Ho Chi Minh city People’s Committee on 26^th April 2022, Vice Minister Schuiling congratulates the City for its efforts in totally reopening the city and the steps for financial recovery. The Vice Minister emphasises the ties concerning Ho Chi Minh city and Rotterdam in local climate adaptation because 2009. The two parties jointly address the city’s problems of urbanisation and inhabitants growth and a will need for clever and sustainable methods. Dutch authorities and corporations are eager on cooperating with Ho Chi Minh metropolis on particular scheduling, riverside area, flood protection scheme, inexperienced infrastructure and sustainable mobility for Ho Chi Minh city.

Meeting with organizations

This ministerial take a look at is to enable to increase the current superior partnerships in between Vietnamese and Dutch enterprises.

As portion of the stop by, Vice Minister Schuilling met with up to 100 Dutch and Vietnamese woman business owners in an inspiration session on females entrepreneurship. She emphasises the Netherlands’ determination to be part of arms with Vietnam in creating the subsequent techniques to make Equal and Top quality Participation of Women develop into the New Organization As Typical.

In Hai Phong, jointly with Vice Chairman of Hai Phong People’s Committee Hoang Minh Cuong, the Vice Minister attended the Delivery Ceremony of Tan Cang 99 tugboat. Just after the start of SPARKY, the world’s very first totally electric powered tugboat for the Port of Auckland, Tan Cang 99 is the initial industrial vessel of Damen Music Cam for a Vietnamese client, Tan Cang Northern Maritime.

In her pay a visit to to VinFast production plant in Hai Phong metropolis, the Vice Minister fulfilled with the VinFast administration crew. She applauded VinFast’s system to open up showrooms for its new fully electrical autos in the Netherlands and highlights that the Dutch Government is pleased to give its comprehensive guidance to VinFast’s functions in the state.

Her doing the job agenda includes a stop by to the factory of Friesland Campina Vietnam in Binh Duong province. In Ho Chi Minh town, Vice Minister Schuiling will meet up with associates of Dutch companies and the firms signing up for the Dutch Sustainable Advancement Coalition – Vietnam chapter.

“Vietnam is an crucial husband or wife of the Netherlands in Southeast Asia. I am delighted to see the strong existence of Dutch companies in Vietnam, fueling Vietnam’s speedy economic progress and the restoration right after COVID. I am specially very pleased of the contributions of the Dutch business local community to the green transformation of Vietnam’s overall economy,” states Vice Minister Schuiling.

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The Netherlands and Vietnam has a extensive-long lasting and dependable marriage. The two countries have established the strategic partnerships in “Water & Weather Modify Adaptation” and “Agriculture and Food stuff Security”. The Netherlands is Vietnam’s 2nd investing lover in Europe and its fifth biggest investor globally. The Netherlands is a gateway to Europe and Vietnam is a gateway to ASEAN. Vietnam and the Netherlands will rejoice their 50^th 12 months of diplomatic relation in 2023.

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Inquiries: 

Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Hanoi: [email protected]

Consulate Standard of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Ho Chi Minh town: [email protected].