Prime Minister pledges support for Japan to become Vietnam's biggest investor
(VOVworld) - Vietnam is working hard to improve its business climate to attract more foreign investors, including those from Japan. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc made the statement while receiving Takashi Oyamada, Chief Executive Officer and President of The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (BTMU) in Hanoi yesterday.
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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) and Chief Executive Officer and President of The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Takashi Oyamada (BTMU)
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He stressed that Vietnamese enterprises want to form partnerships with the Japanese peers to learn from their experience in management, production and business. He also noted with pleasure that most Japanese firms have witnessed good business results in Vietnam, adding Japan is now the second largest investor in Vietnam with a total investment capital of over 42 billion USD. The PM expressed his wish that Japanese businesses will pay more attention to the Vietnamese market so as to make Japan the biggest investor in the Southeast Asian nation.
Takashi Oyamada said many Japanese firms want to invest and expand operations in Vietnam as they see the country as a strong economy and potential market.