PM pledges optimal conditions for Japanese MUFG Bank in Vietnam
(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnamese Government is committed to creating the best conditions for foreign firms, including MUFG Bank, to operate in Vietnam, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at Friday’s meeting in Hanoi with Kanetsugu Mike, President and CEO of Japan’s largest bank.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) and Kanetsugu Mike, President and CEO of MUFG Bank, Japan’s largest bank (Photo: chinhphu.vn)
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Mr. Phuc congratulated MUFG Bank on its success in Vietnam as a key partner and strategic shareholder of the Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade (Vietinbank).
He highlighted the progress of the Vietnam-Japan strategic partnership in finance and banking, and said he hopes Japanese companies will invest more in Vietnam and become Vietnam’s top foreign investor.
Mr. Mike said he is pleased at the cooperation between MUFG Bank and Vietinbank over the past 5 years which has led to an increase in the number of MUFG’s Japanese customers investing in Vietnam.
He underlined the need for more investment promotion conferences in Japan.