Seminars in Italy highlight Vietnam’s economic potential

ME - The Vietnamese embassy in Italy organized two seminars on business opportunities in Vietnam on November 28-29 in the Italian cities of Carrara and Milan, respectively.

Both the events aimed to accelerate economic diplomacy and promote Vietnamese goods to Italians investors.

At the seminar in Carrara, Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Dang Khanh Thoai and Trade Counsellor Tran Than Hai delivered presentations on Vietnam’s politics, economy, and society as well as trade opportunities in the country.

The seminar focused its discussions on cooperation opportunities in investment and technology transfer for stone-exploiting enterprises, especially in the context of the boom in construction in Vietnam, an abundant source of stone material.

Carrara is now a world renowned centre for exploiting stone and manufacturing famous products, especially marble. Carrara-based companies possess world-leading technologies in this field.

Giogio Bianchini, President of the Group Internazionale Marmi e Macchine Carrara SPA (IMM), said that his company will seek future investment opportunities in Vietnam. According to Bianchini, many Italian firms have invested in China because they think the nation has a quick growth rate. However, Vietnam is also a very attractive destination owing to its political stability, high economic growth, abundant labour, and great potential for development.

The second seminar, held in Milan on November 29, also caught the attention of a wide range of Lombardy Region’s authorities and businesses.
At the event, Ambassador Thoai briefed participants on the situation in Vietnam and highlighted the many opportunities for Italian businesses to invest in and export to this market. Thoai suggested that businesses invest in such fields as infrastructure construction, machinery, mineral exploitation, agriculture, farm produce processing, chemistry, tourism, environmental technology, and the treatment of waste water and solid waste.