PM Dung assures UK businesses of market economy

PM Dung assures UK businesses of market economy

08/01/2008 -- 10:04 PM

Ha Noi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung affirmed that Viet Nam is a market economy in which the State management and investors’ interests are in harmony.

The PM made the affirmation at his reception for representatives of 14 leading groups of the UK , including BP, Dragon Capital, Rolls-Royce, Prudential and HSBC and UK Ambassador to Viet Nam Mark Kent in Ha Noi on January 8.

“The Vietnamese government will do its best to help British businesspeople to reap sweet fruits from their investment,” PM Dung emphasised.

He said he was pleased with the cooperation between Viet Nam and the UK with two-way trade reaching approximately 2 billion USD and the UK ranking third among European Union investors in Viet Nam .

“Your presence in Viet Nam is a specific demonstration of the potential for cooperation between the two countries,” PM Dung told the business representatives.

The British businesses highly valued the strong growth of Viet Nam ’s economy and committed themselves to making a long term investment in the country.

They said they hoped to continue getting strong backing from the Vietnamese government to facilitate the deployment of their investment projects in the country.

UK Ambassador to Viet Nam Mark Kent also said Viet Nam is one of the 16 markets of particular interests of the UK and expressed hopes that the PM would visit his country soon.-Enditem
(VNAgency)