Sharing at the discussion between heads of Vietnamese representative agencies abroad for the 2024-2027 term with associations and businesses organized by the Vietnam Confederation of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs On the afternoon of November 12, Mr. Le Anh Tuan – Deputy General Director of Hanoi Trading Corporation (Hapro) – shared real stories from businesses that have recently received active support from businesses. captain Vietnamese representative offices abroad in expanding export markets.
Specifically, Hapro has received support from the Vietnamese Ambassador to Spain during the organization of a trade conference here. The appearance of the Vietnamese Ambassador to Spain at the conference organized by Hapro left a strong impression on businesses in the host country and after the conference, Hapro received a very large number of orders from businesses. business here.
Also according to Mr. Le Anh Tuan’s share, Hapro has also received support from the Head of the Vietnamese representative agency in the UAE (United Arab Emirates) in approaching businesses here. That is also the reason Hapro branded rice products have appeared on supermarket shelves in the UAE market.
Also talking about the support of the heads of Vietnamese representative agencies abroad, Mr. Truong Van Cam – Vice President and General Secretary of the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS) – said: Textile and garment is an industry that uses has the largest number of workers with about 3 million workers, and is also a major export industry in Vietnam.
It is expected that by 2024, exports of the entire textile industry will reach about 44 billion USD. In 2022, the Prime Minister approved Decision No. 1643/QD-TTg approving the Strategy for developing Vietnam’s textile, garment and footwear industry to 2030, with a vision to 2035. Decision to set goals and expectations By 2030, textile and garment exports will reach about 68-70 billion USD.
Thus, from not having a name on the world textile and garment export map, up to now, Vietnam’s textile and garment industry has risen to 3rd position in the world after China and Bangladesh. According to Mr. Truong Van Cam, to achieve the above results, in addition to the benefits from Vietnam’s international economic integration process, the support of the heads of Vietnamese representative agencies abroad plays an important role. importance.
| The business community hopes to receive market information support from Vietnamese representative agencies abroad |
Businesses need support with export market information
Appreciating the support of Vietnamese representative agencies abroad in recent times, however, speaking at the discussion, representatives of businesses and business associations still expressed their desire to continue to receive support. Support from Vietnamese representative agencies abroad. Specifically, businesses want to have information related to export markets, consumer tastes as well as new policies in export markets that can directly affect the export activities of businesses.
Regarding this content, Mr. Truong Van Cam said: Although growth has been quite positive in recent times, the textile and garment industry is still weak in the issue of autonomy in raw material sources and weaving and dyeing stages. Besides, currently, Vietnam’s textile and garment exports still depend on a number of main markets such as the United States (accounting for 44% of exports); The EU and Japan each account for about 11-12% of exports…
“Our goal is to diversify the market, so to exploit it, we must understand more about consumer tastes, market capacity, products… We really need information on this issue. ” – Mr. Truong Van Cam proposed to Vietnamese representative agencies abroad.
Meanwhile, according to Mr. Le Anh Tuan, the conditions and business environment in the world currently have many unpredictable fluctuations. In addition, policies in markets also have many unpredictable changes and fluctuations, making businesses easily fall into passive situations. Accordingly, information from diplomats is very important and necessary, helping businesses have a basis to evaluate the situation and come up with appropriate response solutions.
Also looking forward to receiving support from Vietnamese representative agencies abroad with market information, Mr. Le Quang Trung – Deputy General Director of Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) – said: There are 3 markets that businesses are looking to approach, including: Greece, China and the Middle East. In order to penetrate these 3 markets, Vinalines representatives hope that in the coming time, they will receive information support to expand the market, creating favorable conditions for many Vietnamese agricultural products. produced by Vietnamese enterprises to the world market.
Speaking at the discussion, Mr. Hoang Quang Phong – Vice President of the Vietnam Confederation of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) – said: The world situation is changing rapidly and is difficult to predict, the business models of the Businesses in that context will also change accordingly. In that context, the Vietnamese business community expects Vietnamese representative agencies abroad to be a bridge to advise and support Vietnamese businesses in the race in the international arena.
“In addition, the business community also wants ambassadors and consuls general who accept new assignments in countries to continue researching their country’s economic development policies, helping businesses forecast business trends, identifying niche markets in each area” – Mr. Hoang Quang Phong proposed.
Responding to the wishes of the business community, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Do Hung Viet said: All heads of Vietnamese representative agencies abroad, when receiving their assignments, are proud to be close behind. 100 million Vietnamese people, and at the same time have the responsibility to support the Vietnamese business community to integrate and enter the international market.
Meanwhile, Ms. Doan Phuong Lan – Director of the Department of Economic General Affairs (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) – affirmed: Business support is the center of economic diplomacy. In particular, in the work plans of heads of Vietnamese representative agencies abroad, supporting businesses is also a key task.
Sharing at the discussion, the heads of Vietnamese representative agencies abroad also emphasized that they will continue to provide information and accompany Vietnamese businesses in the process of penetrating the area, creating conditions for Vietnamese goods to be exported. present more in many markets around the world.
According to Cong Thuong.vn
