(HBO) - On May 13rd, the Provincial Business Association hosted a conference on association, cooperation and development of Business Associations in the provinces of Hoa Binh, Son La, Dien Bien, Lai Chau with the theme "Sharing the mechanisms and policies to support the businesses in the Northwest mountainous provinces”; signing a cooperation agreement on the legal support for businesses between the Center of Vietnam International Arbitration and the Business Associations of 4 Northwest provinces.

There was the attendance of Mr. Nguyen Van Than, the Member of the Economic Committee of the National Assembly, the Chairman of the Vietnam Association of Small and Medium Enterprises; Mr. Vu Tien Loc, the Chairman of the Center of Vietnam International Arbitration. There was also the attendance of Mr. Quach Tat Liem, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee and representatives of the departments and branches, and the Business Associations of Yen Bai and Tuyen Quang provinces, and a large number of businesses in the province.

The delegates attended the signing ceremony of cooperation agreement between the Center of Vietnam International Arbitration and Business Associations of 4 Northwest provinces.

On October 27th, 2022, in Son La province, the Business Associations of 4 provinces, Hoa Binh, Son La, Dien Bien and Lai Chau signed a memorandum of understanding on association and cooperation in order to effectively exploit the potential and advantages of each province and to promote the internal resources for the mutual development. The Memorandum of Understanding also specifies the following activities: the information and propaganda work; connecting, exchanging, learning and sharing experiences between the associations and businesses in the region; investment promotion; development of production and marketing products; The Business Associations of the 4 Northwest provinces continue promoting the internal resources and potentials of each locality, applying science and technology to production and business activities and accompanying to develop so far.

At the conference, the delegates exchanged and shared the mechanisms and policies to support businesses; the investment promotion in the fields of agriculture, tourism and real estate; the digital conversion; the consultation and coordination between the association and the local government... At the same time, they mentioned some difficulties and problems that need to be solved: the price of construction materials, the materials for ground leveling and embankment; the fields of fire prevention and control, the site clearance, the finance - banking; contributing the comments on the Draft Land Law (amended).

The Business Association of the 4 Northwest provinces proposed a number of contents to the People's Committee of Hoa Binh province: strengthening the administrative reform; the thematic dialogue between the agencies of the State management and the businesses to remove difficulties and create an open and favorable environment for the businesses and the investors...


The Business Association of Hoa Binh Province awarded the rotating flag to the Business Association of Dien Bien Province so that they could host the conference in 2024.

Making a speech at the conference, Mr. Quach Tat Liem, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee highly appreciated that the conference had many new points of view. This was an opportunity for the Business Association of the Northwest provinces to exchange information, share experiences in the process of operation and strengthen the cooperation and association for the mutual development. He affirmed that Hoa Binh province always accompanied the business community, creating conditions for mechanisms and policies, solving difficulties, and creating more investment opportunities. In the coming time, the province would continue to invest in infrastructure, especially the traffic infrastructure, connecting with the provinces inside and outside the region; effectively exploiting the area within Hoa Binh lake for tourism development, attracting investment in socio-economic development.

At the conference, the Business Associatin of Hoa Binh Province awarded the rotating flag to the Business Association of Dien Bien Province so that they would host the conference in 2024; they also signed a cooperation agreement on the legal support for businesses between the the Center of Vietnam International Arbitration and the Business Associations of the 4 Northwest provinces.


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