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President witnesses signing of US$11 billion deals between Viet Nam, Singapore
VGP - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on February 25 witnessed the signing of cooperative agreements worth up to US$11 billion between Vietnamese and Singaporean enterprises in all spheres of energy and sustainable urban development, air services, digital banking, logistics and consumption of farm products.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc attends the Viet Nam-Singapore Business Dialogue, Singapore, February 25, 2022 - Photo: VNA
The signing ceremony was part of the Viet Nam-Singapore Business Dialogue held in Singapore on February 25 as part of President Nguyen's three-day State visit to Singapore.
The event attracted the participation of more than 100 businesses operating in harbor, smart urbanization, clean and renewable energy, green and sustainable growth and digital economy.
Addressing the event, Nguyen emphasized that Viet Nam always creates favorable conditions for the two nations' investors to carry out business activities through making efforts in improving business environment, enhancing publicity and transparency and overcoming obstacles in fields of logistics costs, administrative procedures and human resource.
Viet Nam gives priority to luring high-tech and innovative projects which promote digital economy and sustainable development in the country, noted the President, expressing his hope that Singapore will expand Viet Nam-Singapore Industrial Park (VSIP) model in other localities in Viet Nam.
He figured out cooperative orientations for both sides in the upcoming time, including fostering economic connectivity with ASEAN and the region and upholding the effective implementation of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement.
Nguyen also suggested Singaporean firms share experience and knowledge on digital transformation with Vietnamese partners.