PANO - A press conference to introduce the White paper: “Vietnam Private Economic Forum – Opportunities, Challenges and Solutions,”  was held in Hanoi on July 8.

According to the organizing panel, the paper concretizes a joint statement and thematic declarations adopted by the 2016 Vietnam Private Economic Forum, including an analysis of general context and firms’ viewpoint on the state of Vietnam’s private economic sector.

The press conference in Hanoi on July 8

It also includes major proposals on policies for the digital economy, agriculture, vocational training, distribution and logistics, financial market and capital mobilisation, the support industry, clean energy and energy saving, as well as recommendations on start-up and innovation, industrial sectors, integration and globalisation.

The first Vietnam private economic forum was held on June 3 with the participation of more than 700 businesspeople representing seven fields and three economic sectors, representatives from the government and international organizations, domestic and international economists and high-profile observers in investment, finance, industry and agriculture.

According to the organizing panel, the annual forum aims to maintain the public-private dialogue mechanism, helping promote connectivity and international cooperation.

Chairman of the Vietnam Young Entrepreneurs’ Association (VYEA) Bui Van Quan said the forum is expected to become a more important driving force for national development and integration.

The conference was co-hosted by the VYEA, the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union and the Vietnam Youth Federation.

Thu Nguyen