The busy visit also included a meeting with the British Business Group of Vietnam (BBGV), DIT’s delivery partner in Vietnam to hear about their activities and plan and to brief BBGV on the latest updates of the OPD programme from 2020/21 and the regional trade plan.
 
The BBGV Business Centre’s performance against targets has been strong.  They were the top performing Chamber in the ASEAN region in 2017/18, delivering £25m in Export Wins – 50% of the total value of all of Export Wins by ASEAN chambers.  Generation of OMIS revenue, which is the key to self-sufficiency, has continued to grow strongly.  BBGV continue to explore other income generation ideas, including setting up an enhance service to provide longer service to companies looking at the Market.  This would provide office space and support to within the BBGV offices to British companies looking to enter the market, or who are new to market.

“I am very excited about my first visit to Vietnam, arguably one of the most dynamic economies in the world,” Ms. Black said. “I look forward to learning more about the opportunities in Vietnam and meeting the people and businesses that are working ever more closely to deepen the relationship between our two countries.”

Bilateral trade between the UK and Vietnam increased from £4.7 billion ($6.1 billion) to nearly £5.2 billion ($6.8 billion) between 2016 and 2017, in both goods and services. UK exports to Vietnam increased by £579 billion ($757 billion) in 2017 to £629 ($822 billion) in 2018, or 9 per cent. Bilateral trade went up 5 per cent. Key exports are pharmaceuticals and machinery and equipment. The UK is the third-largest EU goods exporter to Vietnam and the third-largest EU investor.

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Upcoming events 

Hochiminh

23 April: BBGV Networking Drinks Night. More details

06 May: Business Luncheon: UK Inheritance Tax & Economic Outlook. More details

08 May: TRG Breakfast Seminar: Cloud Transformation – Opportunities And Challenges To Businesses. Read more

09 May: TRG Talk - Project Business Management: The Contractor Side. More details

15 May: Harvard Business School MBA study tour - Customer Interaction Debrief – HCM. Read more

24 May: Save the date for the Ambassador Lunch with BBGV members. More details to follow. 

Hanoi

26 May: The 6^th Football tournament for Charity. Venue: PVF. For more details, please contact Khang.nguyen@bbgv.org

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Co-hosted and Supported Events

24 April: TRG Talk: Job Fit & Team Fit – How To Achieve Both In Recruitment? More details

25 April: RICS – FIDIC Masterclass Series: Dispute Resolution And Dispute Adjudication Board. More details 

13 June: RICS – Contract Administration. More details

17 Jul: Music Concert: The Wedding Present - 30th Anniversary Bizarro Tour 2019. Discounts are available for BBGV members. Read more

News

Talentnet-mercer Officially Launches 2019 Total Remuneration Survey. Read more

'NAMO Tuscan Grill: Dine With Michelin Star Chef Fabrizio Aceti. Read more

Le Méridien Saigon: April Big Events And Promotions. Read more

Savills Group CEO to visit Vietnam. Read more

WMC Group: Thai Culinary And Cultural Fair At Windsor Plaza Hotel. Read more

Vietnam Airlines – Special Deal Hanoi-France. Read more

Vietnam Airlines – Special Offer Hanoi – Moscow. Read more

Hai Phong market brief from Savills Vietnam. Read more

UK Passports and Travel to Europe in the event of no deal. Read more
 

Discount for BBGV members

Hotels and Resorts. More details

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Travel and Education. More details