Dear achternaam,

INTRODUCING BBGV’S SECTOR REPORT ON VIETNAM RETAIL

to give you insight into the fastest growing sector in Vietnam

With increasing incomes, rapid urbanisation together with strong economic growth and young population, Vietnam is nowadays one of the fastest growing retail markets in Asia. The year 2016 has seen a significant emerge in retail sector with many remarkable events such as high-value M&A affairs or serial opening of convenience store chains so far; while the amount of FDI generally maintains robust. BBGV are pleased to issue our 1st report on Vietnam Retail to give you an update and insight into the booming retail market. So we hope you enjoy your reading! Please find the link to read at here   BBGV Business Center team

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

BBGV Executive Director joined the Conference on promoting Foreign Investment, Trade and Tourism in Ninh Thuan province, Vietnam

Peter Rimmer - Executive Director of British Business Group Vietnam attended the conference on Foreign Investment, Trade and Tourism in Ninh Thuan province on Thursday, September 29th 2016. The conference was co-organised by The People's Committee of Ninh Thuan province and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The main economic sectors of being discussed and considered were: (i) renewable energy (solar and wind), (ii) tourism and tourist real estates and (iii) high-tech agriculture (cultivation and breeding).

Ninh Thuan province is located in the South Central Coast region of Vietnam which is also the gateway connection from the Southeast economic zone to provinces in the Central Highlands and South Central region. The provincial economic structure in 2015 was: agriculture, forestry and fisheries accounted for 33.8%; industry and construction accounted for 26,4%; service accounted for 39,8%; with total export turnover reaching USD 60 million. The development orientation of Ninh Thuan follows the “green and clean economy” which is supported by preferential investment policies in land and tax regulations. Read more

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WEBINAR: VIETNAM FINTECH OPPORTUNITY.

Featuring high-profile experts in Vietnam’s fintech, this webinar consists of:

- An overview on the banking and finance sector in Vietnam with highlight on policy points and their application to UK fintech business looking into operating in Vietnam.
- Local insight on Vietnamese personal finance habits (borrowing, saving, investing, payments) with highlight on opportunities for fintech collaboration between UK enterprises and VN fintech startups.
- Success story of a local fintech company.

Please register with us to download the content of this interesting webinar: link

VIETNAM IN FOCUS

- VIETNAM’S ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE – this month BBGV Chairman’s Insight. Read more
- Vietnam emerges as a magnet for foreign direct investment. Read more

- Vietnam’s FMCG market pursues growth at home and abroad - This Vietnam economic update was produced by Rey Davis-Tuplano, Editorial Manager Vietnam, Oxford Business Group. Read more
 

UK IN MOTION

Our Executive Director, Peter Rimmer will be touring the UK to attend BiSEA Road Show and British Chamber of Commerce events, including meetings with International Trade Advisors. Along the event series, he would be delighted to meet up with UK companies on one 2 one meetings. Tentative schedule can be found as below.

31 Oct

3 Nov

4 Nov

7 Nov

8 Nov

9 Nov

10 Nov

11 Nov

London

Sheffield

Liverpool

Staffordshire

Birmingham

Thames Valey

Hull& Humber

Surrey& Hants

Should you be interested in developing your business in Vietnam and having the up-to-date information about the schedule, please contact us at: thanh.huynh@bbgv.org

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This week communication theme at British Embassy is Trade and Investment, with highlights are the 2 VIPs visits on the JETCO. For more frequent updates, please visit facebook page UKinVietnam

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY - Where we provide a gateway for UK companies to export to Vietnam #ExportingisGreat
- Vietnam – Company seeking Molybdenum supply. Read more
- Vietnam - Packaging Company seeking inspection machine. Read more

- Vietnam - Consultancy sought for design and planning of 4G network. Read more

- Vietnam - Looking for supplier of NSN PS core system for triple access 2/3/4G and SGSN/MME pool implementation parts. Read more

- Vietnam - Explosion-proof submersible pumps required by a major mining company. Read more

For more Business Opportunities, please visit here

- Philippine Trade Mission, 18 - 20 October, Cross-Sector Trade Mission to the Philippines. Interested companies may register here
- Agrofood Trade Mission 28th Feb-3rd Mar 2017 organised by EU-Vietnam Business Network. More details
- VietamPlas 2016 - The 16th Vietnam Int'l Plastics & Rubber Industry Exhibition 18th Sep- 1st Oct 16. Read more
- Vietnam Print Pack Foodtech: 12th-15th Oct 16. Read more
- Vietstock 2016 Expo & Forum: 19th-21st Oct 16. Read more

- Vietwater 2016 “Pioneering the Integrated Water Innovations into Vietnam”: 9th – 11th Nov, 2016. more details

- MekongInvest 2016 “Agriculture and Smart technologies development & investment”: 11th-12th Nov 16 – A great chance to showcase your agriculture technology machinery and equipment. Click here for the brochure or contact our Business Development Manager at thanh.huynh@bbgv.org for more information.

For more events, please visit our website

 Working alongside government to deliver on-demand trade services for UK companies.