ANT Lawyers Participating in Vietnam-Austria Business Forum in Vienna on October 15, 2018.

On the afternoon of October 14th, 2018, the Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his wife led Vietnamese delegation to Vienna for official visit to Republic of Austria under the invitation of Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz. On October 15th, 2018, the Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had an official meeting with the Chancellor Sebastian Kurz and participated in the Vietnam – Austria Business Forum.

In Vienna, the representative of ANT Lawyers law firm, Mr. Tuan Nguyen participated the Vietnam – Austria Business Forum organized by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (WKO). This forum has been joined by the representatives from 60 Vietnamese businesses and over 100 Austrian companies. The lawyer of ANT Lawyers law firm met the representative of Austrian companies including Asteas Technologies GmbH & Co KG, AGES – Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety, FRONIUS International GmbH, Europlast Kunststoffbehälterindustrie GmbH, Bitmedia e-solutions GmbH, D2 Consult International GmbH,… to discuss the Vietnam market entrance possibilities.

The meeting has occurred in the context that Vietnam Prime Minister and the Austrian Chancellor emphasized the importance of promoting the bilateral cooperate on economic, investment and trade; the opportunities post signing the Free Trade Agreement between Vietnam – EU (EVFTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) looking into the future.

The Vietnam economy has been achieving high growth for the last 30 years. Vietnam is a large market with a population of almost 100 million, 65% of the country’s workforce is young, and the increasing number of internet and smart phone users in Vietnam has also opened up a great opportunities for e-commerce development. Vietnamese Government has committed to vigorously reform and created optimal conditions for Austrian investors. The Prime Minister suggested Austrian companies invest in high-tech agriculture, processing and manufacturing industry, especially agricultural product processing, high-tech zones,…

Along with the advantages facilitated by Vietnamese Government, Austrian companies will seek for investment opportunities in Vietnam to set up company, joint invest, or cooperate to transfer technology. It is expected that both countries will further cooperate and receive benefits from competitive advantage of each other, contribute to economic development and promote the relationship between Vietnam and Austria.

Mr Tuan Nguyen, the representative of ANT Lawyers law firm is honored to participate in the Vietnam – Austria Business Forum, and together with its law firm partner in Austria, Leitner HirthRechtsanwälte GmbH, under the leadership of Markus Leitner, to promote the development of trade relation between Vietnam – Austria in particular and Vietnam – EU in general. With legal and business expertise and experience, we will continue to support the Austrian and other European companies to invest in Vietnam and that Vietnamese company to enter Austrian and European market.