Comrades: Nguyen Khac Than, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Nguyen Duc Thanh, Counselor of the Mission, Head of the Vietnam Trade Office in Italy; Mr. Maurizio Bigazzi, President of the Federation of Owners of Tuscany and Florence; Mr. Gabrielli, President of the Federation of Small and Medium Enterprises of Tuscany, co-chaired the workshop. Attending the seminar were representatives of a number of departments, sectors, units, localities and businesses of Thai Binh and Tuscany region.

At the beginning of the seminar, Mr. Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of Thai Binh Provincial People's Committee gave a welcome speech and introduced the potentials, strengths and opportunities for investment cooperation in Thai Binh in the following fields: agriculture, industry, commerce, services, tourism, human resource training, health care... and policies to attract investment of the province. Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee said that Thai Binh's main export products now include agricultural products, food, textiles, footwear, handicrafts, civil porcelain, and tiles. slice, glass, crystal, fiber, fiber... Thai Binh's export market is diverse, but the export turnover to the Italian market is still very modest with about 21 million USD/year, accounting for about 1 million USD. 1% of the province's total export turnover. Therefore, there are many opportunities for businesses of the two localities (Thai Binh, Vietnam and Tuscany, Italy) to cooperate in enhancing trade exchanges, increasing two-way import and export turnover in the coming time.

Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee shared: Thai Binh is focusing on attracting investment, in which priority is given to projects in high-tech agriculture, manufacturing industry, tourism, and sea water treatment. saltwater intrusion prevention, aquaculture technology, seafood processing, renewable energy. These are all areas of strength of Italian businesses, so they also open up opportunities for development cooperation for both sides. The province has the advantage of large land fund for industrial development with 1 economic zone, 8 industrial parks, 49 industrial clusters and synchronously and modernly invested infrastructure; convenient transportation system; Abundant and highly skilled workforce. That is the potential, the opportunity for international investors, including Italian businesses to come to cooperate and invest successfully.

Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee affirmed: Thai Binh is a locality with a dynamic developing economy of Vietnam, the province always accompanies investors in surveying and selecting locations. investment, in settling administrative procedures and fully and promptly removing difficulties for investors. Thai Binh commits and affirms that it will become an attractive and reliable address for investors when choosing Thai Binh as a development investment destination.

Comrade Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee expressed his hope that, after this open, complete, frank and transparent information exchange, many Italian businesses will soon come to Thai Binh for investment research and development. Businesses of the two sides find opportunities to cooperate in investment, production and business to develop businesses, contributing to deepening the friendly cooperation relationship between the two countries. , lasting.

At the workshop, the delegates also heard the Director of the Department of Planning and Investment Vu Kim Cu share information about the investment environment of Thai Binh. Mr. Gabrielli, President of the Federation of Small and Medium Enterprises of Tuscany, introduced about the operation situation of the regional business community, strengths and investment development strategies of Italian businesses. Mr. Maurizio Bigazzi, President of the Federation of Owners of Tuscany and Florence highly appreciated Thai Binh province for organizing a visit and having an initiative for an economic cooperation forum in Florence. Mr. Maurizio Bigazzi suggested that businesses in Tuscany study information about Thai Binh province and propose cooperation directions. In the nearest time, he will organize a business delegation from Tuscany to visit and promote investment in Thai Binh. Counselor, Ambassador, Head of Vietnam Trade Office in Italy Nguyen Duc Thanh shared about some potentials, opportunities and challenges of the Italian market, areas with great potential for Vietnamese and Italian businesses to be able to grow. cooperation, investment and development cooperation in each country, and at the same time hope that the economic forum of Thai Binh and Tuscany will open up opportunities for cooperation and investment in many fields with strengths of Thai Binh and Tuscany. Enterprises of Thai Binh and Tuscany have shared information, negotiated import and export cooperation of goods, technology, machinery, and investment projects.

Source: Khac Duan - Thai Binh Newspaper (synthesized)