Slovenian businesses keen on Vietnamese market

Vietnamese ambassador to Slovenia Nguyen Thiep highlighted the great potential for expanding economic and trade relations between the two countries.

He noted that Vietnam, a market of nearly 100 million consumers, is integrating deeper into the global economy. It is speeding up negotiations of a free trade agreement with the European Union, and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement, to be signed late this year or early next year.

Thiep answered Slovenian businesses’ questions related to the possibility of expanding trade ties with Vietnam, primarily in the areas of agricultural product processing, and equipment and machinery manufacturing, as well as incentives for small-and medium-sized enterprises.

Janez Sirse and Nina Pecoler, two businesspeople who previously worked in Vietnam, took the floor, presenting investment prospects in the tourism sector.

After the seminar, Slovenian businesses met with Vietnamese expatriates in Slovenia, examining business connectivity between the two countries.