Mr. Johnathan Hanh Nguyen - Vietnamese in the Philippines, Chairman of the Imex Pan Pacific Group said that he has been with Ho Chi Minh City for more than 40 years, witnessing the city's ups and downs, so he knows the city's resilience through the most difficult times. After overcoming the Covid-19 pandemic, and then standing firm in the impact of the global economic crisis, it can be said that at this time, the city has basically overcome it to prepare to rise up.
Mr. Johnathan Hanh Nguyen shared that he had met with friends and partners from the US, and they highly appreciated the capacity of Ho Chi Minh City in all aspects, especially the ability to overcome adverse economic and social events. Therefore, foreign partners, together with him, are planning to invest billions of USD in building infrastructure to establish a Financial Center in the city.
Regarding this, Mr. Johnathan Hanh Nguyen said that he has researched and discussed with partners since 2016, they responded very enthusiastically, and so far some procedures between the parties have been implemented. "The biggest problem is administrative procedures because without a clear and convenient mechanism, no one dares to invest or spend money to buy. This year, I am over 70, I want to spend the rest of my life doing something for Ho Chi Minh City, and the biggest goal is to complete the Financial Center" - Mr. Johnathan Hanh Nguyen expressed his determination.
Meanwhile, Ms. Tran Tue Tri - Vietnamese in Singapore, Senior Advisor of Vietnam Brand Purpose said that to attract foreign investment from overseas Vietnamese, Ho Chi Minh City needs to know what they want, especially the potential and profit. Especially, whether the risk factor is suitable with objective conditions and meets their wishes or not.
In addition to what the country and Ho Chi Minh City have done, we need to learn from other countries. Ms. Tri gave an example, in India, when investing in the form of public-private partnership (PPP) in infrastructure - this is a form of investment with large capital but long-term recovery, so the Indian Government has forms of risk sharing with partners. This helps them to be more confident, creating motivation for investors to implement.
Another important factor, according to Ms. Tri, is human resources. Ho Chi Minh City needs to continue to focus on policies to attract talent, focusing on key industries.
As someone who always dreams of building and elevating the brand of Vietnamese agricultural products, businessman Nguyen Ngoc Luan - a Vietnamese in Australia, CEO of Meet More Coffee Global Trade Link Company Limited said that he and his colleagues did not need to wait for Resolution 98 to deploy Vietnamese products and goods. From there, he came up with solutions to build agricultural product brands, so that the products have a place when they go out into the world. With both effort and a little luck, Mr. Luan has been able to transfer Vietnam's advantageous products to international consumers, most notably coffee, food, and other beverage sectors.
“When Resolution 98 really comes into effect, it will create more motivation to develop and bring the next product to the international market. We need to be determined; dare to think, dare to do, so that we can build good products right in the country and then hope to enter the foreign market,” Mr. Luan emphasized.
According to Mr. Luan, Resolution 98 of the National Assembly has just been communicated and introduced well to compatriots in the country, while overseas Vietnamese know very little and lack information. "There needs to be many communication methods for overseas Vietnamese to access and continue to turn to their homeland and country to invest and develop together," Mr. Luan hopes.
Regarding information technology infrastructure and digital transformation, Ms. Nguyen Ngoc Giao - Strategy Director of Nordcoud Group, co-founder of the Association of Vietnamese Knowledge Experts in Finland, assessed that this is a major issue that will contribute to the success of Resolution 98. Therefore, it is necessary to build a synchronous operating model to avoid congestion in one or several stages, affecting the overall operation. In addition, it is necessary to build a perfect form of public services and human resources. "If we do not have a methodical roadmap and appropriate management, it will be very difficult to go far" - Ms. Giao commented.
Resolution 98 of the National Assembly includes 44 mechanisms and policies in 7 areas, with priority given to key areas such as investment management; finance, state budget; urban, natural resources and environment management; priority industries and occupations to attract strategic investors to Ho Chi Minh City; science and technology management, innovation; organization of the Ho Chi Minh City government and Thu Duc city...
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