VCCI Developing Internal Strength for New Enterprise Support

VCCI Developing Internal Strength for New Enterprise Support

The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) has set the contribution to the building of a market economy institution and the promotion of economic international integration, in particular Vietnam’s accession to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) as its major tasks in 2005. In addition, VCCI will boost its trade promotion activities and help enterprises and entrepreneurs meet the requirements imposed by industrialisation and modernisation.

Continuing to develop its role as the representative of the community of enterprises, labour users and business associations in Vietnam, VCCI will concentrate on gathering, linking up, helping and improving the capability of business associations, so as to provide indirect support for enterprises. Also, VCCI will maintain its periodical activities with business associations and promote the signing of co-operation agreements with some business associations, effectively carrying out activities of the club of leaders of business associations. Furthermore, the chamber will promote a three-party mechanism in building law and harmonious labour relations.

Regarding its consultancy tasks for the Party and State in policy making in 2005, VCCI will build an online information channel to enterprises and diversify enterprises’ inputs and comments towards policy making. Additionally, VCCI will promote its studies on economic issues relating to enterprises’ activities to submit its proposals to the Party and State as solutions for economic development. Also, VCCI will help enterprises to contribute inputs and comments to programmes for law building, drafting and observation. This will ensure that voices of enterprises are heard during law making, so that laws will become more practical.

In the coming time, VCCI will improve its trade promotion activities and its support for the community of enterprises. Accordingly, the chamber will pay more careful attention to the application of information technology to help enterprises improve their competitiveness during international economic integration. Also, VCCI will expand and promote resources for its online trading floor and electronic information portals for helping enterprises boost export and seek partners. Also in this task, VCCI will help localities, business associations and enterprises build websites and electronic products to introduce investment and business opportunities, as well as goods and products.

Also in 2005, VCCI will promote its co-operative ties with international organisations and the network of chambers of commerce in the world. At the same time, the chamber will boost co-operation with domestic and foreign agencies and organisations, such as associations, ministries and agencies, to help enterprises overcome their difficulties.

• Nguyen Thoa