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Promoting and supporting the development of bilateral trade and investment between Australia and Vietnam
The West Australian Vietnam Business Council (WAVBC) promotes and supports the development of bilateral trade and investment between Australia and Vietnam. We are proud to have a pivotal function in providing invaluable business and cultural support to our members’ by encouraging cultural exchanges between the business communities of Western Australia and Vietnam.
The WAVBC actively co-ordinates an annual program of business seminars, networking, and social functions within Western Australia.
WAVBC Activities
The WA Vietnam Business Council hosted its first 2024 Spring Series Event on Thursday night at the Novotel Hotel in Perth. The event was very well supported and our two guest speakers Graham Rigo – Executive Projects – Blackstone Minerals and Mundi Puvanendran – Managing Director – Prime Global Logistics provided very informative presentations about the challenges they have faced in setting up and operating their respective businesses in Vietnam. Their presentations will soon be available on our website.
To kick off our 2024 Spring Series of Events we are very pleased to welcome two very special guest presenters. Setting up and running a business of any type in Vietnam will always present challenges for this event our guest presenters two opposite ends of the process.
Blackstone Minerals has 90% share in Ta Khoa (160kms from Hanoi) a modern nickel mine built to Australian standards that commenced in 2013, whereas Prime Global Logistics have only just opened an office in Ho Chi Minh City to support ….
The WAVBC Committee hosted the first WAVBC Social Networking Evening for 2024 at the Terrarium Bar in Perth on Wednesday night. The evening was well attended, and our members and friends were given an update of some of the key appointments and activities that have taken place already this year. They included:
· Appointment of Naomi Campbell as WAVBC Partnerships & Marketing Manager
· Appointment of Tuan Viet Nguyen – Our second WAVBC HCMC Ambassador….
Today in Ho Chi Minh City a ‘Cooperation Agreement’ was signed between the WAVBC and the Vietnam Business Club ASEAN Global (VNAG). With VNAG having over 2,000 members in Vietnam this now provides a great opportunity for the WAVBC to extend its B2B networks into Vietnam whilst also adding value to the WAVBC membership.
Vietnam News
Market treads water after long holiday break
Flows appeared to gravitate toward standalone stories in groups including energy and infrastructure, while downside pressure persisted in real estate and technology.
Việt Nam creates favourable conditions for Swiss firm’s long-term investment: Deputy PM
The Vietnamese Government creates favourable conditions for foreign investors, including FS Finance Suisse AG, to operate effectively and sustainably in the country, Deputy Prime Minister Hồ Quốc Dũng affirmed on May 4.
Việt Nam told to learn from London to win global capital
Việt Nam can draw on lessons from the London Financial Centre to build a globally competitive financial market for its next growth phase, Executive Director of the London Southside Chamber of Commerce Radiana Vlahova told Vietnam News Agency.
Budget revenue up 15.2 per cent in four months
Việt Nam’s state budget revenue reached an estimated VNĐ1,114 trillion (US$42.84 billion) in January-April, equivalent to 44 per cent of the full-year plan and up 15.2 per cent from a year earlier, the Ministry of Finance reported on May 4.
Moody’s lifts Việt Nam’s outlook to “positive” on reform drive
Moody’s on May 4 upgraded Việt Nam’s outlook from “stable” to “positive,” while affirming the country’s sovereign credit rating at Ba2, according to the Ministry of Finance.
VN-Index faces resistance after holiday rally, volatility expected to persist
The benchmark index closed April on a strong note, gaining nearly 180 points, or 10.72 per cent, from around 1,675 to above 1,854 points.
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Today in Perth, WAVBC Executive Director Edmund Damouni met with the Perth Based Vietnam Consul General Ms Nguyen Thanh Ha to sign the ‘Book of Condolences’ in memory of His Excellency Nguyen Phu Trong, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam.