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[VBF INVESTMENT & TRADE WG] PREPARATION FOR MEETING WITH MPI - YOUR ISSUES NEEDED FOR DEVELOPING MEETING AGENDA - DEADLINE: 9 JUL 2021
VBF Investment & Trade Working Group (ITWG) is planning for an online meeting with the Ministry of Planning and Investment within July 2021. The discussion tends to focus mainly on challenges in implementing LOI/ LOE/ its guiding documents and obstacles to investment projects.
We would like to enclose our tentative discussion points for your reference. If you have any issues and wish to raise, please kindly send us by COB 9th July 2021 (preferably using the below proposed Template, in Vietnamese with rough translation of English) for our further action. Basing on the inputs received, ITWG will fine-tune the meeting agenda.
VBF Secretariat will keep you posted regarding meeting date and logistic arrangement later. For any inquiries, please feel free to reach us at contact details as in the below signature.
Thank you for your cooperation and we look forward to your feedback in due course.
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VIETNAM BUSINESS FORUM SECRETARIAT
3B Floor, Horison Tower, 40 Cat Linh,
Dong Da, Hanoi, Vietnam
T: (84) 243 715 2223
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