Berlin (VNA) – Vietnam’s policies for facilitatinginvestment in green growth have been presented at the AsiaBerlin Summit 2022held in the German capital city.

In his speech, Nguyen Manh Hai, Counsellor and head of theinvestment promotion division at the Vietnamese Embassy in Germany, said political and social stability and the strategic location are among favourableconditions for Vietnam to attract foreign investment. Low labour costs and alarge, young, dynamic, skillful and industrious workforce have also added tothe country’s attractiveness to investors.

So far, Vietnam has signed 15 free trade agreements (FTAs),including a multilateral one among members of the Association of SoutheastAsian Nations (ASEAN), bilateral deals between the bloc and other countries,and Vietnam’s bilateral FTAs with the EU and some countries like Japan, Chile,the Republic of Korea, and the UK. The country has also been assessed as a onewith an optimal investment climate and many investment incentives forinvestors.

Hai noted that Germany is one of the most important EU partners of Vietnam, which is thelargest trading partner of Germany in ASEAN.

He stressed that Vietnam has a strong agriculture but the country is highly vulnerable to climatechange.

Haisaid the Vietnam - Germany startup networking event, held as part of the AsiaBerlin Summit 2022, was an occasion for introducinggreen technology startups to help the Southeast Asian country adapt to andminimise climate change impacts and protect natural resources and theenvironment.

The summit drew a large numberof startups from across Europe and Asia, aiming to connect the firms to promoteentrepreneurship and the realisation of the Sustainable Development Goals inthe five topics of people, prosperity, planet, peace, and partnerships.

The AsiaBerlin initiative is intended to develop aninternational startup ecosystem between Asia and Berlin, thereby creating afoundation and initiatives to support startups in various fields.

This is the fifth time the Vietnamese Embassy in Germany has taken part in the AsiaBerlin Summit, which marks its 25th anniversarythis year.

As part of the event, it also held the “Embassy Day” tointroduce Vietnam to participants./.