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The interest for Vietnam by the Dutch business community increases. The visit of 2 Ministers (Minister for Development Cooperation, Bert Koenders and Minister for Foreign Trade, Frank Heemskerk) including 45 participants in the business delegation is a good example of this increasing interest. This visit also visualised the ambitions of the Dutch government. The main focus of the Dutch government so far has been on development cooperation which will no longer be the foremost important component in our bilateral relation. Culture, politics, agriculture, education and Business relations will be intensified and play a more important role in the relationship between Vietnam and the Netherlands. To realise these ambitions it is of utmost importance to have close contacts with the Dutch business community in Vietnam. I already met quite some DBAV members and during the annual meeting of the DBAV last April I informed the persons present on the main tasks of the economic mission in Vietnam. I would like to take the opportunity to do this again and introduce you to the persons dealing with the bilateral economic relationship between the Netherlands and Vietnam. What? What do we do at the embassy in Hanoi and the consulate in HCMC with regard to economic activities? Improving the bilateral economic relationship between The Netherlands and Vietnam is our overall aim. Encouraging Dutch companies to invest in or export to Vietnam, representing the interest 10 DOUBLE DUTCH 2008│5 working dutch mission in Vietnam monique bennema by Monique Bennema, head of the economic and commercial section Hanoi Who, What & Where of existing companies in Vietnam next to encouraging Vietnamese companies to do business with Dutch companies is what keeps us busy. Besides that we try to improve the business climate in Vietnam and think about ways to strengthen the economic ties between The Netherlands and Vietnam on the short and long term. In order to realise our aims, providing information is our core activity. Advices on market potential, information on different economic sectors, finding out contactdetails of relevant companies and government institutions, and supporting and advising Dutch companies are examples. The mission deals with the inquiries from companies in Holland who are considering investing in and exporting to Vietnam. Apart from the Embassy and the Consulate-General various organizations in the Netherlands provide advices on doing business with Vietnam. The most important one is EVD – the agency of the Ministry of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands for international business and cooperation. Please visit EVD website: www.evd. nl This Dutch language website contains information about EVD and its activities and trade and investment instruments (PSOM, 2@there etc), news and opportunities in foreign markets including Vietnam, general export orientations and EVD’s international publications. The economic mission in Vietnam provides the EVD with specific information on Vietnam including the promising sectors of Vietnam. TIP: you can subscribe to an electronic tailor-made newsletter so you will be informed every time the EVD puts new information on their website on Vietnam. Due to our contacts with governmental organisations we are sometimes in the position to organise introductions for you and assist in conflict situations. As discussed during the Annual general Meeting in April DBAV will organise a lunch-meeting soon discussing the most important market access issues in Vietnam for Dutch companies. A clear picture of the bottlenecks of the Dutch companies is important in order to address the right issues when meeting with the relevant Vietnamese government officials. Representing the interests of the Dutch business companies is an important element of the activities of the economic mission in Vietnam. Please let us know when you have the feeling that the mission could play a role in facilitating your business. Last but not least we facilitate the increasing amount of incoming missions. The nature of these missions is very different from each other. Commercial banks organising trips for their own clients but also a mission funded by the Dutch government for the energy and metal sector exploring the possibilities of Vietnam are examples of incoming missions to Vietnam. You will find the upcoming events on the website of the embassy. Who are we? The economic and commercial sections of the Embassy in Hanoi and the Consulate-General in Ho Chi Minh City work as one entity together with the agricultural department within the embassy in Hanoi. Next to the ambassador (Andre Haspels), the Consul- General, the agricultural counsellor (Rubert Konijn) and myself there is Mr Son (commercial assistant
working based in Ho Chi Minh City), Mrs An and Mrs Trang (commercial assistants based in Hanoi), and 2 agricultural assistents, Mrs Dung and Mrs Lan. Royal Netherlands Embassy 360 Kim Ma, 6th Fl,Daeha Building Hanoi, Socialist Republic of Vietnam +84-(0)4- 8315650 Email: han-ea@minbuza.nl (for general commercial matters) or han-lnv@minbuza.nl for agricultural matters Hope to hear from you all! working business talk working annual meeting On April 22 the Dutch Business Association Vietnam has held its 2008 Annual General Meeting. During the AGM a new board was elected and the way forward has been discussed. I would like to share the highlights of this meeting with you (minutes can be found on our new website; www. dbav.net). The board has presented a clear view about the objectives of the DBAV, which are; Represent our members with the Dutch Government, Represent our members with EuroCham, Guide new companies into Vietnam, Organize (network) activities for our members. The DBAV aims building a platform where people can find each other easily to build business discuss their issues and socialize in a typical ‘Dutch way’. At the AGM the DBAV welcomed Monique Bennema. Monique is the First Secretary Economic & Commercial Affairs at the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Hanoi. Ms Bennema will join some DBAV activities in HCMC later this year as well. A good cooperation with the Mission is essential to serve as well our current members as the new companies coming to Vietnam. Jos Langens and Tau Ngo will both be responsible for the DBAV business activities. With this ‘tandem’ the DBAV wants to strengthen its business activities agenda for the coming year. Marjo Vaessen will coordinate the myriad activities the NLV organizes for young and old. With these enthusiastic board members and our clear focus on our objectives and goals, I am very confident we can make it a good year! Hope to see you soon at one of our activities. Should you have any questions or would like to comment, please do not hesitate to contact me or one of the board members. DOUBLE DUTCH 2008│5 11
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