HCM City to launch trade, investment portal

A trade and investment portal of Ho Chi Minh City is going to be operational, said Truong Trong Nghia, director of the City’s Investment and Trade Promotion Centre (ITPC) on September 16.

The portal project, which was launched in 2007 with the technical assistance and professional training of the Netherlands CBI and a 7 billion VND funding from the city’s budget, aims to exploit trade and investment information from the WTO and the CBI and other domestic relevant agencies.

The portal is expected to provide fast, new and correct information for trade and investment businesses inside and outside the country.

It will mainly serve three target groups including Ho Chi Minh City ’s exporters, foreign customers and investors.

Based on modern technology, the portal will help link local authorities and businesses.

VNA

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