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British Business Group Vietnam launches the new Business Centre in Ho Chi Minh City

10 June 2014

- The British Business Group Vietnam (BBGV) is opening a new Business Centre in Ho Chi Minh City on 10th June 2014. Dr Antony Stokes, H.M. Ambassador to Vietnam and Mr Nick Holder, BBGV Chair, will mark the grand opening.

The Business Centre is established based on a partnership agreement between UK Trade and Investment and the BBGV; with the aim to promote trade and investment between UK and Vietnam. As a linkage between the British and Vietnamese business, the Business Centre will assist companies through a wide range of business-oriented services, including market research and organisation of business-matchmaking and trade events. 

This new Business Centre will serve as a contact point for British Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to connect with businesses in Vietnam by providing research and advice on setting up in-market operations, identifying potential business partners and training in local business environment. It will also support business-to-business matching and provide business information for Vietnamese companies keen on exporting or establishing their businesses in the UK.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The foundation of the Business Centre will leverage on the long history of the British trade relations with Vietnam and enhance the collaboration and partnership between the Vietnamese and British businesses.

For more information, please contact

Ms Hoang Anh, Research Manager, email [email protected]; mobile: (84) (0) 989612384.

Ms My Chi, Trade Event Manager, email [email protected]; mobile: (84) (0) 988218623 

Notes to editors:

• The British Business Group Vietnam (BBGV) has grown from its humble beginnings in 1995, to become one of the most dynamic foreign business groups in Vietnam. The Group was formally established with the Vietnamese authorities in 1998 and has employed full time staff since 1998. It has subsequently had its license renewed 3 times. The BBGV now boasts more than 450 members and prides itself on its friendliness and approachability. In Ho Chi Minh City, the Group is closely associated with the annual Fun Run that the Group has organised since 2000, as part of its commitment to the local community. For more information please visit www.bbgv.org

UK Trade and Investment is a government organisation that helps British SMEs trade around the world. For more information please visit www.ukti.gov.uk