The international section of the French business confederation, MEDEF International, is conducting its ninth business delegation to Vietnam, from December 2nd-4th, 2014.

The French private sector, after welcoming the Vietnamese Prime minister and his business delegation in France last September 2013, at MEDEF, the “House of French companies”, is glad to pay back a visit to Vietnam.

Led by Mr Frédéric Sanchez, President of the France-Vietnam business council of Medef International and Chairman of the French FIVES company, the French business delegation will visit both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh city.

The visit aims to promote business relations between the two countries, understand the business climate and further strengthen the partnerships with Vietnamese companies.

Some of 20 French companies are part of the delegation, with large companies such as Alcatel, Alstom, BNP Paribas, GDF Suez, SNCF along with a number of leading SMEs.

The delegation will meet with the members of the Vietnamese government in charge of the economic issues, as well as with the local private sector and the international financial institutions. They are expected to visit a few French companies settled in the industrial zones of Ho Chi Minh city, in order to understand concretely how to invest within the country.

French companies are willing to share with the Vietnamese authorities and with their private counterparts, the technologies and solutions that they can bring, and are dedicated to work for the greater development of Vietnam, thanks to their international expertise and experience