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The theme of the mid-2017 VBF is "Strengthening the connection between foreign investment and domestic investment in the new context of the world economy" to discuss solutions to support small and medium enterprises, cooperate with FDI enterprises, participate in regional and world production chains, proceed to remove national boundaries in production. The Forum has created dialogue opportunities between the Government, the business communities nationally and internationally, with sponsors and diplomatic offices to promote and improve the business environment in Vietnam, to attract investment in the private sector amidst the impacts of global policies such as TPP, EVFTA, RCEP, Industry 4.0, etc.

On behalf of Mr Tran Ba Duong, Chairman of THACO, the current representative of Vietnam Association of Supporting Industries (VASI) - attending the forum, Mr Pham Van Tai - THACO Deputy General Director shared some ideas and proposed solutions to develop supporting industries and automotive industry of Vietnam in the context of integration such as the Government should have policies to protect the domestic automobile market; policies related to the automotive and supporting industries should be consistent over a minimum period of 10 years, in line with the trend of integration and deliver peace of mind for many small and medium enterprises to join the value chains; There should be policies to encourage the development of supporting industries such as excise exemptions for the percentage of localized spare parts and components, reduction of import tax on CKD components to 0%, etc.