CONFERENCE CONFERENCE FOR POLICY AND LEGAL ADMINISTRATION SKILLS IN TRADE BORDER FACILITATION

On February 8, 2023, in Hai Phong city, the Vietnam Federation of Trade and Industry (VCCI) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and 4 provinces, Hai Phong, Quang Ninh, Hai Phong Duong and Hung Yen jointly organized a training conference on policy and legal advocacy skills in cross-border trade facilitation with the aim of listening and absorbing the voice of the business community at the same time enhancing activities to support businesses, promote regional linkages, strengthen coordination in exploiting, bring into play the potentials and advantages of the provinces in the development of mechanisms, policies and laws to promote cross-border trade. within the framework of the Agreement on Economic Connectivity on the Eastern Expressway between the Vietnam Federation of Trade and Industry - VCCI and 4 provinces. Mr. Nguyen Quang Vinh - Member of the Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of VCCI chaired the conference.

  Participating in the training conference, there were a large number of delegates from industry associations across the country, provincial business associations, import-export enterprises, logistics and departments and branches of 4 provinces participating in signing contract agreements. work. Representative of Quang Ninh province was attended by Leaders of Investment Promotion and Support Committee - IPA, Department of Industry and Trade, Customs Department and Provincial Business Association.

Scenes at the Conference

At the training conference, experts and speakers from the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Center for WTO and Integration, Trade Facilitation Project sponsored by USAID (USAID TFP), Vietnam Federation of Trade and Industry (USAID TFP) VCCI)… analyzed and evaluated the contents of agreements when joining WTO, international treaties that Vietnam signed, joining with current legal provisions in international trade; propagate, disseminate and guide new points in policies and laws in cross-border trade activities; exchange, discuss and share experiences to attract the participation and response of the business community in mobilizing, building and applying mechanisms and policies to promote trade, import and export of goods. cross the border.