Vietnamese Ambassador to the Netherlands Pham Viet Anh speaks at the event. (Photo: the Vietnamese Embassy in the Netherlands)

Addressing the event, Vietnamese Ambassador to the Netherlands Pham Viet Anh briefed on Vietnam’s socio-economic development achievements in 2022, especially bright spots in trade and investment cooperation between the two countries.
Last year, the Netherlands was the European Union (EU)'s largest investor and the eight biggest foreign investor in Vietnam with 410 projects worth 13.7 billion USD. Two-way hit 11.1 billion USD, up 32.6% year-on-year. The European country was one of the markets where Vietnam enjoyed trade surplus in 2022.
The diplomat attributed the positive results to contributions made by the two countries’ business communities.
Edo Offerhause, General Manager of NLinBusiness, a center under the Confederation of Dutch Business, congratulated DBAV and NVCC on their strong development, saying that the organizations have greatly supported Dutch businesses investing in Vietnam and Vietnamese firms operating in the Netherlands.