U.S. support Vietnamese small and medium enterprises

U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel J. Kritenbrink on November 21 spoke at the U.S.-ASEAN Business Council’s (USABC) workshop in Hai Phong on Elevating Small and Medium Businesses into Industrial Revolution 4.0 and Inclusive Global Value Chains. 
GE welcomes Ambassador Kritenbrink to their factory in Hai Phong.

GE welcomes Ambassador Kritenbrink to their factory in Hai Phong.

Ambassador Kritenbrink, along with Mr. Lê Khắc Nam, Vice Chairman, Haiphong People’s Committee, Mr. Mai Xuân Thành, Deputy Director General of Vietnam Customs, and Chairman of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Team Vũ Viết Ngoạn highlighted the cooperation between U.S. companies and Vietnamese Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs).  The workshop focused on the role of the digital economy, trade facilitation, and partnership opportunities with U.S. corporations for 200 SME owners.  

Ambassador Kritenbrink stated, “I am so pleased to see representatives of world class U.S. companies here – Microsoft, Cisco, FedEx, Coca-Cola, and Visa.  These great companies are also promoting the integration of Vietnam’s leading small and medium enterprises into the global supply chain.  And they are leveraging Industrial Revolution 4.0 technologies to help your companies succeed.  Like my government, they too are invested in Vietnam’s success.”

The United States is committed to working with Vietnam to help Vietnamese SMEs adapt to the modern global economy.  USAID recently awarded the new five-year, $22 million Linkages for Small and Medium Enterprises (LinkSME) project to International Executive Service Corps.  LinkSME aims to improve and expand the supplier-buyer relationships between Vietnamese and foreign firms.  This project will raise productivity and increase Vietnam’s capacity to supply products to larger companies both inside and outside Vietnam.  Foreign firms will reap efficiency benefits from increased local sourcing.  LinkSME will help Vietnamese entrepreneurs up and down the value chain pursue new opportunities and provide new jobs for their communities.

The Ambassador and the USABC delegation visited General Electric’s (GE) “Brilliant” factory in Haiphong, one of GE’s most advanced manufacturing facilities, where they learned about GE’s long-term partnerships with local Vietnamese suppliers.  GE supports its Vietnamese partners through sharing how to improve their management capabilities and use advanced technology.  Twenty percent of GE’s manufacturing inputs are sourced from local Vietnamese suppliers.  GE hopes to raise that number even higher. 

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