European firms" confidence in VN highest since last COVID outbreak
A speaker at the Việt Nam-EU Trade Forum held in Hà Nội last October. VNA/VNS Photo
European firms' confidence in Việt Nam has reached the highest level since the fourth COVID-19 outbreak in April last year, according to EuroCham's latest Business Climate Index (BCI) report.
The report said firms viewed the current “new normal” and less severe Omicron variant as manageable, which has allowed businesses to resume faster after a gloomy 2021, resulting in an increasing BCI in Q1 this year.
The BCI is expected to sustain this improving trend in Q2, with members more optimistic about the business outlook.
"Generally, business leaders are steadily improving their attitudes towards the future growth of the Vietnamese economy. While more than two-thirds of them believe in the likelihood of a thriving economy in the next three months, only 5 per cent of business leaders expect future economic declines," said the report.
Leaders are more buoyant with the current improving scenario as business perceptions are recovered according to the economy’s pace. As 2022 begins, a brighter future is expected, as operations are entirely back to the new normal in significant hubs of the country.
In addition, the EU-Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) is expected to boost trade and investment on both sides and help the Southeast Asian economy further integrate into the global economy and the international community.
The EVFTA will eliminate almost all tariffs between the EU and Việt Nam. It removed tariffs on 65 per cent of the value of EU exports the moment the FTA entered into force, with the remaining tariffs being phased out over the following decade.
Meanwhile, 71 per cent of EU imports from Việt Nam became tariff-free once the EVFTA entered into force. This will rise to more than 99 per cent over the following 7 years.
Meanwhile, customs duties will be almost eliminated over a transitional period of 7 years for Vietnamese goods and 10 years for EU goods. This will be a ‘win-win’ for businesses and consumers in the form of lower prices and greater competitiveness.
According to EuroCham, 72 per cent of business leaders have a concrete understanding of the EVFTA and its implications, and almost half believe it is relevant to their business.
More importantly, about 6 per cent of European business leaders in Việt Nam believe that EVFTA has already benefitted their businesses.
The Business Climate Index is a regular barometer of the business sentiment among European companies operating in Việt Nam.
Because of the active participation of EuroCham members in this survey since 2013, the BCI is seen by decision-makers, media, and business professionals in Việt Nam as a key indicator of economic activity in the country. —VNS
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