Gia Lai provincial leaders meet with the business community and investors in Ho Chi Minh City.

(gialai.gov.vn) - On the afternoon of March 20th, in Saigon Ward (Ho Chi Minh City), Comrade Pham Anh Tuan - Member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, and Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee - chaired a meeting between provincial leaders and the business community and investors. This was an opportunity for provincial leaders to directly meet, listen to, exchange ideas with, and strengthen connections with the business community, investors, and economic experts – important partners in the province's development process.

A view of the meeting between provincial leaders and the business community and investors in Ho Chi Minh City.

Attending the program were: Mr. Nguyen Huu Que - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Dr. Tran Du Lich - Economic expert, Member of the National Financial and Monetary Policy Advisory Council; along with leaders of provincial departments and agencies; leaders of the Ho Chi Minh City Business Association; leaders of the Gia Lai Business Club in Ho Chi Minh City; investment promotion organizations; and nearly 200 delegates representing businesses, business associations, and investors.

In recent years, Gia Lai province has intensified its efforts to promote its potential and strengths to domestic and foreign investors; while continuously improving the investment and business environment towards openness and transparency, creating favorable conditions for projects to be implemented quickly and effectively.

Notably, the merger of administrative boundaries between Gia Lai province and Binh Dinh province has created a new, vast, diverse, and highly interconnected development space. This will create a thriving ecosystem with increased potential, opening up many attractive investment opportunities for the business community.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Pham Anh Tuan delivered a speech at the meeting program.

At the meeting, the leaders of Gia Lai province informed the business community, investment promotion organizations, and investors about the highlights of socio-economic development; and introduced the potential, advantages, and necessary conditions that the province has proactively prepared to attract investment, aiming to become an "ideal destination" for investors.

With the view that "the success of businesses is the success of the locality," Gia Lai province committed to resolving administrative procedures quickly and transparently; proactively removing difficulties and obstacles; and accompanying investors throughout the project implementation process.

Regarding investment attraction orientation, the province prioritizes inviting projects that apply modern technology, are environmentally friendly, use resources efficiently, and have highly competitive products. Specifically, in the eastern region, the province aims to strongly develop the industrial, service, and logistics sectors, leveraging its coastal advantages and connecting infrastructure. Priority areas include: processing and manufacturing industries; production of electronic components, precision mechanical equipment, and high-tech products; development of renewable energy and green industries; port services and smart logistics centers; investment in a renewable energy engineering training center; development of world-class tourist areas and large-scale festival and music venues.

For the western region, the province focuses on developing large-scale specialized farming areas; forming stable raw material zones linked to deep processing industries to increase value; converting inefficient rubber and dry forest areas to crops with higher economic value; and effectively implementing renewable energy projects...

Dr. Tran Du Lich - Economist, Member of the National Financial and Monetary Policy Advisory Council, delivered a speech at the meeting.

Dr. Tran Du Lich - Economic expert, Member of the National Financial and Monetary Policy Advisory Council, investors, businesses, and domestic and foreign investment promotion organizations highly appreciated the efforts and enthusiasm of the leaders of the Gia Lai Provincial Party Committee and People's Committee in attracting investment to the province. They also thanked the province for its attention, support, and for creating favorable conditions and promptly resolving difficulties and obstacles faced by businesses and investors.

Investors and businesses also exchanged and shared experiences in production, business operations, and corporate governance; and proposed and recommended several issues regarding planning, infrastructure investment, administrative reform, and solutions to promote investment attraction.

Business representatives exchange views at the meeting program.

At the meeting, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Pham Anh Tuan expressed his pleasure at meeting the business community and investors in Ho Chi Minh City – the leading dynamic economic center of the country, a hub of intelligence, resources, and the pioneering spirit of Vietnamese businesses.

Emphasizing the significance of the program, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee stated that this is a strategic bridge for Gia Lai to comprehensively introduce and promote its potential, advantages, and development orientation; and at the same time, create conditions for domestic and foreign investors to learn about the investment environment, mechanisms, preferential policies, and key investment attraction areas. This will promote research, surveys, proposals, and project implementation, contributing to expanding cooperation between Gia Lai and the business community of Ho Chi Minh City.

Furthermore, the discussions, proposals, and commitments to cooperation at the program are expected to be an important foundation for the province to continue improving its investment environment, strengthening its support for businesses, and expanding development opportunities in the future.

The People's Committee of Gia Lai province and the Ho Chi Minh City Business Association signed a Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Pham Anh Tuan affirmed that the province will create all favorable conditions and always stand alongside businesses with the motto of "5 together": listening together, discussing together, implementing together, sharing results together, and resolving difficulties together; while steadfastly building a transparent, open, and efficient investment environment, considering businesses as the center and development partners, and not sacrificing the environment for economic growth.

One of the key highlights of the meeting was the signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation between the Gia Lai Provincial People's Committee and the Ho Chi Minh City Business Association. This event marks a new stage in the cooperative relationship between Gia Lai province and the business community of Ho Chi Minh City, opening up many opportunities for both sides to strengthen connections, promote investment, and develop projects in the future.

During the meeting, the Chairman of the Gia Lai Provincial People's Committee, Pham Anh Tuan, extended an invitation to the Ho Chi Minh City Business Association; the Gia Lai Business Club in Ho Chi Minh City; and investors to attend the Gia Lai Province Investment Promotion Conference 2026 on March 28th and the Opening Ceremony of the National Tourism Year - Gia Lai 2026 on the same day.