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A recent highlight was the HCM City Autumn Forum 2024 organised in New York by the municipal authorities, which drew strong interest from US investors, particularly in the areas of technology, finance, and healthcare.
In his remarks, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Phan Van Mai said the city is willing to accompany US investors in their areas of interest and proposed making the forum an annual event.
This month, a delegation of leading US investment funds will visit the southern economic hub to co-host a conference on IPO strategies and provide insights into developing the city’s financial centre.
Philippe Ghanem, CEO and founder of SquaredFinancial, said it is a “ripe time” for HCM City to establish a new financial centre in Asia, as the city has all favourable conditions needed.
By early 2025, more than 30 US enterprises are expected to return to Vietnam to deploy signed agreements and expand links with the local business community.
Several high-profile investment projects from US firms have already been proposed. Smart Tech Group Vietnam, a subsidiary of US-based Smart Tech Group, has suggested investing 340-850 million USD to build a battery production plant for energy storage. The company is currently seeking a suitable site in the city.
Coteccons, a Vietnamese construction firm, has partnered with the US-based Eaton Corporation to propose building a data centre in the city's Saigon Hi-Tech Park.
Meanwhile, the Evolution Group, under the US investment firm Warburg Pincus, has submitted a proposal to the municipal authorities for a large-scale, 36 MW data centre in the same location, with an estimated investment of 305 million USD.
The US multinational corporation and technology company NVIDIA has shown keen interest in the city. In July, it dispatched multiple delegations to explore the local opportunities for establishing an AI research, development, and training centre, installing a supercomputer system, and partially relocating its GPU (graphics processing unit) manufacturing operations to Vietnam. Marvell Technology is also preparing to expand its chip design centres in the city./.
From this month until early 2025, representatives of leading US investment funds and over 30 businesses will visit Ho Chi Minh City to seek investment opportunities and implement signed agreement and reciprocal visits following a state-side visit from Vietnam.
Ho Chi Minh City and the US state of Indiana have the potential for cooperation in many fields, particularly industrial production, agriculture, education, and healthcare, said Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Vo Van Hoan at a meeting with US Senator from Indiana state Todd Young on March 29.
Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Vo Van Hoan on January 26 hosted a reception for Chairwoman of the House of Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific Kim Young, who is leading a US congressional delegation to pay a working visit to the city.
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