The event, organized by Vietnam Advisors and accompanied by the German Business Association in Asia - Pacific (OAV), is even more meaningful as it takes place at a time when Germany and Vietnam celebrate the 50th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations (1975 - 2025).
According to a VNA correspondent in Germany, this year’s “Vietnam Dialogue” focuses on four major topics shaping the future of Vietnam-European Union (EU) economic cooperation, including: Vietnam-Germany-EU relations; Vietnam’s role as an emerging global technology hub; green transformation and investment opportunities for European businesses; and Vietnam’s potential as a regional financial center.
Participating in the discussions at the sessions were many senior speakers from international agencies, organizations and corporations such as GIZ, DIHK/HIHK, Duane Morris Vietnam, Frankfurt Main Finance, and representatives of enterprisesFPT Software, PNE, DEG Invest, VietinBank Frankfurt, Deutsche Bank, DZ Bank, OAV, Duane Morris and ODDO BHF... Opinions focused on assessing Vietnam's macroeconomic shifts, the potential to attract investment in the fields of high technology, renewable energy and sustainable finance. The event is considered one of the high-level economic dialogue forums between Vietnam and Europe today, creating an important connection space between policymakers, the business community and international investors looking for opportunities in Vietnam.
In his opening speech, Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Nguyen Dac Thanh affirmed: “The Vietnam Dialogue 2025 is a bridge for diplomats, politicians, scholars and business leaders from Vietnam and Europe”. According to the Ambassador, the large presence of guests is not only a clear demonstration of the strong development of the Strategic Partnership between Vietnam and Germany, but also shows the deep interest of European businesses in general and German businesses in particular in the development potential of Vietnam, in the context of the global political and economic situation undergoing rapid and unprecedented changes.
2025 marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Germany. Next year, Vietnam and Germany will celebrate the 15th anniversary of the establishment of the Strategic Partnership for the Future. Bilateral cooperation has increasingly deepened, developed effectively and practically in all fields from politics, economics, development cooperation, science and technology, environment, culture, and education.
Today, Germany is Vietnam's leading trading partner in Europe, Vietnam is also Germany's largest trading partner in Southeast Asia, and the 6th largest partner in Asia. German enterprises currently rank 18th out of 151 countries and territories investing in Vietnam, with a total registered capital of 2.9 billion USD. 530 German enterprises are operating in Vietnam. Most recently, in November this year, the German Federal Parliament unanimously approved the European Union - Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA), which emphasizes the political commitment to a stable and favorable investment environment in Vietnam.
Ambassador Nguyen Dac Thanh affirmed: "Based on the successes achieved, I strongly believe that through the Vietnam Dialogue 2025, institutions and businesses from Europe in general and Germany in particular will gain in-depth insights and useful information to make strategic and long-term investment decisions in Vietnam."
Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu Ha, Counselor of the Vietnamese Embassy in Germany, said that the 2nd Vietnam Dialogue Forum initiative continues to receive great attention from many German and European business associations, banks, financial institutions, and investment funds. The stability of the political system, the strong commitment of the Vietnamese Government, the dynamism of the economy with 100 million people, and a young, hard-working, and eager-to-learn workforce are factors that make the investment environment in Vietnam attractive.
In an interview with VNA reporters, Mr. Jan Rene Fricke, CEO of Vietnam Advisors and initiator of the “Vietnam Dialogue”, said that this year there were up to 150 guests from the business, scientific and political circles, all of whom came to learn about opportunities in Vietnam and find new paths for German-Vietnamese and European-Vietnamese cooperation.
“We have many industrial companies, many banks, international associations here to discuss future cooperation topics. I am honored to moderate a forum on the most important and most interested topic, which is technology. Because Vietnam is strongly developing into a technology hub and is becoming an increasingly strong partner for German industry. And I think this is a topic of interest and becoming increasingly important,” said Mr. Jan Rene Fricke.
“We are in Frankfurt, the financial center of Europe. Vietnam, with the construction of two international financial centers in Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang, has many opportunities for cooperation and also many opportunities to introduce and discuss future investment opportunities in Vietnam here,” he added.
Ms. Almut Rößner, Managing Director of the Association of German Enterprises in Asia-Pacific (OAV), shared: "It is a great honor to attend the Vietnam Dialogue today. We believe that the German-Vietnamese Strategic Partnership, especially in the economic field, is gaining unprecedented momentum. The key areas to deepen this relationship are sustainable development and digital transformation."
According to her, the German Federal Government supports Vietnam’s strong ambition to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. German technology and expertise in the field of renewable energy, from grid stability to energy storage, can make an important contribution to this goal. She stressed: “We need to continue promoting knowledge transfer and cooperation in dual vocational training to ensure that Vietnam has the high-quality human resources that this new green economy requires. This is not only an economic partnership, but also a deep political partnership that we want to continue to expand in the coming years.”
Source: https://baotintuc.vn/kinh-te/doi-thoai-viet-nam-2025-dien-dan-thuc-day-hop-tac-kinh-te-viet-nam-duc-va-chau-au-20251122221835623.htm
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