Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc receives US firms’ leaders
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had received Phil Falcone, Senior Managing Director of Harbinger Capital, and Timothy Geithner, Director of Warburg Pincus, in New York on September 27.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) receives Phil Falcone, Senior Managing Director of Harbinger Capital, in New York on September 27 (Photo: VNA)
New York (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received PhilFalcone, Senior Managing Director of Harbinger Capital, and Timothy Geithner,Director of Warburg Pincus, in New York on September 27.
At the meetings, the Prime Minister said that Harbinger Capital and WarburgPincus - the two major financial investment companies – have expanded theiroperation and investment in Vietnam, especially in tourism, contributing to the country’s economicdevelopment and job generation.
He affirmed the Vietnamese Government always creates favourable conditions forforeign investors, including those from the United States, via building a fair andfavourable business and investment environment for enterprises.
Leaders of the two US firms expressed their pleasure to meet Prime MinisterNguyen Xuan Phuc in the US, and said they believe in Vietnam’s growth potentialas well as economic development policies of the Vietnamese Government. They pledgedto continue long-term investment in Vietnam.
The meetings took place on the sidelines of the high-level general debate ofthe 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly.
Earlier, the Prime Minister chaired a seminar on investment attraction inVietnam with leading US enterprises.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc is scheduled to deliver a speech at the high-levelgeneral debate of the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly and havebilateral meetings with foreign leaders on September 27.-VNA
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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) receives Phil Falcone, Senior Managing Director of Harbinger Capital, in New York on September 27 (Photo: VNA) 
