On Friday, 30th September, CEEC’s regular Share&(L)earn event took place at the newly-opened Consulate General of Hungary. The event was opened by Ms. Magdalena Krakowiak, CEEC Vice-Chairwoman, who warmly welcomed the guests, especially CEEC’s honorary guests, H.E. Szilveszter Bus, Deputy State Secretary of Hungary, H.E. Csaba Ory, Ambassador of Hungary in Vietnam and H.E. Tibor Baloghdi, Consul General of Hungary in Vietnam.
Mr. Baloghdi emphasized in his opening remarks that his consulate is the only one in HCMC from the Central & Eastern European countries, which proves the long-term commitment by Hungary to develop and foster bilateral relations between Vietnam and Hungary. His Excellency also expressed his wish to further strengthen their cooperation with CEEC.
In his speech His Excellency Szilveszter Bus explained the new Hungarian strategy and organization put in place to accelerate business and improve diplomatic relationships between Hungary and South East Asia and which brought a record 20% increase in trade despite being introduced only one year ago. This was possible through better coordination of diplomatic efforts and business development agencies of Hungary, now all being managed through a single Ministry. His Excellency also explained that this success would not have been possible without mutual respect between the countries, business partners and peoples.
Following introductions, the event moved to its working session dedicated to visas and work permit issues in Vietnam. Mr. Steve Jacob, legal expert from Indochine Counsel presented all the aspects of tourist and business visas as well as work permit regulations. The full presentation can be found here. After the presentation the participants received some further insight into the practical aspects of visas and work permits in an informal Q&A session and discussion.
This Share&(L)earn event again highlighted that there is a very clear demand from business leaders for up-to-date and practical information and guidance concerning certain areas of business in Vietnam (such as immigration, real estate, tax and accounting, HR, health and safety, etc.) and CEEC will continue to do its best to provide valuable services to not only its members but also to businesses from the Central and Eastern European region interested in doing business in Vietnam.
CEEC again would like to thank the Consulate General of Hungary for their hospitality and we look forward to joining our efforts with the Consulate as well as the Embassy of Hungary in Ha Noi to make sure that the many business opportunities currently existing in Vietnam and Hungary are converted into success stories for both countries and tangible profits for their businesses.