Wanting Vietnam to have 30 world-class textile brands by 2030, the Chairman of the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association said that it is necessary to have a national branding strategy.
Speaking at the conference to summarize the work in 2019 and deploy the tasks in 2020 of the Industry and Trade sector, Mr. Vu Duc Giang, Chairman of the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association, said that in 2019, the trade agreements had a great impact. major to Vietnamese textiles. Two free trade agreements, namely CPTPP and EVFTA, affect domestic and foreign investment flows, and many foreign markets have been directed to Vietnam.
The 4.0 science and technology revolution also affects the textile and garment industry's investment in new technologies, protecting the environment and increasing productivity.
Vietnam's textile and garment industry is facilitated to shift investment to rural and remote areas, keeping growth of over 7%, in the context of the trade war creating much pressure on the textile industry.
Besides the advantages, the Chairman of the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association also pointed out the difficulties that the industry is facing.
According to the industry development plan, by 2020, the whole textile and garment industry will export to 20 billion USD. However, by 2019, the industry's exports have reached 30 billion USD. Thus, the previous sector development plan was no longer consistent with the reality, so the textile and garment industry proposed the Government to soon re-issue a new industry development plan.
Another difficulty, in the 2019 development strategy, many localities are not greedy and create conditions for investors. This may make the efforts of the Government and the Ministry of Industry and Trade in implementing the commitments of the trade agreements to "consider zero".
Regarding the development of the planning of the industry, at present, localities have concentrated on licensing investment projects, leading to asynchronous planning, many places concentrating too many textile projects, causing labor competition.
According to Mr. Giang, recently, the Prime Minister has assigned tasks for the textile and garment industry, by 2030 there are 30 world-class brands. Mr. Giang assessed that this is a challenge and suggested that the Government and the Ministry of Industry and Trade have a strategy to build a national brand name, only then can the task be fulfilled.
The Chairman of the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association proposed that the Ministry of Industry and Trade will soon formulate a sector development strategy until 2040, including consultation with large Vietnamese enterprises.
It is suggested that the Government have tax reduction policies for new scientific and technological products so that Vietnam can have a green, clean and safe textile industry.
The Association also proposed that the Government and the Ministry of Industry and Trade choose a number of strategic brands of the industry to be national brands, penetrating the world market.
In particular, the association suggested the Ministry of Finance to closely monitor the transfer pricing issue, to ensure transparency and fairness for businesses.
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