The Danish embassy on March 28 pledged to increase financial support to underwrite small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam with a focus on food safety and clean technologies. The support will be provided under the auspices of the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) Business Partnerships program which has provided over $74 million in aid for 300 pilot projects and over 150 long-term partners in Vietnam since 1997. Danish ambassador to Vietnam John Nielsen expressed hope the DANIDA Business Partnerships (DBP) program, along with DANIDA’s business tools, will contribute to reducing poverty and maintaining sustainable development in Vietnam. Denmark and its partners have shared with Vietnamese companies their knowledge and tactics in the field of food safety and clean technologies, he said. In the context of Vietnam’s stable economic growth in recent years, DANIDA’s future cooperative programs will focus on maintaining sustainable economic growth, transferring green technologies, generating jobs and improving the environment, he concluded. (Vov.vn March 28)
