Dive Summary:
- The U.S. Department of Commerce is sponsoring a mid-November trade mission to Jakarta, Indonesia, and Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, in a bid to put American infrastructure contractors in touch with government and private-sector customers and partners.
- Both countries are ripe for infrastructure business, the agency says. Vietnam is on a path toward free-market reform and growth, and Indonesia is the 16th-largest economy in the world and has a growing middle-class that wants infrastructure improvements.
- In Vietnam, the primary opportunities will be in water systems and upgraded electric systems.
From the article:
On November 11-17 of this year, the U.S. Commercial Service of the Dept. of Commerce’s International Trade Administration is leading a trade mission of U.S. companies to explore Vietnam and Indonesia’s infrastructure markets. ...