Business Talk: European political and economic events in 2016 and 2017

On 18th April, Prof Michel Alle, dean of Solvay Brussels School Program in Vietnam, talked about European political and economic events in 2016 and 2017 and the consequences of International Free Trade Agreements (FTA) with a special emphasis on European-Vietnam FTA.

Prof Michel Alle is an international expert in corporate finance and valuation. He has been taking senior manager positions in various international and Belgian organizations such as Chief Financial Officer at Brussels International Airport, Investment Banker at Cobepa, Director of listed and non-listed Belgian and international companies as well as President of the Solvay Business School.

Actually, Europe is one of the most important economic and trading partners of Vietnam, first investor, and second export market. EU – Vietnam Free Trade Agreement has been just completed and will be soon in force. At the same time, recent events in Europe (Brexit, New French President, British Elections, German Election) are setting up a new European institutional framework.

What is the expected impact on Vietnam and Vietnamese exports?