Cat Van Loi representatives met with Mr. Masakazu Osawa - Regional Director of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Bank in Asia during his visit to Vietnam

On September 19, 2024, at the office of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Bank - Ho Chi Minh City Branch, together with the Vietnam - Japan Human Resources Development Institute (VJCC-HCMC) and typical enterprises of the KEIEIJUKU program in the Southern region, Cat Van Loi had a meeting and discussion with Mr. Masakazu Osawa - Regional Director of Asia, Mr. Takao Nozaki - General Director in Vietnam, and Mr. Yohei Ota - Director in charge of corporate sector of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Bank.

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ – A journey of more than 100 years of development in Vietnam

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, one of the first Japanese banks to enter the Vietnamese market, has always strived to affirm its leading position in providing financial products and services. Established in 1920 in South Saigon with the predecessor of Yokohama Specie Bank, this branch officially entered the operating orbit in 1993 and became a foreign bank branch since 1996. Currently, the Ho Chi Minh City branch of this bank is on the path of strong development with more than 148 employees and charter capital of up to billions of USD.

Supporting Vietnamese small and medium enterprises to participate in the Japanese supply chain

During the meeting, Mr. Masakazu Osawa expressed his desire to support small and medium enterprises in Vietnam, especially in the field of supporting industrial production, to participate in the supply chain for Japanese enterprises. Specific objectives include:

Supporting Vietnamese enterprises to supply products to Japanese partners and implementing projects using ODA capital from the Japanese Government in Vietnam.
Connecting businesses and promoting M&A deals between Vietnamese and Japanese enterprises.
Cat Van Loi - A trusted partner of Japanese enterprises

Mr. Le Mai Huu Lam, General Director of Cat Van Loi Industrial Electrical Equipment Manufacturing Joint Stock Company, had an open discussion about future cooperation opportunities. Currently, Cat Van Loi has been a partner of more than 20 Japanese contractors in Vietnam and countries in the ASEAN region, participating in many large projects such as: Lego Factory, Matarbari Thermal Power Plant (Bangladesh), Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien Metro Line, Thai Binh 2 Thermal Power Plant, Van Phong Thermal Power Plant, AEON Supermarket, Suntory-Pepsi Factory, and many other projects.

Cat Van Loi – A successful model from the KEIEIJUKU program

Cat Van Loi is proud to be one of the typical successful enterprises in the KEIEIJUKU program, a project supported by the Japanese Government through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). This program aims to enhance the capacity of Vietnamese manufacturing enterprises, contribute to the supply chain and promote trade between Vietnamese and Japanese enterprises.