Argentinean news website AcercandoNaciones has recently published an article by journalist Julio Sevares appreciating Vietnam`s economic achievements as well as the opportunities to promote trade and investment between the two countries.
In recent years, Vietnam's economy grew an average 6.5%, one of the highest levels in the world, and GDP per capita increased fivefold, the article said. It cited the forecast of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as saying that Vietnam's economy will grow by 6.3% in 2016.
Between 1995 and 2015, the country’s exports increased threefold and became the 47 th biggest exporter in the world. In the last five years, its export turnover has risen by 16 percent annually on average.
The Vietnamese exporters started with primary products. However, they have taken advantage of low-cost labour to diversify their products in higher value-added segments, such as software export.
The article attributed the economic achievements to reforms in taxation, customs and investment mechanism, adding that in the Latin America, Brazil is the biggest trade partner of Vietnam. It called Vietnam one of Argentina’s crucial partner, elaborating that Argentine exports to Vietnam increased 20 times since 2002 and reached US$1.8 billion in 2015.
Vietnam mainly imports Argentinean soybean extracted residues, accounting for 69%, followed by animal feed and leather. It exports electronic devices and footwear to Argentina. Bilateral trade between Vietnam and Argentina exceeded 965 million USD during the first five months of this year.
Export between the two countries in 2014 was valued at 1.92 billion USD. Argentina is one of three Latin American nations whose trade value with Vietnam exceeds 1 billion USD, along with Mexico and Brazil.
In the future, Argentina plans to increase exports of poultry meat, beef, seafood, fruit, wine, milk and pharmaceuticals to Vietnam, while cooperating with the Southeast Asian nation in aquaculture.
According to Sevares, in the future, Argentina could increase exports of beef, chicken, seafood, fruit, wine, milk and pharmaceutical sterilization into Vietnam. Argentina can cooperate in aquaculture breeding technology used in Vietnam.
Sevares urged businesses to take advantage of Argentina to penetrate and strengthen trade and investment relations with Vietnam.
Source: The Hanoitimes
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