Market research to promote exports to Middle East
Vietnamese export companies will have opportunities to set up distribution channels in the Middle East thanks to a market research programme launched by the Investment and Trade Promotion Centre in Ho Chi Minh City and the Vietnamese Embassy’s Commercial Affair Office in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, trade between Vietnam and the Middle East reached US$12.8 billion in 2017, up 17.4% from 2016.
The country mostly imported materials for domestic production, such as plastic, liquefied gas, electronic spare parts, machines and animal feed, from the Middle East.