The vietnam-briefing.com published by Dezan Shira & Associates on May 6 run an article, emphasising that since the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) took effect in August 2020, Belgium has played a significant role in promoting trade and foreign investments into Vietnam.

Vietnam posted solid export performance in the first quarter of 2021, and at such a growth speed, its export turnover is likely to hit US$600 billion for the whole year, experts have said.

An online conference was held in Ho Chi Minh City on May 5 to seek measures and strategies to effectively approach and exploit the promising but choosy European market.

VOV.VN - Vietnam raked in approximately US$17.15 billion from agro-forestry-fishery exports over the past four months, representing a year on year increase of 24.2%, according to the latest updates provided by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

Leaders of European businesses have started 2021 with optimism about the trade and investment environment in Vietnam, according the Business Climate Index (BCI) for the first quarter of 2021 released by the European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham) on April 30.

Vietnam is a priority partner of Belgium in many fields and bilateral cooperation has recorded fruitful developments, matching the demand and strengths of the two countries, a Belgian politician has said.

If breakthroughs in institutional reforms are achieved to improve growth quality, coupling with timely and sound fiscal and monetary policies, the Vietnamese economy could expand 6.76% a year during 2021-2023, according to Director of the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) Tran Thi Hong Minh.

Vietnam and Poland hold substantial potential for stepping up trade, especially in agricultural products and food, via the optimisation of incentives contained within the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), experts said at an online workshop held in HCM City on April 22.

VOV.VN - Representatives of numerous Belgian businesses attending a workshop in Brussels on April 22 expressed their belief in the prospects ahead for the growing Vietnamese economy, as well as co-operation opportunities following the enforcement of a free trade agreement between the EU and Vietnam.

Vietnam has rolled out the red carpet for foreign investors, including those from ASEAN member states, to land investment in the field of advanced medical equipment, said Counselor Nguyen Manh Hung at the Vietnamese Embassy in Germany.