Of the 30 leading export-import economies of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Vietnam is the only country to have achieved an impressive growth in 2015.
This was disclosed in a report, titled “World Trade 2016 and Prospects 2016”, announced by WTO Director General Roberto Azevedo recently.
While in the overall global trade in 2015, the total goods value dropped to $16.5 trillion, accounting for only 13.2 per cent, Vietnam’s exports alone have risen by 7.9 per cent to US$162 billion, and its imports increased by 12.3 per cent, reaching $166 billion last year.
Asian Countries including, Việt Nam, Bangladesh, Cambodia and Myanmar posted a robust growth, while major exporters such as China, Turkey and Italy have recorded a slowdown in maritime shipped goods.
But for Vietnam, experts predict that the target of US$178 billion from exports, up 10 per cent from a year earlier, would not be a difficult target for Vietnam, owing to new investments and gaining market share in key industries, including footwear, and textiles and apparel.
