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Vietnam attends Francophonie Economic Forum in Tunisia

A delegation of Vietnam attended the Francophonie Economic Forum (FEF) in Djerba, Tunisia, on November 20-21.
Vietnam attends Francophonie Economic Forum in Tunisia ảnh 1An overview of the Francophonie Economic Forum (Photo: VNA)
Djerba (VNA) – A delegation of Vietnam attended the FrancophonieEconomic Forum (FEF) in Djerba, Tunisia, on November 20-21.

Themed “For a shared growth in the Francophone space”, theforum was organised by the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency (FIPA-Tunisia),in partnership with the Tunisian Union of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts(UTICA) and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Tunisia (CCIT), with a viewto boosting economic cooperation among the French-speaking countries in manyfields, including investment and digitalisation.

It attracted the participation of representatives from 80member states and observers of the International Organisation of the Francophonie (OIF).

Talking to the Vietnam News Agency on the sidelines of theforum, General Secretary of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI)Tran Thi Lan Anh said that Vietnam has to date traded with 44 out of the 54official members of the OIF.

The total trade turnover between Vietnam and French-speakingcountries reached 33 billion USD last year, up 36.5% year-on-year, and 24billion USD in the first eight months of this year.

The VCCI will continue stepping up trade and investment promotionactivities with organisations of French-speaking countries, and increase theprovision of information for Vietnamese businesses so that they can have morechances to connect with partners in these nations, she added./.
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