Vietnam-Czech Republic trade exchange records positive signs

Vietnam earned 88.05 million USD from exports to the Czech Republic in September, raising the figure for the first nine months of this year to 775.94 million USD, up 10.8 percent year-on-year, according to the Czech Statistical Office.
Vietnam-Czech Republic trade exchange records positive signs ảnh 1Vietnam earned 88.05 million USD from exports to the Czech Republic in September, raising the figure for the first nine months of this year to 775.94 million USD (Photo: VNA)
Prague (VNA) – Vietnam earned 88.05 million USD from exports to the CzechRepublic in September, raising the figure for the first nine months of thisyear to 775.94 million USD, up 10.8 percent year-on-year, according to theCzech Statistical Office.

Meanwhile,exports of the Czech Republic to Vietnam hit more than 106 million USD in thefirst nine months of 2018, up 51.6 percent against the same period last year.

Thegrowth surpassed the 100 million USD mark in nine months for the first time.

Inthe nine months, bilateral import-export exceeded 880 million USD, rising 14.6 percentyear-on-year. A growth of more than 10 percent has been maintained annuallysince 2015.

Duringthe period under review, Vietnam mainly shipped audio visual and devices to theCzech Republic, raking in 267.4 million USD, followed by footwear with 187.8million USD. Other exports of Vietnam included rubber products, leather and chemicals,garment-textile materials, interior furniture, farm produce, tea, coffee andhandicrafts, among others.

Meanwhile,the country mostly imported electronic and mechanical devices, glass andcrystal products, military equipment, seeds, pharmaceutical products and more.

Theupcoming seminar on the Czech Republic–Vietnam economy, set to take place inearly December in Prague, is expected to bolster cooperation and investment betweenthe two countries’ firms. -VNA
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