The southern province of Dong Nai plans to earn 14.4 billion USD fromexports in 2015, up 15 percent from 2014, according to the provincialDepartment of Trade and Industry.
The departmentsaid the objective is within reach thanks to the import demand of firmsfrom France, New Zealand and Hong Kong for Vietnamese products,including clothes, construction materials, sanitary equipment andfoodstuffs.
Growth is also expected to be buoyed bylarge orders being shifted to Vietnam thanks to tax and customsincentives from a series of free trade agreements signed and to besigned between Vietnam and other countries.
Thelocality will foster trade promotion activities, organise study toursand fact-finding missions and join domestic and international tradefairs to achieve the target.
Administrative reformwill also be accelerated to enhance the competitiveness of local firms.The role of industrial associations and connections with otherlocalities will be strengthened to expand the export market.
For the first four months this year, foreign trade value of theprovince was estimated at more than 8.1 billion USD, of which 4.2billion USD came from exports, up seven percent from the same periodlast year.
A significant increase has been seen inthe major export sectors, including footwear, up 16.1 percent; garmentproducts, 14.7 percent; and computers and electronic products, 12percent. Most of them were shipped to the US, China, Japan and theRepublic of Korea.
In April alone, the province hasso far earned 1.1 billion USD from exports, up 9.8 percent from lastmonth, while the import value posted at 1 billion USD, a decrease of 7.9percent from last month.-VNA
The departmentsaid the objective is within reach thanks to the import demand of firmsfrom France, New Zealand and Hong Kong for Vietnamese products,including clothes, construction materials, sanitary equipment andfoodstuffs.
Growth is also expected to be buoyed bylarge orders being shifted to Vietnam thanks to tax and customsincentives from a series of free trade agreements signed and to besigned between Vietnam and other countries.
Thelocality will foster trade promotion activities, organise study toursand fact-finding missions and join domestic and international tradefairs to achieve the target.
Administrative reformwill also be accelerated to enhance the competitiveness of local firms.The role of industrial associations and connections with otherlocalities will be strengthened to expand the export market.
For the first four months this year, foreign trade value of theprovince was estimated at more than 8.1 billion USD, of which 4.2billion USD came from exports, up seven percent from the same periodlast year.
A significant increase has been seen inthe major export sectors, including footwear, up 16.1 percent; garmentproducts, 14.7 percent; and computers and electronic products, 12percent. Most of them were shipped to the US, China, Japan and theRepublic of Korea.
In April alone, the province hasso far earned 1.1 billion USD from exports, up 9.8 percent from lastmonth, while the import value posted at 1 billion USD, a decrease of 7.9percent from last month.-VNA
