With the current trade growth rate, the import-export turnover for the whole year is expected to exceed 600 billion USD.

The trade balance will heavily depend on the results of the ongoing fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, the ministry said, adding that it would continue to implement a range of solutions to support businesses and promote exports.

꧟ Ministries, sectors and localities should focus on measures to keep the pandemic under control as well as remove difficulties for production and circulation of goods, it said./.