Thursday, 7 January 2010

Vietnam-Cambodia trade value on the rise




01/06/2010

(CAAI News Media)

Two-way trade turnover between Vietnam and Cambodia reached more than US$1.175 billion in 2009, down by 26.4 percent compared to 2008, according to the Vietnam Trade Office in Phnom Penh.

Vietnam’s exports to Cambodia were estimated at US$1.017 billion, showing that two countries were on the road to recovery. Since November, two-way trade value has increased by 2 percent compared to a year earlier.

Vietnam’s main export products included petroleum (US$400 million), construction iron and steel (US$160 million), machinery (US$35 million), plastic products (US$32 million) and materials for the garment sector (US$28 million).

Vietnam’s trade counselor to Cambodia, Le Bien Cuong, said this year’s bilateral trade value is expected to double that of 2009 and possibly reach a target of US$2 billion.

It rose from US$935 million in 2006 to US$1.193 billion in 2007 and nearly US$1.7 billion in 2008.

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