Bags of pepper at a factory of the Vietnam National Coffee Corporation (Vinacafe) in Binh Duong province (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) –Algeria is currently the fourth biggest export market of Vietnam in Africa,following South Africa, Ghana, and Egypt.
Vietnam’s shipments to this African nation wereestimated at 271.42 million USD in 2016, up 16 percent year on year.
Among the main export items, 64,050 tonnes ofcoffee worth 112.96 million USD were sold to Algeria, up 74 percent in volumeand 64 percent in value. About 40,097 tonnes of rice were exported to bringhome 15.36 million USD, rising 6 percent in volume and 3 percent in value.
Other commodities seeing an increase inshipments were pepper, steel, aquatic products, computers, electronic productsand components, machinery and spare parts.
Meanwhile, the export turnover of telephones andcomponents fell by 26 percent to 76.86 million USD.
Last year, Vietnam’s trade office in Algeriaorganised an array of trade promotion activities, including five workshops onbilateral trade potential. It also assisted two delegations of Vietnamesebusinesses to attend international fairs and stepped up communicationactivities there such as publishing business news bulletins in French.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade also sentstaff members to Algeria to work with local ministries and agencies, seekingways to boost cooperation in the time ahead.
To strengthen trade ties and also to mark 55years of the countries’ diplomatic relationship, Vietnam will work harder topromote bilateral trade in 2017 such as through helping enterprises toparticipate in the Algiers International Fair and holding four businessseminars on economic and trade partnership potential. -VNA
A Vietnamese company is attending the 14th International Trade Fair for Public Works and Construction Machinery - SITP 2016, which started in Algiers, Algeria on November 23.
Vietnam’s Ambassador to Algeria Pham Quoc Tru said that Vietnam wants to boost economic and trade links with Algeria in general and Oran city in particular, in his working trip to Oran.
Vietnam’s Ambassador to Algeria Pham Quoc Tru said Vietnam and Algeria should consider building a partnership framework for long-term and reliable cooperation with a focus on economic ties.
Algeria and Vietnam should press ahead with developing their friendship and multi-faceted cooperation which has yet to match potential and aspirations, a senior legislator of Algeria said.
Algeria wants to enhance relations with Vietnamese legislative bodies, President of the Algerian Senate Abdelkader Bensalah told the Vietnamese Ambassador to Algeria.
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Bags of pepper at a factory of the Vietnam National Coffee Corporation (Vinacafe) in Binh Duong province (Photo: VNA) 
