AnGiang (VNA) - The Mekong Delta province of An Giang is striving toearn 890 million USD in export turnover in 2019, up 5.95 percent against theprevious year.
Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Industry and Trade Doan MinhTriet said An Giang sees a strong export growth of key products such as aquaticproducts, rice, textiles and frozen vegetables in both traditional and newexport markets. The province is working hard to realise its export-importstrategy, he added.
An Giang is paying attention to improving the quality of export products, and boostingexports to potential markets such as the Republic of Korea, Japan, and Europeancountries.
For aquatic products, enterprises are seeking to expand exports to China and Africa in thecontext that local exporters are facing difficulties related to tariff barriersand food safety quarantine in the US and European Union markets.
The local authorities have planned to give support to enterprises in seekingexport markets through regularly providing market information related to price,trade policy, while trade promotion activities will be enhanced.
Effortswill be made to get information about the export-import policy of China andCambodia, thus supporting local firms to promote investment in border areas.
In 2018, An Giang recorded the strong export growth of its key products in traditionalmarkets such as the Philippines, Malaysia, Cambodia, Singapore, China, and theUS. Local exporters also enteredpotential markets such as the RoK, Japan and European countries.
An Giang’s export turnover in the year hit 840 million USD, up 2.42percent year-on-year. It mainly exported rice, textiles, and frozen vegetables.
Sharing the borderline with Cambodia, border economic activities have helped boostAn Giang’s exports to the neighbouring country and other regional nations.-VNA
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