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Vietnam
The agreement eliminates most tariffs, strengthens market access and supports a sharp rise in non-oil trade between the two economies.
The EFTA side highly appreciated Vietnam’s efforts and its market access proposals, while reaffirming the bloc’s traditional strengths in promoting private investment and technology transfer.
Vietnam and the United States will officially begin the sixth round of negotiations for a reciprocal trade agreement next week. This is an important step to promote bilateral trade relations in a fair and balanced manner, while removing tariff and administrative barriers.
Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly met with Vietnamese Prime Minister on the sidelines of the 2025 G20 Summit, where he attended on behalf of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. Madbouly expressed Egypt’s strong interest in strengthening bilateral relations across all fields
Polish President Karol Nawrocki on November 27 signed an act ratifying the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA), officially completing the final step for Poland to become the 20th out of 27 EU member states to do so.
The 18th negotiation round of a free trade agreement between Vietnam and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) is taking place in the central city of Da Nang from November 25 to 28, reported the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
The fifth round of in-person negotiations on the Vietnam – US Reciprocal Trade Agreement concluded after the three-day session from November 12 to 14 in Washington DC, the Ministry of Industry and Trade has reported.
Vietnam is working to sign a trade agreement with the United States soon, Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son said, as a new round of negotiations gets underway in Washington.
The United States and Vietnam will finalise a trade agreement in the coming weeks that will maintain 20% tariffs on most Vietnamese goods but lift duties on certain products that will be decided at a later stage, the White House said.
During the reception, the Deputy Prime Minister suggested South Africa support and closely work with Vietnam in promoting negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement between Vietnam and the Southern African Customs Union (SACU), contributing to realizing the goal of raising bilateral trade turnover to $2 billion.
