Vietnamese Ambassador to Brazil Bùi Văn Nghị, who also covers Peru, Bolivia, Guyana, and Suriname, talks to Vi Thùy Linh about his work and efforts to promote relations between the two nations.
The trade value between Viet Nam and Brazil in the first half of 2017 stood at US$1.73 billion, a year-on-year increase of 16 per cent after a long slump.
Two-way trade between Viet Nam and Brazil in the past ten months has
exceeded last year''s figure, hitting over US$2.55 billion, a year on
year increase of 35.8 per cent.
Bilateral trade between Viet Nam and Brazil reached more than US$1.74
billion in the past seven months, with $770.3 million coming from
Vietnamese exports.
Trade value between Viet Nam and Brazil increased by 18 per cent to
US$1.275 billion during the first half of this year against the same
period last year, according to Brazil''s Ministry of Development,
Industry and Trade.
The two-way trade between Viet Nam and Brazil crossed US$490 million in
the first two months of this year, up 122 per cent year-on-year,
according to the General Department of Custom''s statistics.
Total trade between Viet Nam and Brazil was estimated to reach US$2.3
billion in 2013, including $1.1 billion coming from Vietnamese exports,
according to the General Departments of Custom.
Viet Nam''s exports to Brazil had a higher growth rate than other Asian
countries in the first four months of the year, reports Thoi bao kinh te
Viet Nam (Viet Nam Economic Times) newspaper.