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EVFTA give Vietnamese agricultural firms both opportunities and challengers
Vietnam News - 8/23/2019 1:41:07 PM
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To take full advantage of the EU-Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement, Vietnamese agricultural firms should clearly understand its important commitments, experts said.
 
The EVFTA is a new-generation trade deal with comprehensive standards that conform to the rules of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
 
Việt Nam has signed 12 bilateral and multilateral FTAs but the EVFTA is of especial significance to the country’s economy as it would help Vietnamese firms improve the country’s competitive edge in Europe and join new value chains, Minister of Industry and Trade Trần Tuấn Anh told a conference in HCM City on Wednesday.
 
It would bring great opportunities to the agricultural sector as import tariffs in the EU would gradually reduce zero, he said.
 
This is the highest commitment any FTA partner has given Việt Nam, he said.
 
This benefit is particularly significant since the EU is consistently one of Việt Nam’s two largest export markets and export growth is very high, he said.
 
Last year exports to the bloc were worth US$42 billion.
 
Besides, the interaction and complementariness of the two markets are very large, he said.
 
Therefore, the room for export growth and economic co-operation is huge, he said.
 
The EVFTA has given a major opportunity for Vietnamese enterprises to enter the lucrative market with 508 million people and GDP of around $18 trillion.
 
However, the trade deal has also brought many challenges, especially with Việt Nam being at the lowest level of development compared to other countries in the region that have signed FTAs with the EU.
 
Businesses should be more proactive in accessing resources and small and-medium-sized enterprises should make thorough preparations and do careful research into the opportunities and challenges, and adopt measures to improve their product quality, competitiveness and productivity, experts said.
 
Businesses should ensure their products meet requirements related to traceability, technical standards and plant and animal safety and hygiene in the EU.
 
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyễn Xuân Cường said his ministry would strengthen the dissemination of EU regulations and guidance to agricultural firms.  VNS
 
 
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