Vietnamese firms eye Chilean market

A delegation of 18 Vietnamese enterprises met with president Pablo Granifo of the Bank of Chile on October 25, one of the greatest commercial bank in the Latin American country, according to a local newspaper.

The Vietnamese trade delegation, led by Chairman of the Handicraft and Wood Industry Association Nguyen Chien Thang, has earlier participated in the “Chile-Vietnam Business Opportunities” seminar, El Mercurio online newspaper reported.

Members of the delegation include those working in the agriculture, tourism, textile, wood processing and wine industies.

In 2007, Chile exported goods worth more than 107 million USD to Vietnam and imported 55.1 million USD. The two-way trade between Chile and Vietnam is forecast to climb to 189 million USD this year.

VNA

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