Even before the application of the free trade agreement concluded in December 2015 between the two partners, trade between Vietnam and the EU was flourishing.
Vietnamese exports to the EU recorded a $19 billion rise (€17 billion) between January and August 2016 or +9.2% compared to the same period in 2015. This brings the country's trade surplus with the EU up to a figure of $15 billion (€13.3 billion) for this period, or an annual increase of +13.25%, according to figures from the...