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Nigerian businesses show interest in Vietnam
Hanoi (VNA) - A delegation of representatives of 30 Nigerian companies, led by Minister of Commerce and Industry Achike Udenwa, will visit Vietnam from April 19-25 to seek business opportunities.
These companies operate in oil and gas, energy, electricity, electronics,
agricultural products, food, pharmaceuticals, garments, plastics, finance and
banking, printing, mining, telecommunication, maritime, transport, construction,
mechanics, auto and beauty care products.
During its stay in Vietnam , the delegation, including leaders from Nigerian
ministries and agencies, will attend a seminar on investment and business
cooperation between the two countries to be held in Ho Chi Minh City on April 20
and in Hanoi three days later.
"The event will be a follow-up of the successful Investment and Business Forum
between the two countries in Hanoi late last year," said Pham Van Cong,
Vietnamese Commercial Counsellor in Nigeria .
The seminar will offer an opportunity for Vietnamese and Nigerian businesses to
exchange experiences and boost cooperation as well as realise agreements reached
during last year's forum, he added.
According to Cong , Nigeria is an African market with great potential that
attracts a large volume of Vietnamese goods and serves as a gateway for Vietnam
to enter into West African countries.
Early this month, 35 Nigerian businesses came to Vietnam to attend a bilateral
trade promotion seminar. Speaking at the event, Charge d' Affaires of the Nigerian
Embassy in Vietnam Sani Bako affirmed that the Nigerian Embassy always facilitates
Vietnamese businesses' application for visas to study investment and trade
opportunities in Nigeria.
He also stressed that Nigeria wishes to speed up agricultural cooperation with
the Southeast Asian country.
According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, two-way trade between Vietnam and
Nigeria reached over 105 million USD in 2008 with import and export staples
including rubber, electric products, footwear, plastics, handicrafts and fine
arts, construction materials, raw cashew nuts, fruits, cotton and
minerals.-Enditem
These companies operate in oil and gas, energy, electricity, electronics,
agricultural products, food, pharmaceuticals, garments, plastics, finance and
banking, printing, mining, telecommunication, maritime, transport, construction,
mechanics, auto and beauty care products.
During its stay in Vietnam , the delegation, including leaders from Nigerian
ministries and agencies, will attend a seminar on investment and business
cooperation between the two countries to be held in Ho Chi Minh City on April 20
and in Hanoi three days later.
"The event will be a follow-up of the successful Investment and Business Forum
between the two countries in Hanoi late last year," said Pham Van Cong,
Vietnamese Commercial Counsellor in Nigeria .
The seminar will offer an opportunity for Vietnamese and Nigerian businesses to
exchange experiences and boost cooperation as well as realise agreements reached
during last year's forum, he added.
According to Cong , Nigeria is an African market with great potential that
attracts a large volume of Vietnamese goods and serves as a gateway for Vietnam
to enter into West African countries.
Early this month, 35 Nigerian businesses came to Vietnam to attend a bilateral
trade promotion seminar. Speaking at the event, Charge d' Affaires of the Nigerian
Embassy in Vietnam Sani Bako affirmed that the Nigerian Embassy always facilitates
Vietnamese businesses' application for visas to study investment and trade
opportunities in Nigeria.
He also stressed that Nigeria wishes to speed up agricultural cooperation with
the Southeast Asian country.
According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, two-way trade between Vietnam and
Nigeria reached over 105 million USD in 2008 with import and export staples
including rubber, electric products, footwear, plastics, handicrafts and fine
arts, construction materials, raw cashew nuts, fruits, cotton and
minerals.-Enditem
