Vietnam attends APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade
Conference
The 27th APEC Ministers Responsible for
Trade (MRT) took place online on June 5, 2021 with the participation of 21 APEC
member economies and observers including the Association of Southeast Asian
Nations (ASEAN), the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) and the
Pacific Islands Forum (PIF). Measures to open market will be discussed to
facilitate trade and investment, including the smooth policy from Vietnam to
support to establish company in Vietnam.
In 2020, due to the impact of the
Covid-19 pandemic, the global economy shrank 3.3%. However, because of strong
efforts in the introduction of vaccine production and vaccination, financial
support programs in some countries, as well as more effective disease
containment measures in many countries, this year’s global economy is
forecasted to achieve marked improvements compared to 2020. According to a
report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) published in April 2021, the
global economy is forecast to reach 6% in 2021 and 4.4% in 2022.
At this meeting, APEC Ministers focused
on discussing trade policies to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Measures
taken include ensuring open markets, promoting the smooth flow of trade in
essential goods and services, and facilitating safe and effective vaccine
supply chains.
Another important content of the 27th
MRT Conference is to support the multilateral trading system, including the
progress of implementing reforms of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and
updating the progress of negotiations in many fields, such as fisheries
subsidies, special and differential treatment, industrial subsidies, market
access, agriculture, etc. The APEC Ministers expressed their hope that reform
and progress in WTO negotiations will bring positive results, contributing to
strengthening the role of the multilateral trading system as well as global and
regional economic integration.
At the Conference, the Vietnamese
representative also affirmed that Vietnam would actively participate in
negotiations and discussions to resolve current issues in the WTO to contribute
to the success of the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference. In
addition, Vietnam also supports initiatives to promote the movement of
goods and services in the region, both to help prevent the epidemic and to
develop the economy.
Through the meeting, the participants
hoped that in the coming time, in parallel with fighting the epidemic, the
parties would also take measures to promote trade and investment to achieve the
goal of economic development in the world. Vietnam commits to support the
global trade and policy to smooth investment into Vietnam through setting up company in Vietnam.
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