
Maxim Reshetnikov reported on the growth of trade indicators and interest in mutual investments
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Trade turnover between the EAEU and Vietnam has shown steady growth over the past ten years.
Trade turnover between the states of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and Vietnam has doubled over ten years. Russian Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov spoke about this. He was quoted by the government's official Telegram channel.
This year the growth has reached 14 percent. Russia is increasing supplies of food, metals and fertilizers to Vietnam. In addition, the issue of mutual investment is of considerable importance. Vietnamese companies are interested in investing in the Russian agro-industrial sector and food production. Russia would like to expand supplies of liquefied natural gas and petroleum products to Vietnam.

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