Local firms supported to benefit from FTAs

HCMC – The Ministry of Industry and Trade and the HCMC government co-held a seminar last week to discuss measures for local firms to benefit from Vietnam’s global integration and free trade agreements (FTAs) with partners.

Vietnam has signed 10 bilateral and multilateral FTAs and is expected to wrap up negotiations over two comprehensive trade accords later this year, heard the seminar. Therefore, local enterprises need support from government agencies to make the most of such FTAs.