Time: 17/03/2022 - 17/03/2022

The Middle East includes the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) consisting of 6 member states: the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Bahrain, Qatar and Oman. Since January 2003, the 6 member countries have implemented a Customs Union (CU) and agreed to apply a common import tariff with a tax rate of about 5% applied throughout the region for most products.

In recent years, Vietnam's export turnover to GCC countries has increased significantly (in 2012, Vietnam's export turnover to GCC countries was estimated at 2.7 billion USD, up 113%). In 2021, Vietnam's export turnover to GCC countries was estimated at 10.5 billion USD, up 14% compared to 2020.

In order to support enterprises in Ho Chi Minh City to restore production, find partners, and expand export markets after the Covid-19 epidemic; the Investment and Trade Promotion Centre (ITPC) organizes the seminar "Golden opportunity for Vietnamese exports to Middle Eastern countries after the Covid-19 pandemic".

Estimated time: 13:30 – 17:30, Thursday, March 17, 2022.

Location: Export Showroom (92-96 Nguyen Hue, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City.

Participation fee: FREE.

Mode of participation: face-to-face and online.

Registration link: https://forms.gle/fGUun8gvMZYqrAv4A

For more information, please contact:

Service Division - ITPC

Address: 51 Dinh Tien Hoang, Da Kao Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City.

Ms. Thuy Vy: 0938 731 369 - Email: vynt@itpc.gov.vn;

Ms. Thuy Trang: 0903 367 567 - Email: tranglt@itpc.gov.vn.

Website: www.itpc.gov.vn