TRADE DEALS TO HAVE CONTRASTING EFFECTS ON VIETNAM’S TEXTILE INVESTMENT

Vietnamese officials say that last year’s shock withdrawal by the US from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) has been overcome as Vietnam has in any case entered into 16 other bilateral and multilateral free trade agreements (FTAs). This includes the forthcoming Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) – which includes all the TPP partners bar the USA, and the European Union-Vietnam FTA (EVFTA), creating numerous opportunities for textile-garment investors. Local media outlet VietNamNet in late-June cited Nguyen Thi ...


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