Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s total 🤡agro-forestry-fishery trade in the first half of 2025 is estimated at 57 billion USD, with exports reaching 33.5 billion USD, up 14.3% year-on-year, accordi⭕ng to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.
Meanwhile, imports rose 12.8% to 23.5 billion USD.
Export revenue from major product groups saw strong growth, with agricultural products earning 18.3 billion USD (up 16.8%), aquatic products 5 billion USD (up 14.5%), and forestry products 8.7 billion USD (up 8.8%). Livestock exports were valued at 264 million USD, a 10.1% increase.
Nine out of 11 key product groups recorded positive export growth, including coffee, rubber, pepper, cashew nuts, livestock, seafood, and wood products. In contrast, rice exports fell 9.8% to 2.6 billion USD, and fruit and vegetable exports dropped 17.1% to 2.7 billion USD.
The ministry aims to maintain stable export growth, consolidate traditional markets, and tap into new potential markets to achieve its 2025 export target of 65 billion USD.
It will focus on sustaining supply chains, boosting competitive product groups, maximising tax deferral periods, addressing the trade deficit with the US, and accelerating exports early in the third quarter to drive growth in the second half of the year./.
In 2024, durian was a leading export among Vietnam’s fruits and vegetables, earning a record of 3.3 billion USD and accounting for 46% of the sector’s total export value. China was the largest market, importing 3.2 billion USD worth of durians, or 97% of the total.
Vietnamese seafood processing and export enterprises are in the process of completing procedures and adopting necessary technologies to bring their products into the Halal market.
Breaking down the figures, agricultural products accounted for 15.29 billion USD, up 16.3% while livestock products totalled 217.2 milion USD, an 11.7% increase.
The Vietnam National Authority of Tourism, in coordination with the Vietnam Tourism Development Fund, the Vietnamese Embassy in Germany, and Vietnam Airlines, hosted a tourism promotion event in Munich on June 30.
Ambassador Mai Phan Dung, Head of the Vietnamese Delegation in Geneva, spotlighted Norway’s open trade policies, especially its mandatory electronic data exchange through the value-added tax system for e-commerce, which reduces trade costs and streamlines cross-border commerce.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment sketched out roadmap for the remainder of the year, targeting 14–15 billion USD in Q3 and at least 16 billion USD in Q4, capitalising on the surge in global demand during the year-end holiday season.
With the current trading band of +/- 5%, the ceiling rate applicable for commercial banks during the day is 26,311 VND/USD and the floor rate 23,805 VND/USD.
Unlike familiar fees such as discounts, shipping or advertising fees, the "platform infrastructure fee" is a new charge applied by Shopee across the system.
The circular, effective from July 1, regulates two entities authorised to issue C/O: the ministry’s Agency of Foreign Trade and organisations authorised by provincial and municipal People’s Committees.
The centre will be directly overseen by State agencies and tasked with verifying the validity of real estate projects, connecting public data sources and streamlining property transactions to ensure the market transparency.
A new trend has also emerged. While capital flow previously led the charge in boosting the retail sector, it is now the retail brands themselves that are reshaping the market. Expansion by fashion, cosmetics, furniture and F&B brands is setting the pace for sector growth and driving renewed investor interest.
The forum is a structured journey of dialogue, moving from local to national levels, from grassroots realities to policy formulation, from the voice of entrepreneurs to government commitments. Its outcomes will be compiled in the Vietnam Private Sector White Paper 2025, offering specific and actionable policy recommendations to the Government, ministries, and local authorities.
Both the IMF and OECD believe that with solid macroeconomic fundamentals, a clear reform agenda, and active involvement from the private sector, Vietnam is well-positioned to maintain stable growth and enhance its position in global value chains.
The BCI for the second quarter of 2025 recorded a slight dip to 61.1, reflecting heightened global uncertainty. However, the overall sentiment remains one of cautious optimism, with Vietnam still viewed as a resilient and promising investment destination.
Economic experts described this as a major shift in tax administration aimed at enhancing the efficiency of tax collection from the fast-growing online business sector, which still faces gaps in data transparency and tax declaration compliance.
The National Data Development Fund has been established, operating as a non-budget state financial fund with an initial capital of 1 trillion VND (38.4 billion USD).
Games developed by Vietnamese teams recorded 9.6 billion downloads in 2024. In the first six months of 2025, this number already hit 5.2 billion downloads. Downloads for all of 2025 are expected to surpass 10.3 billion, a year-on-year growth of over 7.7%.
Vietravel Airlines has approved a plan to increase its charter capital to 2.6 trillion VND (99.6 million USD) in an effort to bolster financial capacity to expand its fleet and operations.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh appreciated JBIC's support in policy dialogue, as well as its provision of numerous loans to promote Japanese investment in Vietnam through key infrastructure and energy projects.
Comprising members who work and conduct research at investment banks, asset management funds, fintech companies, and strategic financial consulting firms, Vietnam Finance and Investment Association in the United Kingdom is well-positioned to stay abreast of global trends, international standards, and effective operational models of the modern financial industry.
