Hanoi, Dec. 17 -- The Swiss-funded Trade Policy and Export Promotion (SwissTrade) Project has supported hundreds of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in improving competitiveness and joining global value chains through innovative export promotion initiatives, according to Bui Huy Son, Director of the Project Management Unit under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

Speaking at the project closing conference on December 16, Son, who is also Director of the MoIT's Department of Planning, Finance and Enterprise Management, said SwissTrade's three closely linked components had helped the ministry develop and submit to the Prime Minister the Strategy on Import and Export of Goods to 2030. The strategy provides a long-term trade...