tailieunhanh - Dissertation summary: Measures to develop trade relations between Viet Nam and member states of the Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU)

Research objectives: Overviewing scientific works relating to development of trade relations between Viet Nam and SACU countries, issues had been researched, identifying issues have not been or not deeply been then decide to further research in this thesis. This thesis will theoretically and practicially resarch international trade in general and trade relations between a country and member countries of a customs union in particular. Analising and evaluating trade policies and measures have been implemented to develop trade relations between Viet Nam and SACU countries; current situation of trade exchange between Viet Nam and SACU countries; analising prospects and proposing viewpoint, orientation and measures to develop trade relation between Viet Nam and SACU countries up to 2020 and vision to 2030. | i) Summarized the theories of international trade; ii) Clarified contents and forms of the development of trade relation between a country and member countries of a customs union; iii) Studied the experience of China and India in developing trade relations with Africa in general and with SACU countries in particular, the thesis made some suggestions that Viet Nam can follow; iv) Gave an overview of the SACU characteristics, its trade policy for Viet Nam as well as the trade policy of Viet Nam for Africa in general and SACU countries in particular; v) Analyzed the process of development of trade exchange between Viet Nam and SACU countries; vi) Pointed out results, shortcomings and reasons of the development of trade relation between Viet Nam and SACU countries. These are practical basis for the proposals of measures for developing trade relation between Viet Nam and SACU countries; vii) Analyzed the affecting factors of the prospect of the development of trade relation between Viet Nam and SACU countries, and for casting the trade exchange volume between Viet Nam and SACU in 2020 and with vision to 2030; viii) Proposed measures for developing trade relation between Viet Nam and SACU countries in the coming time, at macro and micro level.