Cambodian govt announces trade deficit with Vietnam shrinks 6%

The Bavet-Moc Bai international border checkpoint is the largest such gate in Svay Rieng province. - The Phnom Penh Post/ANN

PHNOM PENH, March 9 (Phnom Penh Post/ANN):Cambodia narrowed its trade deficit with neighbour and fellow Asean member state Vietnam last year even as the Covid-19 pandemic triggered tighter border control over fears of spreading the novel coronavirus.

Trade between the Kingdom and Vietnam was worth US$3.020 billion in 2020, inching down 1.1 per cent from US$3.054 the previous year, according to Ministry of Commerce statistics.