Leather and footwear exports could reach $26 billion by 2020
Việt Nam is targeting to earn between US$24 billion to $26 billion from leather and footwear exports by 2020 under a revised plan for leather and footwear industry development until 2025 with a vision to 2035. The Ministry of Industry and Trade held a seminar in HCM City on April 7 to collect comments from experts and enterprises in the industry on the revised plan. According to the revised plan’s overall objectives, the leather and footwear industry will develop at a high speed to maintain its position as one of the country’s key export industries and create more jobs with improved incomes for workers.