Nigeria-ASEAN trade volume Reaches $5.54 Billion
This was disclosed by the the Malaysian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Gloria Tiwet, during the ASEAN Cuisine Day organised by the ASEAN Ladies Cycle in Abuja under the leadership of the Wife of the Indonesian Ambassador to Nigeria, Mrs Nenny Harahap.
The event was held at the residence of the Indonesian Ambassador to Nigeria, Usra Hendra Harahap, and was attended by Geoffrey Onyema’s wife, Sulola Onyeama, the ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Nigeria, Kim Young-Chae, and other senior diplomatic officials.
Tiwet says ASEAN countries enjoyed close and cordial relations with Nigeria at all levels of government to government, business to business and people to people.
She added that while the international community was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, ASEAN’s total trade with Nigeria remained strong and showed growth.
“In 2019, total trade was at US Dollars 5.09 billion, in the year 2020 total trade was US Dollars 4.68 billion and in 2021 increased to US Dollars 5.54 billion,’”she says.