The forum will be co-organise by VCCI and the Algerian Embassy in Vietnam during an official visit to Vietnam of Mustapha Benbada, Algerian Minister of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and Handicrafts.

The visit is aimed at boosting cooperation in economy, commerce, investment and technological transfer between the two countries.

The Algerian minister will be accompanied by entrepreneurs operating in farm produce and food processing, construction, electronics, pharmaceuticals, mechanical engineering, chemicals, rubber and plastics.

VCCI said that the forum is expected to provide Vietnamese enterprises with opportunities to find partners in Africa, which is considered a potential market for Vietnamese products.