KAZAKHSTAN AND VIETNAM: PROSPECTS OF TRADE COOPERATION WITHIN THE PROJECT "THE SILK ROAD ECONOMIC BELT"
The article discusses the prospects of trade cooperation between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The author carried out the idea that the project «The Silk Road Economic Belt» contributes to deepening integration of Kazakhstan into the world economy. Implementation of this project will create favorable conditions for the development of trade relations between Kazakhstan and Vietnam. We carried out analysis of mutual trade between the two countries from 2001 till 2015 and revealed its development features. The relevance of the article is to find ways to overcome the consequences of the global economic crisis for Kazakhstan through the implementation of trade and economic potential, in particular in co-operation with Vietnam.