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Vietnam embracing digital economy

February 22, 2024 | 16:15

Vietnam is set to measure the value of its digital economy as a proportion of GDP.

Indonesia eyes joining OECD

August 14, 2023 | 16:45

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) expressed his desire for a seamless and swift path to make Indonesia a member of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), especially when the country is carrying out economic reform in many areas.

Indonesia seeks to join OECD

July 24, 2023 | 17:16

The Indonesian Government is actively pursuing membership in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) as part of its ambition to become a high-income country, according to Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto.

Vietnam sets October for move towards global minimum tax adoption

July 13, 2023 | 16:18

The Vietnamese government is slated to table the proposed legislation regarding global minimum tax before the National Assembly in October.

OECD: Reforms can boost economic and social progress

May 19, 2023 | 15:58

The OECD has published a comprehensive study of Vietnam's economic, financial, social and environmental trends for the first-time ever.

OECD forecasts Vietnam's GDP growth at 6.5 per cent

April 27, 2023 | 09:13

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development expects Vietnam's economy to grow steadily, with GDP at 6.5 per cent in 2023 and 6.6 per cent in 2024.

OECD Forum: partnerships for resilient and sustainable supply chains

October 18, 2022 | 18:29

Ministers have proposed strengthened supply chains between OECD and Southeast Asia to be sustainable, equitable, and mutually beneficial.

Credit registry coverage higher than world’s average

January 14, 2021 | 11:41

Vietnam’s credit registry coverage increased to 59.6 percent in 2020 from 41.8 percent in 2015, said Do Hoang Phong, director of the Vietnam Credit Information Centre (CIC).

Multi-Dimensional Review of Vietnam launched

December 09, 2020 | 21:50

Multi-dimensional review (MDR) is a good reference for the building of the 10-year socioeconomic development strategy for 2021-2030.

Vietnam stands to benefit from new OECD tax rules

December 05, 2020 | 11:48

The OECD and the G20 released a new blueprint for taxing the digital economy, which would allow countries like Vietnam to tax elusive multinational enterprises.

McDonald's hit with sexual harassment complaint at OECD

May 19, 2020 | 13:00

WASHINGTON: An international group of labour unions said on Monday (May 18) it has filed a complaint against McDonald's for "systemic sexual harassment" at the fast food chain's restaurants around the world.

OECD slashes 2020 global growth forecast over COVID-19

March 03, 2020 | 15:00

The coronavirus outbreak will have a major impact on economic growth worldwide this year, the OECD warned Monday (Mar 2) as it lowered its global GDP forecast by half a percentage point to 2.4 per cent, the lowest rate since the 2008-09 financial crisis.

Deputy PM addresses conference on anti-corruption initiative

December 07, 2019 | 10:58

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh delivered a keynote speech at a high-level session of the 10th Regional Conference of the Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia-Pacific, themed “Preventing and Combating Corruption in Infrastructure Projects in Asia-Pacific”, in Hanoi on December 6.

Vietnam leads ASEAN in women's employment 1

September 13, 2019 | 11:02

Vietnam is leading ASEAN in terms of the percentage of working women in total employment, according to a report by the ADB and OECD.

OECD hopes for global digital tax by 2020

January 25, 2019 | 12:02

The possibility of an international deal to tax US tech giants such as Amazon, Google and Facebook is sensitive, as countries threaten to go it alone and Europe is divided on the issue.