04-05-2021 11:24
Proposals are being looked at to change the timeframe of when wage rises are implemented on an annual basis. International Labour Organization Vietnam director Chang-Hee Lee talked to VIR’s Ha Thu about how the voices of workers can be better heard to help create a driving force to expand the domestic market and promote economic growth.
28-04-2021 15:10
Vietnam’s economic growth is expected to rebound to 6.7 per cent this year despite the recent resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic in nearby countries and rise to 7 per cent in 2022, according to a new report from the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
24-04-2021 10:00
With its relatively good economic growth in the first quarter driven by surging manufacturing and processing activities and strong control of COVID-19, Vietnam has earned more praise from high-profile international organisations that are expected to revise up the country’s growth outlook this year.
10-04-2021 12:16
Although economic growth in this first quarter was slower than the scenario set out in Resolution No. 01/NQ-CP dated January 01, 2021, Pham The Anh, chief economist from the Vietnam Institute for Economic and Policy Research under Hanoi National University’s University of Economics and Business, shares why this growth was truly encouraging.
08-04-2021 08:00
Efforts to boost business and production fuelled by the gradual use of COVID-19 vaccines have helped recover the country’s economic growth, driven largely by the manufacturing and processing activities.
31-03-2021 17:20
Despite numerous challenges making dents in all trade and investment activities, Vietnam’s economic growth quality has seen significant improvements over the past five years in general, eliciting praise from the National Assembly Standing Committee and high-profile international organisations.
24-03-2021 18:36
With water scarcity increasingly affecting people’s livelihood in recent years, Vietnam is being challenged to uncover solutions to ensure water security in the context of climate change and the country’s growing economic growth.
06-03-2021 14:32
In a bid to increase the number of females in leadership positions at banks, World Bank Group member IFC and the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) are partnering to promote innovative and impactful initiatives for sustainable and inclusive economic growth.
05-03-2021 09:00
In a bid to ensure sustainable development and economic growth, the government has enacted a fresh action programme on continuing response to climate change, with new mechanisms in favour of private investment.
20-02-2021 11:24
Foreign direct investment plays an important role in Vietnam's economic growth.
17-02-2021 10:23
An article published on the Singapore’s Straits Times on February 16 commented that even as Singapore's economy stays on the recovery track, enthusiasm over a significant growth acceleration is wearing off.
05-02-2021 09:00
As the global economy is still mostly struggling with the health crisis, the start in 2021 is overshadowed by the hurdles of the previous year. Nevertheless, Vietnam may regain traction in economic growth. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pham The Anh, chief economist from the Institute for Economic and Policy Research under Hanoi National University’s Economics University looks back on 2020 and gives an outlook for the new year.
28-01-2021 09:00
After a year when inflation was nosediving to threaten a dip below the zero mark by the end of 2020, several Ministry of Finance experts agree that stimulus measures are necessary to turn the curve around and achieve healthy socioeconomic growth with a stable inflation rate in 2021.
22-01-2021 10:24
Public investment will focus on key national projects with important roles in enhancing regional links and creating new drivers and room for economic growth, Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung has said.
22-01-2021 08:00
In the context of the pandemic, reforming administrative procedures is necessary to encourage businesses to approach the market and contribute to economic growth.