29-07-2021 09:00
After some positive results through Vietnam’s public investment disbursement over the past half-decade, the National Assembly at the end of this week is set to decide on capital as public investment until 2025, meaning Vietnam will have big resources for boosting economic growth backed by a series of large-scale projects, especially in national infrastructure.
28-07-2021 10:14
Ho Chi Minh City will spend more than VND45 trillion ($1.96 billion) developing a road system connecting to the Mekong Delta region to create regional linkages and promote socioeconomic growth and attract investors.
21-07-2021 16:34
Vietnam's GDP growth forecast has been downgraded by Standard Chartered and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) by 0.2 and 0.9 percentage points, respectively.
17-07-2021 08:00
With its uptrend in economic growth since early last year driven in part by a rise in foreign investment and good control of COVID-19, Vietnam has earned big applause from high-profile international organisations who are expected to revise the country’s growth outlook this year. However, some big risks may still linger in the economy.
16-07-2021 13:58
The first half of this year has come and gone, with a very interesting case on why banks still bear fruit with upbeat business results during a difficult time for the economy.
16-07-2021 08:00
Despite enormous difficulties remaining due to the COVID-19 crisis causing disruptions in supply chains, domestic industrial production has continued bouncing back, promising a brighter picture for economic growth.
15-07-2021 15:00
With strong economic growth forecasts and the increasing exposure of Vietnamese consumers to global standards of living, the luxury residential market is starting to discover the new concept – urban branded residences.
07-07-2021 07:00
The domestic economy has been gradually escaping from a slowdown, with growth bouncing back over the past three months thanks to the government’s efforts to curb the pandemic and remove enterprises’ obstructions, with a rise in public investment needed as a primer to attract more private funding.
02-07-2021 11:19
Despite lower-than-expected economic growth for the first half of the year, the government has yet to propose a plan to the National Assembly to adjust the growth target for the whole year, while pinning high hopes on global economic recovery backed by big stimulus packages expected to have a positive impact on the Vietnamese economy.
02-07-2021 07:00
The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MoPI) has devised two growth scenarios for the second half of 2021, said Deputy Minister Tran Quoc Phuong.
30-06-2021 22:49
As both employers and employees suffer under the global health crisis, issuing new bailout packages is considered an urgent requirement to not only support their operations and livelihoods but also spur economic growth in the long run.
23-06-2021 11:13
Despite the adverse impacts this year, the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh has posted laudable achievements across the board so far in 2021, leveraging strong commitment of its leaders, the business community, and local people in carrying out the aims of containing the pandemic and beefing up economic growth.
19-06-2021 09:00
The country’s economic growth in the first half of the year is expected to remain lower than expected due to the pandemic affecting production and business. However, whether the economy can ensure its growth target for the whole year remains in question, with some international forecasts still proving upbeat.
17-06-2021 17:15
The government will soon promulgate a new financial and technical solution aimed to assisting domestic production and business activities in order to recover economic growth.
11-06-2021 19:22
Vietnam has sufficient conditions to achieve the twin targets of curbing the COVID-19 pandemic and securing economic growth in 2021, according to Country Director of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Andrew Jeffries.