low economic outlook drags on local shares

Low economic outlook drags on local shares

Vietnamese shares ended Wednesday on a negative note as market sentiment was clouded by pessimism about the growth of both global and local economies amidst the surge in total coronavirus infection cases.
standard chartered bank vietnams 2020 economic growth to fall to 33 pct

Standard Chartered Bank: Vietnam's 2020 economic growth to fall to 3.3 pct.

Vietnam’s economic growth is forecast to shrink to 3.3 percent this year due to the impact of a raft of external challenges, according to the latest economic outlook released by Standard Chartered Bank on April 23.
adapting to new economic travails

Adapting to new economic travails

The Vietnamese government has enacted Directive No.11 on supporting enterprises out of difficulties caused by COVID-19. Raymond Mallon, senior economic advisor from the Australia-Vietnam economic reform programme, writes about the economic outlook for 2020 under the shadow of the outbreak, and opportunities for business through new government policies.
extracting the maximum value from business performances

Extracting the maximum value from business performances

The Vietnamese economy has grown by 7.02 per cent in 2019, and is expected to maintain this growth momentum into 2020. Nguyen Minh Cuong, principal country economist at the Asian Development Bank in Vietnam, sat down with VIR’s Thanh Tung to talk about the country’s economic outlook and what it should do to support domestic enterprises’ performance for heightened economic growth, as well as the links between foreign-invested enterprises and their domestic counterparts in the economy.
census surmises main population dynamics

Census surmises main population dynamics

With strong demands for real estate especially in urban areas, Vietnam’s golden demographics and a positive economic outlook will drive the mid-end and affordable housing segment in the country’s residential market beyond 2020 forward. Bich Ngoc reports.
banking ma activity could surpass 2019 outcomes

Banking M&A activity could surpass 2019 outcomes

The recent rising appetite for M&A in Vietnamese banks from South Korean investors may be a positive sign reflecting a brighter economic outlook and a hunger for growth.
plastics rubber vietnam is on horizon

Plastics & Rubber Vietnam is on horizon

Amidst the positive economic outlook and strong demand in the plastics and rubber sectors in northern Vietnam, the international plastics and rubber technologies and materials exhibition Plastics & Rubber Vietnam this year will be held in Hanoi for the first time between November 27 and 29 at the International Center for Exhibition.
investors seek safety in bonds gold on fears over economic outlook

Investors seek safety in bonds, gold on fears over economic outlook

Money poured into the world's bond markets on Wednesday as investors shunned riskier assets such as stocks for the relative safety of government debt.
asian markets stutter after rally hong kong brushes off protests

Asian markets stutter after rally, Hong Kong brushes off protests

Asian investors took a breather on Tuesday (Jul 2) as the previous day's gains fuelled by the resumption of China-US trade talks were offset by worries about the global economic outlook following the release of disappointing factory data.
sp 500 nasdaq end at record highs after solid earnings

S&P 500, Nasdaq end at record highs after solid earnings

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq jumped to all-time records on Tuesday (Apr 23) following a barrage of mostly positive earnings reports that boosted confidence in the economic outlook.
preparing for the new era

Preparing for the new era

With the impending signing of a number of new free trade deals set to keep the nation’s economic outlook bright throughout the year, Siemens Vietnam president and CEO Pham Thai Lai spoke with VIR’s Thanh Thu about his optimism, as well as the opportunities and challenges facing Vietnamese businesses.
pm questioned about economic outlook growth momentum by wef president

PM questioned about economic outlook, growth momentum by WEF President

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc answered questions raised by President of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Borge Brende at the "Vietnam and the World" dialogue held on the sidelines of the forum’s ongoing annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland on Thursday.
2019s promising economic outlook

2019’s promising economic outlook

With the economy reaching an 11-year high and growth quality significantly improved in 2018, the Vietnamese government expects the same growth to be achieved in the following 12 months. What will be the key factors in hitting this goal? Thanh Dat reports.
socio economic outlook in 2018

Socio-economic outlook in 2018

Among 12 targets set for this year by parliament, eight are expected to be surpassed and four will be fulfilled.
vietnam and cambodia trimmed health spending

Vietnam and Cambodia trimmed health spending

While most of the emerging markets in Asia has increased its overall spending on health as a share of GDP since 2000, Cambodia and Vietnam have trimmed their allocations to health, according to ANZ Research on Greater Mekong Economic Outlook.