24-04-2019 09:18
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.
20-03-2019 09:00
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.
26-01-2019 10:54
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.
31-12-2018 09:27
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.
30-10-2018 17:21
Among 12 targets set for this year by parliament, eight are expected to be surpassed and four will be fulfilled.
05-06-2018 19:14
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.
19-04-2018 20:47
In a recent report, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) projected Viet Nam’s economy to grow by 6.6 per cent this year and by 6.5 per cent in 2019.
05-01-2018 11:00
LONDON: World stock markets went on another record-smashing run on Thursday (Jan 4) fuelled by a bright economic outlook and strong oil prices, with Wall Street's Dow index powering past 25,000 for the first time and London also reaching a new record peak.
14-07-2017 09:52
Vietnam’s medium term economic outlook remains positive, said Acting Country Director for the World Bank in Vietnam, Sebastian Eckardt, told a press briefing on July 13 in Hanoi.
09-05-2017 15:43
WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund said Asia's economic outlook faces "significant" uncertainty and downside growth risks from any sudden tightening in global financial conditions or rise in protectionist trade policies.
13-02-2017 14:00
Though the US has cancelled its participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which is expected to have drawbacks for both Vietnam and the US, Vietnam’s economic outlook remains bright without the deal. Sesto Vecchi, managing partner of US law firm Russin & Vecchi, gives VIR his analysis.
12-12-2016 07:00
In the first year of its redesign, the Vietnam Development Forum 2016 consulted international development partners about broad macro-economic outlooks, global impacts, and fiscal-debt management for the country’s future sustainable growth.
25-08-2016 14:49
A bright economic outlook and strong foreign capital inflows have made Viet Nam's financial market among the five best performing markets in the world, a press conference held by the State Securities Commission announced on Wednesday.
04-05-2016 15:58
German supplier of technology and services Bosch expects its sales to grow between 3 and 5 per cent in 2016 despite a subdued economic outlook and geopolitical uncertainty.
12-03-2016 10:16
Viet Nam and the Philippines are among the countries with the strongest growth prospects, according to the World Bank Global Economic Outlook 2016.