Vietnam faces risk of rising trade deficit with RCEP members
There could be a shift in trade movement as Vietnam’s trading advantage against China is diminished given the presence of the RCEP.]]>
Posted: Thu, 21 Jan 2021 09:13:26 +0700
Law provisions open doors for development
While the laws on investment, enterprises, and funding under the public-private partnership model are appreciated by local and foreign stakeholders, they also await additional guiding documents to manoeuvre their projects effectively and safely through the legal landscape.]]>
Posted: Thu, 21 Jan 2021 09:10:26 +0700
PM asks experts to find new driving forces for development
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked experts to seek a new driving force for development during a working session with the National Advisory Council on Financial and Monetary Policies and the economic advisory group on Tuesday.]]>
Posted: Thu, 21 Jan 2021 09:03:33 +0700
Public investment to focus on key projects to create impetus for economic growth
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.]]>
Posted: Thu, 21 Jan 2021 09:02:12 +0700
Patience needed for startup success
Under pandemic-induced restrictions, capital for startups has been tightened as investment funds struggle with adversity.]]>
Posted: Wed, 20 Jan 2021 16:17:54 +0700
Reshuffle underway to further stimulate revival of economy
The 13th National Party Congress is expected to set the country’s average annual growth rate of 6.5-7 per cent from now until 2025, when Vietnam may become a higher middle-income nation. To this end, restructuring public investment and state-owned enterprises will be more critical in order to create a level playing field in the economy.]]>
Posted: Wed, 20 Jan 2021 16:16:55 +0700
The giddy rise of Vietnam’s steel billionaire
Tran Dinh Long, dubbed the “king of steel,” had no experience in the steel industry when he decided to enter it anyway in the mid-90s.]]>
Posted: Wed, 20 Jan 2021 13:48:17 +0700
Vietnam GDP growth may hit up to 6.9% in 2021: VIE
Vietnam is having a golden chance to make a breakthrough in economic development by taking advantage of science, technologies and innovation.]]>
Posted: Wed, 20 Jan 2021 10:37:30 +0700
Caution urged for SME fund processes
With many small- and medium-sized enterprises having difficulties accessing financial resources to improve their capability, the Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises Development Fund under the Ministry of Planning and Investment is aiming to meet their greater financing needs.]]>
Posted: Wed, 20 Jan 2021 10:36:03 +0700
Thai investors focus on sustainability in Vietnam
In addition to impressive growth in the number of projects and registered capital, many Thai investors place sustainability as their top concern when investing in Vietnam.]]>
Posted: Wed, 20 Jan 2021 10:31:52 +0700
VN eyes strong recovery from pandemic this year
Viet Nam's economy is likely to experience a strong bounce back in 2021 with GDP growing at 6.9 per cent in the best-case scenario in which the country able to secure significant FDI investment boosts coupled with a strong recovery of the global economy, according to a forecast by the Vietnam Institute of Economics (VIE).]]>
Posted: Wed, 20 Jan 2021 10:24:31 +0700
Thai investment in Viet Nam increases
Data from the Ministry of Planning and Investment showed that Thailand had 40 new registered projects, 23 projects registering for capital adjustment and 100 capital contribution and share purchases in Viet Nam with total registered capital of nearly US$1.8 billion last year.]]>
Posted: Wed, 20 Jan 2021 10:22:47 +0700