2023 GDP growth rate of 5.05%: happy or not happy?

Analyst’s Pick: According to experts and international media, Việt Nam's economy has shown more or less resilience, stability, and readiness to overcome difficulties to become one of the economies with positive growth rates in the world.

Ministries proposes reforms of investment incentives for post-GMT race

It becomes vital for Việt Nam to reform investment incentives in the context of rapidly changing and complicated world, the ministry said. The international business environment and cross-border investment face challenges. The global FDI flow is decreasing by 4 per cent while strategic competition among nations in attracting FDI is increasingly fierce.

Việt Nam’s top 10 economic highlights of 2023

Despite falling slightly short of the year's set target of 6.5 per cent, Việt Nam's 5 per cent GDP growth has been assessed by international financial institutions as outperforming many economies given the ongoing global economic downturn.

Central bank urges caution in gold trading

The price of gold bullions in Việt Nam had skyrocketed over the past weeks, even peaking at VND 83 million (US$3,419) per tael. The difference between domestic and world gold prices has continuously expanded in recent days, reaching nearly VND 20 million per tael at certain moments.

Forestry industry aims for $17.5 billion in exports in 2024

In 2023, the forestry sector marked a significant milestone when the processes were completed to transfer 10.3 million tonnes of carbon emission reduction to the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) through the World Bank (WB) at a unit price of $5 per tonne of CO2, amounting to $51.5 million.

Local automobile market experiences a hard year

The decline in the local auto market affected both domestically-produced and assembled vehicles, as well as imported vehicles, prompting car manufacturers to take action to reverse the trend.

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