PM approves new domestic trade strategy

Domestic trade is expected to contribute 15-15.5 per cent of the national GDP by 2030 according to a strategy, approved by the Prime Minister this week.

Vietcombank takes out top spot in Vietnam Report annual rankings Vietcombank has taken out the top slot in Vietnam Report’s Top 10 Vietnamese Commercial Banks of 2021 ending months of speculation. The rankings, announced Tuesday, saw banks from all over Việt Nam ranked based on surveys, their financial capacity, AND...

Manufacturing firms see improvements ahead More than a third of manufacturing and processing enterprises believe business will pick up in the third quarter of this year.

Digital transformation backs retail growth in H1 The rapid changes in technology enable retail companies to optimise their resources and place consumers at the centre of their businesses, therefore helping them survive, stabilise their operations and thrive sustainably in the context of the complicated development of COVID-19 pandemic.

Fourth wave of COVID-19 disrupts labour market recovery The fourth wave of COVID-19 infections has disrupted the recovery of the labour market in the first six months of this year, said Nguyễn Trung Kiên, deputy head of the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Disbursement of public investment must be sped up in H2

The disbursement of public investment must be sped up in the second half of this year as an important solution to accelerate economic growth amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Việt Nam's growth opportunity in 2021: catching up with the world

While many places in Việt Nam are struggling to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, the six-month economic picture still delivered optimistic data, showing the recovery process is continuing.

Difficulties ahead for Việt Nam to achieve this year's economic growth: GSO head General director of the General Statistics Office (GSO) Nguyễn Thị Hương spoke to Vietnam News Agency about the difficulties ahead in the second half of this year as the country pursues its twin goals to effectively prevent and control COVID-19 and maintain socio-economic development.

Việt Nam to control CPI growth at less than 3 per cent If Việt Nam could control inflation cautiously and proactively, the CPI for the whole of 2021 would rise by below 3 per cent, said an expert in Hà Nội last week. 

New firms, registered capital hit records on business optimism The number of new firms set up in the first half of this year and the capital registered to be poured into the economy hit record high in the first half of this year, reflecting the business optimism on the economic recovery despite the COVID-19 pandemic.